hi redditors,

i like to analyze the growth of subreddits and the reasons behind it.

ThaiFood caught my interest because its trending today.

its the #13 fastest growing medium sized subreddit of the day.

why is this subreddit trending?

I’m still relatively new to Thai food. I love the type of spice in Panang and love the lemongrass and hint of sweet in Tom Kha Gai, what’s a dish(s) that you would recommend me to cook next?

I’m not picky and looking for dishes that are the exact same, open to anything. Let me know your favorites!

Has anyone else noticed a drastic change in the quality of pork over here? Two of my favourite restaurants here for nam tok moo have started serving it with probably 75% fat and 25% meat so tried another restaurant last night and it was even worse at around 90% fat and 10% pork! Im guessing the price per kg has gone up? Such a shame as it’s my favourite dish here but luckily nam tok nuea (beef) is good as I can’t be eating that much fat lol

Really interested to hear if it’s happening elsewhere across the country or if anyone knows what’s going on?

I’m trying to teach myself how to cook Thai food, as it’s quickly become one of my favorite cuisines and yet all the Thai places in my college town (as well as most restaurants in general) are kinda trash. I can easily find most ingredients for Pad Thai and Pad See Ew, but the main thing I have trouble with is which vegetable oil to use when cooking it. From a google search it’s recommended that I use palm or coconut oil, but I’ve had trouble finding those at my grocery store. I currently have olive and sesame oil; are those good substitutes? If not, what would you guys recommend?

My favorite Thai restaurant recently was sold to new owners, and they took my favorite item off the menu, the one I've been ordering for 15 years, pad gratiem. Both me and my husband order this every time, he gets the chicken and I get tofu with that amazing (thin) garlic-peppery sauce. I tried a recipe I found online but the sauce came out very thick (cornstarch) and was missing something, it tasted kind of like the brown garlic sauce that comes with the mixed veggie stir fry from Chinese restaurants. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can recreate the pad gratiem sauce I'm going to miss so much?

We all know the memes and anecdotes of people literally melting after eating spicy Thai food. All i tried so far where red, green and yellow Thai curry pastes in self cooked dishes, since sadly i havnt found an authentic Thai restaurant yet. They are all "westernized" and adapted to the taste and needs of the people living here.

So is there a basic rule of thumb what is considered a "normal" spicy Thai dish, in Scoville?

I ordered drunken noodles via delivery from a (usually) delicious (expensive) restaurant. Unfortunately, the noodles are very “doughy.” They’re very soft and thick and stick to my teeth and melt into a glob in my mouth 😩

If I put the meal into a hot pan would it help firm up the noodles? Wok? Oven? Microwave? It was just $$$ and I planned to eat half for lunch tomorrow. 😞

https://preview.redd.it/mhrns3ehodqc1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=dad3234c26126bd6216c31fed02795ad1d0a643b

https://preview.redd.it/q2ilr3ehodqc1.jpg?width=745&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b2ff6daf59b90ac31bb0f25609bd8fb6b79626c

Edited to add photos. Very gummy.