Palm Sugar

Thai papaya salad is an ideal summer side dish and packs up well if you want to take it with you.

Toasty, nutty fried tempeh coated in a caramelized spice paste—plus lots of vegetables for good measure.

It's our favorite unrefined sugar for baking, cooking, and sprinkling with wild abandon.

Depending on your personal preference, you can brush off and discard the peppercorns before cooking, or leave them on for stronger flavor.

Loaded with fresh herbs and sturdy kale and then set off by a bright and spicy dressing, this salad from Hot Joy is an ideal counterpoint to the more decadent dishes on the table.

Is it hot? Sure, it’s hot. But the bracing pickled cabbage, cooling fresh herbs, and sweet-tasting rice will help keep the flames in check in this incendiary dish from Thai-Kun.

Done well, this should be crunchy, fresh, spicy, sour, and a little bit funky. Taste as you go and adjust as needed.

Use prepared massaman curry paste to speed up the preparation of this massaman chicken recipe.

You’ll never serve ice cream without candied peanuts again.

Thai salads are full of crisp vegetables and fruits mixed with intense condiments.