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Tom Yum Goong (ต้มยำกุ้ง)

Thai · Southeast Asia Top Pick STOVETOP
10/10

A hot and sour shrimp soup with lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and mushrooms — intensely aromatic.

Shellfish Soup Home Cook Friendly N Nut-Free E Egg-Free G Gluten-Free

Why It Works

The aromatic trinity of lemongrass, galangal, and kaffir lime creates a complex herbal backbone; adding lime juice at the end preserves volatile citrus oils that cooking would destroy.

Key Ingredients

shrimp lemongrass galangal kaffir lime leaves bird's eye chilies fish sauce lime juice straw mushrooms

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