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    Pad Thai is a popular Thai stir-fried noodle dish made from rice noodles, shrimp, tofu and eggs flavored with fish sauce, tamarind and chili. It was promoted by the Thai government in the 1930s-40s to increase rice exports and establish a national identity.

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    Pad Thai is a popular Thai stir-fried noodle dish made from rice noodles, shrimp, tofu and eggs flavored with fish sauce, tamarind and chili. It was promoted by the Thai government in the 1930s-40s to increase rice exports and establish a national identity.

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    Pad Thai is a popular Thai stir-fried noodle dish made from rice noodles, shrimp, tofu and eggs flavored with fish sauce, tamarind and chili. It was promoted by the Thai government in the 1930s-40s to increase rice exports and establish a national identity.

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    PadThai
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    Padthaiorphatthai(Thai:
    ,RTGS:phatthai,
    ISOp
    hdthy,pronounced[pttj],"friedThaistyle")is
    astirfriedricenoodledishcommonlyservedasastreet
    foodandatcasuallocaleateriesinThailand.Itismade
    withsoakeddriedricenoodles,whicharestirfriedwith
    eggsandchoppedfirmtofu,andflavoredwithtamarind
    pulp,fishsauce(nampla

    ),driedshrimp,garlicor
    shallots,redchilipepperandpalmsugar,andservedwith
    limewedgesandoftenchoppedroastpeanuts.[1]Itmay
    alsocontainothervegetableslikebeansprouts,garlic
    chives,corianderleaves,pickledradishesorturnips(hua
    chaipo

    ),andrawbananaflowers.Itmayalso
    containfreshshrimp,crab,chickenoranotherprotein.
    Vegetarianversionsmaysubstitutesoysauceforthefish
    sauceandomittheshrimp.
    InVietnam,asimilardishiscalledphxoorbnhph
    xosat,meaning"stirfriedph".

    Contents
    1History
    2Popculture
    3Seealso
    4References

    History

    Padthai

    PadThaifromastreetstallinChiangMai
    Alternative Phatthai
    names
    Type

    Ricenoodles

    Placeof
    origin

    Thailand

    Main
    Driedricenoodles,eggs,tofu,
    ingredients tamarindpulp,fishsauce,driedor
    freshshrimp,garlicorshallots,red
    chilipepper,palmsugar,lime,
    peanuts
    Cookbook:Padthai Media:Padthai

    AdishofstirfriedricenoodlesisthoughtbysometohavebeenintroducedtoAyutthayaduringthetimeof
    theAyutthayaKingdombyViettraders,[2]andsubsequentlyalteredtoreflectThaiflavorprofiles.[3]Others
    believethatthedishisofChineseorigin,[4]andtheetymologyofthedish'snamesuggestit.[5][6]
    PlaekPhibunsongkhrampromotedpadthaiinhiscampaigntoestablishThainationalism.[7]Thailandwasa
    mainexporterofrice,andthegovernmenthopedtoincreasetheamountavailableforexport.[8]AsPrime
    MinisterofThailandbetween1938to1944andfrom1948to1957,Phibunhopedtowesternizethe
    country.In1939,hesupportedthechangeofnameofthecountryfromSiamtoThailand.Atthetime,
    wheatnoodleswereverypopularinThailand,butPlaekPhibunsongkhramsoughttoeliminateChinese
    influence.HisgovernmentpromotedricenoodlesandhelpedtoestablishtheidentityofThailand.Asa
    result,anewnoodlenamedsenchanwascreated.
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    Thenoodleissuitabletobestirfriedinapan,andthisThainoodlewascalledpadthai.Themeatsand
    vegetablesinpadthaiaresimilartofoodpreparedbytheCantoneseandTaeChiew(ChaoZhouin
    Mandarin)fromGuangdongprovinceofChina.However,theflavorsandtexturesarepureThai.
    PadthaiwasmadepopularinThailandduringWorldWarII.PadthaihassincebecomeoneofThailand's
    nationaldishes.[9]Today,somefoodvendorsaddporkchopstoenhancethetaste(althoughtheoriginal
    recipedidnotcontainporkbecauseofthegovernmentperceptionthatporkwasaChinesemeat).Some
    foodvendorsstillusetheoriginalrecipe.Itisafast,deliciousandnutritiousdish,andhasbecomepopular
    inmanycountriesaroundtheworld.

    Popculture
    Padthaiislistedatnumber5onWorld's50mostdeliciousfoodsreaders'pollcompiledbyCNNGo
    in2011.[10]
    TheThaifilmJaosaaoPadThaiusespadthaiasaplotdeviceastheprotagonistclaimsshewill
    marrywhoevereatsherpadThaifor100daysinarow.[11]
    In2008,inanepisodeofThrowdown!withBobbyFlay,BobbyFlaywasdefeatedbyChefNongkran
    Daksatherrestaurant,ThaiBasil,inChantilly,Virginia.[12]

    Seealso
    CuisineofThailand
    Listofnoodledishes
    Padseeew

    References
    1. "PadThai

    "(http://www.thaitable.com/thai/recipe/padthai).thaitable.com.Retrieved20130728.

    2. "Historydiscoveredinastapledish"(http://www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/foodfeatures/395238/history
    discoveredinastapledish).BangkokPost.20140216.Retrieved20150208.
    3. "PadThai"(http://ecpadthai.com/culture.html).Ecpadthai.com.Retrieved20130223.
    4. "TheTruthAboutPadThai"(http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20150415thequestfortheperfectpadthai).
    BBC.20150428.
    5. Ferdman,RobertoA."ThestrangeandpotentiallystolenoriginsofpadThai"(http://qz.com/198860/thestrange
    andpotentiallystolenoriginsofpadthai/).Quartz.AtlanticMediaCompany.Retrieved15April2014.
    6. "PadThai"(http://thaifoodandtravel.com/blog/padthai/).KasmaLohaunchit,ThaiFoodandTravelBlog.2009
    1126.Retrieved20150208.
    7. "WhatisThaiCuisine?"
    (http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/bitstream/handle/10635/17685/2.%20Thesis%20body%20
    %20What%20is%20Thai%20Cuisine.pdf?sequence=2)(PDF).Scholarbank.nus.edu.sg.20100412.Retrieved
    20130223.
    8. "MadamMamArticles"(http://madammam.com/articles/pudthai.html).Madammam.com.Retrieved20130223.
    9. SEARCH(20110815)."ThaiNationalFoods"(http://www.ifood.tv/blog/thainationalfoods).Ifood.tv.
    Retrieved20130223.
    10. CNNGoYourpick:World's50mostdeliciousfoods(http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/readerschoice
    worlds50mostdeliciousfoods012321)7September2011.Retrieved20111011
    11. JaosaaoPadThai(2004)PlotSummary(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0817913/plotsummary)

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    12. "PadThai:ThrowdownWithBobbyFlay"(http://www.foodnetwork.com/throwdownwithbobbyflay/pad
    thai/index.html).FoodNetwork.20091116.Retrieved20130223.

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