Comments on: Thai Fried Rice with Chicken

By: cee

cee — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:44:55 +0000

Terska -

Coriander & Cilantro are the same thing. Americans refer to the leaves of the plant by the Spanish name, Cilantro, and refer to the seeds by it's English name, Coriander. The seeds, leaves and roots all have a different taste, which is why this plant is so useful in the kitchen.

http://www.realthairecipes.com/category/glossary/herbs-and-spices/#coriander

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriander

By: terska

terska — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:32:43 +0000

Coriander and cilantro are from the same plant but they are not the same thing. Coriander is the seeds and cilantro are the leaves. They don’t taste the same either.

By: cee

cee — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:45:30 +0000

Hi Thai Girl-
Thanks for your comment. I was taught to make this recipe the way which is posted here, but there are hundreds of variations on this recipe. If you prefer to cook with fish sauce, then go ahead!

Hopefully soon we’ll be able to start posting recipes again and will include a few more fried rice recipes.

By: cee

cee — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:40:26 +0000

This website is a non-profit site run by two friends. We do it on our day off, and don’t have any moderators. We try to keep our standards high but don’t have a whole lot of time to work on this project.

By: cee

cee — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:38:10 +0000

JFargo -
Thank you for your comment.

The amount of oil is up to you, 1-2 tbsp should be enough.

Coriander and cilantro are the same plant – Americans call it cilantro (Spanish name) and English/Australians, etc call it coriander. What Americans call coriander is the seed of the same plant.

I have added the tomatoes in step three.

By: cee

cee — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:35:41 +0000

Henry -

I have added the tomatoes to step three. Thank you for pointing that out. I also clarified that the rice should be pre-cooked.

Thanks again for helping out!

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:58:21 +0000

I did similarly.

By: Henry

Henry — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:57:06 +0000

Hi, I tried this recipe and I had similar problems: I got to the end and I still had the chopped tomatoes right in front of me.
What I did was to put the tomatoes in, combine the lot and let it rest, away from the heat.
Apart from this it says 1 cup of rice (a day old), what it doesn’t say is that it has to be boiled rice.
As far as the amount of oil is concerned I always add the amount I think I will need – it’s only practice.
I sincerely hope this has assisted you.

By: Thai Girl

Thai Girl — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:52:41 +0000

Instead of white soy sauce, I use a small splash of dark soy sauce (for the salt) and sweet sauce soy for added flavor and a little color (using sweet soy sauce is something I started doing recently for variety, which tastes really good). I never use white pepper – all it does is give it a peppery taste. I actually don’t use any type of pepper.

By: Alisa

Alisa — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:13:25 +0000

Thai Girl…thank you, I was wondering why there was no mention of nam pla. I am half Thai, myself, and while I’ve always made Thai fried rice as I learned it from my Thai father, I always feel like something is missing compared to the fried rice I’ve had in Thailand. Is the white soy sauce necessary at all? Also, I’ve never used the white pepper powder the recipe calls for. Does anyone know if that makes much of a difference? Thanks.