Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Tom Yum Goong

Tom Yum Goong is a clear soup originating from Thailand and is perhaps one of the most famous dishes in Thai cuisine, especially Japanese tourists love to taste it. Tom Yum Goong is characterized by its distinct hot and sour flavours with fragrant herbs generously used.[Tom+Yum+Goong.gif]
The basic broth is made up of stock and fresh herbs such as lemon grass, kraffir lime leaves, galangal, and shallots, so you can make sure this broth for good health. The intense flavours come from the addition of fresh lime juice, fish sauce and crushed chillis before serving. And popular variety of Tom Yum Goong is Tom Yum Goong Nam Khon where coconut milk is added to the broth.

2 comments:

Ching said...

I never realized tom yum goong could be served with coconut milk. Thanks for clearing up that mystery for me!

evangelistik said...

Are you sure it was not Tom Kha Goong?