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Pad Thai

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Pad Thai #54 · dinner · thai Host: Hot Thai Kitchen / Serious Eats Pad Thai → YouTube → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 8 oz dried rice stick noodles Sauce: 3 tablespoons tamarind paste, 2–3 tablespoons fish sauce, 1–2 tablespoons palm or brown sugar 8 oz shrimp, tofu, or chicken 2 eggs; bean sprouts; garlic chives or scallions Shallot/garlic; roasted peanuts; lime; chili flakes Steps Soak noodles until pliable; mix tamarind sauce. Stir-fry protein; scramble eggs; add noodles and sauce, tossing until absorbed. Add sprouts and chives; plate with peanuts, lime, and chili. Source: Hot Thai Kitchen / Serious Eats Pad Thai tags: rice-noodle,tamarind,shrimp,peanut · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	Pad Thai Book: Thai Food — David Thompson (2002) crumb: tamarind stir-fried noodles Thai stir-fried rice noodles with tamarind and palm sugar balance. Differences: The classic dish.

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Pad Thai
#54 · dinner · thai
Host: Hot Thai Kitchen / Serious Eats Pad Thai → YouTube → web writeups

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Ingredients

8 oz dried rice stick noodles
Sauce: 3 tablespoons tamarind paste, 2–3 tablespoons fish sauce, 1–2 tablespoons palm or brown sugar
8 oz shrimp, tofu, or chicken
2 eggs; bean sprouts; garlic chives or scallions
Shallot/garlic; roasted peanuts; lime; chili flakes

Steps

Soak noodles until pliable; mix tamarind sauce.
Stir-fry protein; scramble eggs; add noodles and sauce, tossing until absorbed.
Add sprouts and chives; plate with peanuts, lime, and chili.

Source: Hot Thai Kitchen / Serious Eats Pad Thai

tags: rice-noodle,tamarind,shrimp,peanut · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

Pad Thai
Book: Thai Food — David Thompson (2002)

crumb: tamarind stir-fried noodles

Thai stir-fried rice noodles with tamarind and palm sugar balance.

Differences: The classic dish.

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Pad Thai

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 8 oz dried rice stick noodles
- Sauce: 3 tablespoons tamarind paste, 2–3 tablespoons fish sauce, 1–2 tablespoons palm or brown sugar
- 8 oz shrimp, tofu, or chicken
- 2 eggs; bean sprouts; garlic chives or scallions
- Shallot/garlic; roasted peanuts; lime; chili flakes

Steps
1. Soak noodles until pliable; mix tamarind sauce.
2. Stir-fry protein; scramble eggs; add noodles and sauce, tossing until absorbed.
3. Add sprouts and chives; plate with peanuts, lime, and chili.

Citations
- Hot Thai Kitchen / Serious Eats Pad Thai: https://www.seriouseats.com/pad-thai-recipe
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pad+Thai
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Pad+Thai+recipe

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Dish: Pad Thai
Match: Exact
Ancestor: Pad Thai
Source: Thai Food — David Thompson (2002)
Differences: The classic dish.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Hot Thai Kitchen / Serious Eats Pad Thai (https://www.seriouseats.com/pad-thai-recipe)
YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pad+Thai)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Pad+Thai+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Thai Food — David Thompson (2002).
Deep regional Thai cuisine covering curry pastes, salads, soups, and royal and street traditions in detail.

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