Phad Thai, or pad Thai – both spellings are correct – is one of Thailand’s best-known dishes and a staple of restaurants specialising in the food from this part of southeast Asia. The stir-fried noodle dish can be easily replicated at home, according to Jutarat Suwankeeree, co-owner of Nightmarket restaurant in Ranelagh, Dublin 6.
“Phad Thai is one of the most popular and famous noodle dishes in Thai cuisine, and fairly easy to make, with the right ingredients,” she says. Key among those ingredients is a special type of rice noodle.
Suwankeeree recommends using 3mm-thick Sen-Chan noodles, which can be sourced in Asian food shops. The texture of these noodles from Chantaburi province is what sets them apart; they retain a good…
