“Pad Thai is Thailand’s national dish, but not because it is traditional. The government codified it in the 1930s as a way of encouraging national pride in the unique ingredients of Thailand. It has been adopted and adapted all over the country, but one constant is that the dish is made almost entirely of long-lasting ingredients like rice noodles and tamarind, making it easy on the home cook…” This version of the classic noodle dish, adapted from the cooking teacher Watcharee Limanon, is savory and tart with the right level of sweetness.
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