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I Need Tom Yam Goong

10 November 2008 By: Marlene18 Comments

Tom Yam GoongThis hot and spicy Thai soup has been a favorite as starters when my friends and me have our monthly meeting. And of course our special rendezvous would be Sukho Thai restaurant located right at the heart of the city. It’s perfect especially this season of rains and high winds. The first time I savor the taste of tom yam goong was when my Thai classmate brought it on our closing day at school. Almost everybody in the class relished the hot and spicy soup. It’s actually Thai Shrimp Soup as the name suggests in English. Once, we requested our Thai friend to make this soup for us after our class and she did it as perfect as the first time we tasted it. Unfortunately, she has stopped seeing us for a while now so we can’t enjoy her Tom Yam Goong anymore.

I attempted to make this soup with the help of mixed ingredients in a sachet pack but it didn’t match the taste of that real one. What is more tempting with this soup is the aromatic lemon grass. It’s smell seems to get into the senses, making me warmed and relaxed. Among the ingredients that made Tom Yam Goong a delectable appetizer are the following:

shrimp/prawns, shelled and deveined, with shells reserved
water
garlic cloves (kratiem), minced
kaffir lime leaves (bai ma-good)
thin slices fresh or dried galangal (kha)
fish sauce (nam pla) (patis in Tagalog)
lemon grass/citronella (ta-krai)
shallots, sliced
cup sliced straw mushrooms
green Thai chili peppers (prik khee noo), optional
lime juice
black chili paste (nam prik pow)
chopped cilantro/coriander leaves (bai pak chee)

I’ve found the recipe here and maybe I will try to make this cos it’s absolutely perfect now when it’s cold and rainy…

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. jessie says

    11 November 2008 at 05:08

    Mhy,

    Di ko ma-access tong site mo kahapon. About your food post, alam mo ba yung phrase dito sa tin na “Tom-guts na ko”. Hayan at may kawangis sa title mo. lol!

    Reply
    • Joy says

      11 November 2008 at 07:12

      eto talaga si Jessie oh pinapatawa nya ako sa comment nya..Tom-guts na ko!!!waaahehehe

      Reply
      • Marlene says

        12 November 2008 at 21:27

        Tom-guts? First time I heard it. Eat na muna kayo…

        Reply
  2. Joy says

    11 November 2008 at 07:11

    Yummy..gusto koyan sauce nayan yung hinalo para magkakulay.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 November 2008 at 21:28

      Chili yata ang nagpapakulay ng sabaw, hehee.

      Reply
  3. Nick Phillips says

    11 November 2008 at 10:26

    I love tom yam but everytime I try some, I’ll always end up teary eyed … LOL!

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 November 2008 at 21:30

      You end up teary eyed while I end up smoky ears, hehee. Too much spice, but it tastes yummy…

      Reply
  4. Mel Avila Alarilla says

    11 November 2008 at 15:34

    May I invite you to join Filipinos Unite!!!. You may do so by commenting on my post or by sending me an email at melalarilla@gmail.com containing your name, address, name of blog and its url. Your name will be listed in an Official Registry of Filipino Bloggers permanently posted at my blog. Please join and be counted. Thank you so much. God bless.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 November 2008 at 21:30

      Thanks. Joined already.

      Reply
  5. michelle says

    12 November 2008 at 04:20

    sarap naman….lalo na ngaung malamig na…..brrrr!!!

    about sa theme ko ate marlene…
    lumipat kasi ako ng wordpress. ng eerror ang blogspot.
    d ma-fetch ng mga advetisers ang mga reviews ko.
    Own hosted na ko….weee..

    Ngaun ma-eexperience ko na wordpress…ahehehee

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 November 2008 at 21:32

      Blogger pala yung mga sites mo dati. Hindi ko napansin. Kaya pala mga default wordpress themes muna sa ngayon. Chelle, baka ma-addict ka rin sa wordpress, tulad ko, hehee.

      Reply
  6. Shanker Bakshi says

    12 November 2008 at 07:36

    COURIER that bowl to india 🙂

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 November 2008 at 21:33

      There you go, Shanker. Hahaa!

      Reply
  7. Amor says

    13 November 2008 at 06:46

    Naku gusto ko rin yang Tom Yam Goong. Natikman ko yan pero ung sa lucky me cup noodles lang, pero masarap. Tamang tama yung anghang nya. Bibili nga ako ulit mamaya. 🙂

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      15 November 2008 at 01:11

      Amor, meron pala sa lucky me cup ito. Di ko alam yun ah, hehee. Matikman nga kapag nakauwi diyan.

      Reply
  8. Farah says

    14 November 2008 at 15:57

    Tomyam is one of my favs too, and it is very common here. it’s easy to make it at home too.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      15 November 2008 at 01:13

      Farah, I sure will enjoy it there. I’m glad I’ve known about this soup, sooo love it!

      Reply

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