All the ingredients are the same, but I've lived in Thailand and have never seen this as an alternate spelling or anything. Unless there is some difference I am not seeing or some distinction you can enlighten me with?
Regardless, I am going to try this because it looks delicious (and I am sure it is -- best soup I've ever had tbh! The lime is very important, it really makes it pop).
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Tom yum or tom yam (Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ [tôm ɲam]; Thai: ต้มยำ, [tôm jam]) is the name for a spicy clear soup typical in Laos and Thailand. Tom yum is widely served in neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, and has been popularized around the world. It is listed at number 8 on World's 50 Most Delicious Foods complied by CNN Go in 2011.[1]
Literally, the words "tom yum" are derived from two Tai words: "tom" and "yam". "Tom" refers to boiling process (soup, in this case). "Yam" refers to a kind of Lao and Thai spicy and sour salad. Thus, "tom yum" is a Lao and Thai hot and sour soup.
Yes, I looked it up and understand, now. For the record, I'm not sure why she is calling it Tom Yam (I mean I get it; I just don't know why one would call it that) but 'Tom Yum' is indeed what it is called.
The intensity of red is in direct proportion to the amount of chilli paste (nam prik pao). When you adjust it down for my family (not eating very spicy) it becomes less red and more translucent. However in Singapore I also once had tom yam which was not red at all (though very hot). So there must be alternatives to red chilli paste in it
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All the ingredients are the same, but I've lived in Thailand and have never seen this as an alternate spelling or anything. Unless there is some difference I am not seeing or some distinction you can enlighten me with?
Regardless, I am going to try this because it looks delicious (and I am sure it is -- best soup I've ever had tbh! The lime is very important, it really makes it pop).
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Tom yum
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Tom yam)
Tom yum or tom yam (Lao: ຕົ້ມຍຳ [tôm ɲam]; Thai: ต้มยำ, [tôm jam]) is the name for a spicy clear soup typical in Laos and Thailand. Tom yum is widely served in neighboring countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia, and has been popularized around the world. It is listed at number 8 on World's 50 Most Delicious Foods complied by CNN Go in 2011.[1]
Literally, the words "tom yum" are derived from two Tai words: "tom" and "yam". "Tom" refers to boiling process (soup, in this case). "Yam" refers to a kind of Lao and Thai spicy and sour salad. Thus, "tom yum" is a Lao and Thai hot and sour soup.
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I love this type of soup. It's definitely my favourite. I nearly always order it with chicken though.
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However in Singapore I also once had tom yam which was not red at all (though very hot). So there must be alternatives to red chilli paste in it
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