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Horapa
A sweet basil similar to the kind used in Italian Pesto and various
European tomato dishes. Used as a vegetable and for flavoring.
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Ga-Prow
A sweet basil different from Horapa in that the aroma and flavour is
released only in cooking. Used in fish, beef and chicken dishes.
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Manglug
A sweet basil with a somewhat peppery taste. Sometimes called
lemon-scented basil. Used as a vegetable and a flavoring.
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Mint (Saranae)
Very similar to the mint used in mint sauces in England. Used on
Thai cooking as a vegetable and a flavoring.
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Pepper (Prik-Thai)
Black, white, and green peppercorn types. Black is milder and more
aromatic than white. Green peppercorns have a special taste all
their own. Used in flavoring.
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Chillis (Prik)
More than ten types of Chillis are used in Thai cooking. They vary
in size and color, but all are spicy. The milder chillis used in the
west are sometimes substituted, but rarely. Used for flavoring.
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Lemon Grass
(Ta-Krai)
This plant looks like coarse grass. The lower part of the stalk is
used for flavoring mainly, but also as an ingredient in certain
dishes -- the most famous is Tom Yum.
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Ginger (Khing)
In Chinese shops, known as green ginger, roots are pickled or made
into drinks. Young ginger is used for a condiment with chicken or
beef dishes.
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Galangal or Siamese
ginger (Khaa)
The roots are larger than those of the common ginger, and Siamese
ginger is always used to make curry pastes used in Thai food.
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Gra-Shai
A type of ginger with no English name. Always added to fish curries,
and sometimes used as a raw vegetable after peeling.
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Tumeric (Kha-Min)
Bright orange roots which are used for the coloring in yellow
curries. White tumeric, a different type, is used as a raw vegetable
and resembles ginger.
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Lime (Ma-Nao)
The common citrus lime is native to China and Southeast Asia. The
whole lime fruit is used in Thai food, mainly for desserts. The peel
is used as a flavoring.
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Kaffir Lime
(Ma-Grut)
A knobby dark green fruit the size of a large lime. The juice and
peel are used in cooking as flavoring. Similar to lemon, lemon peel
and lemon verbana.
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