Aroy-D-Thai

THAI FOOD
AND
HEALTHY EATING

FRESH INGREDIENTS
AROY-D-THAIS food will be cooked fresh as to keep it authentic and healthy, we will use ONLY the freshest of ingredients and why? Most home made food that tastes really special is made from scratch using fresh ingredients – and great Thai food is no exception. Many Thais still today don’t own a fridge so will buy fresh produce on a daily basis from the market, this is the way we will buy and prepare to keep as we say traditional and authentic, but of course we will have a fridge under the food hygiene guidelines.

NATURAL HEALING
The everyday basic herbs in Thai cuisine have many health benefits, and the taste is great too. I have listed a few examples of what the ingredients we will be using and what those ingredients can do for you as a healthy way of eating.
LIME - Good source of Potassium and vitamin C.
FRESH CHILLIES – Good source of vitamin A,C and K as research tell us is good for pain relief as a potential.
LEMONGRASS – Very good source of Iron and Potassium and thought to be an effective alternative treatment for yeast infections.
CORRIANDER – Good source of dietary fibre and packed with vitamins and minerals.
GALANGAL (THAI GINGER) – Aids with digestion and is often used to help treat the common cold.
TURMERIC – Used as an effective anti-inflammatory and antioxidant.
GARLIC – Antioxidant, aids with digestion and research continues in to effect on blood pressure and cholesterol.
WOK COOKING AND STIR-FRIES
One of the secrets as to why wok cooked Thai stir-fries are so healthy is that very little oil is used in the cooking. A little oil is added at the beginning to soften the garlic and then the heat goes up and it’s over to the broth. You will often see a big pot of broth next to a chef in Thai kitchens to use throughout stir-frying to ensure the dish never gets too dry.
HEALTHY NATURAL SWEETENERS
Thai food achieves a deeper taste and sweet flavour with the use of healthier natural sweeteners. Coconut sugar and palm sugar have been used in Thai cooking for centuries and have a lower GI than common refined sugar, its lovely caramel flavour and lighter taste makes it a favourite throughout Asia.
SALT OF THAILAND (FISH SAUCE)
Adding salt to food brings up the other flavours BUT by adding fish sauce you get a deeper and rounder taste as well. Fish sauce is also full of proteins, vitamins and minerals. Most often its made from Anchovies and Sardines , which contain omega 3. You wont achieve good food (both for taste and your body) if you don’t use good ingredients.
NO TO DAIRY
In recent years there has been a lot of movement within Thailand to increase Dairy Farming and is still NOT a commonly consumed food group as Thais find it hard to digest and as with us we prefer to be traditional as it should be. So fats and butter are excluded.

So therefore to round it up Thai food cooked as we will cook and prepare it will be full of aroma, healthy eating and promote a well balanced stable diet good everyone.