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My Delayed But Intense Love Affair With Tom Ka Gai

June 29, 2009 By Laura 4 Comments

Tom Ka Gai (Thai Coconut Galangal Soup with Cilantro and Lime)

Tom Ka Gai (sometimes spelled Tom Kha Gai) is a delicious and fresh Thai coconut soup, flavored with galangal, cilantro and lime. I updated these photos in December 2016; they look a little different, because I let each person add their own nam prik pao, which means the photos were taken before it was added,… 

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Filed Under: chicken, coconut milk, lime, mushrooms, soup, Thai dishes, zucchini Tagged With: chicken, cilantro, gai, galangal, lime, soup, Thai, tom ka, tom kha

Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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