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Pad Thai (ผัดไทย)

Thai · Southeast Asia Top Pick STOVETOP
9/10

Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp, tofu, egg, bean sprouts, and peanuts in a tamarind-palm sugar sauce.

Shellfish Pasta & Noodle Home Cook Friendly E Egg-Free

Why It Works

The sauce balances four elements — sour (tamarind), sweet (palm sugar), salty (fish sauce), and savory (dried shrimp). High wok heat caramelizes the sugar onto the noodles.

Key Ingredients

rice noodles shrimp tofu tamarind paste palm sugar fish sauce peanuts bean sprouts

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