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Pad Thai, one of the national dishes of Thailand, is a delicacy that is easily available either as a street food or at local eateries. A stir-fried rice noodle dish, it can be easily made with some soaked dried rice noodles, stir fried with eggs and chopped tofu. Tamarind pulp, fish sauce, dried shrimp, red chilli powder, palm sugar and garlic are used to add flavour to it, while it is generally garnished with lime wedges and chopped roast peanuts.
Often many of the ingredients are also served on the side as condiments. Vegetarians can also prepare their version of Pad Thai by using soy sauce in place of fish sauce and by not adding the shrimp. Google, continuing with its practice of paying innovative homage, has dedicated its doodle to this delectable dish on Tuesday. The doodle illustrates the various steps of creating this national dish of Thailand.
The dish has a long and rich history. It is believed by many that it was introduced to Ayutthaya, the former capital of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province in Thailand by Chinese traders. Later, the story goes, the dish was significantly modified to suit the palette of the residents of Thailand. It is also believed by many that the dish has its roots in Vietnamese culture. In case you are hungry looking at the doodle and want to whip up Pad Thai, here are five simple recipes you can use.
Watch this simple recipe of Pad Thai, prepared with fresh juicy prawns stir fried with vegetables, tofu and egg fried rice noodles.
Watch how to whip up the dish in no time
If you want to prepare the dish in a traditional way, without much modifications, this is the video you can watch.
Watch this video for a vegetarian recipe of Pad Thai.
Watch how to prepare Pad Thai in less than five minutes.
