Thai food is known for its spice -- and heat.
Aromatic with spice and, if desired, heat, Thai cuisine often features rice, noodles and curries. A typical Thai meal generally begins with rice accompanied by a number of complementary meat and vegetable dishes. Burnaby, British Columbia, located on Canada's southwest coast, is just north of the U.S. border between Vancouver and New Westminster, according to the city's official website. Its population of nearly 200,000 has access to lakes, mountain views -- and Thai restaurants. Add this to my Recipe Box.
Green Basil
Located in the Kingsway area in Burnaby, Green Basil Thai Restaurant uses Holy Basil as an ingredient in almost all its menu offerings as a means of promoting health, wellness and enlightenment. Holy Basil, also called Green Leaf, is one of the herbs most commonly used in traditional Thai dishes. Green Basil serves lunch Monday through Friday and dinner all day. Beverages include wine, beer and other alcoholic beverages along with Thai iced tea and soft drinks. Guests may sample the kitchen's offerings in combinations for two, four, six or eight guests. Appetizers and soups available include Tom Yum soup and deep-fried tofu with homemade peanut sauce. Entrees include Yum Pla Meuk (squid) salad, Phat Phrik Groong Thaehp, a stir-fry with chicken, beef, pork, prawns or squid, and traditional Phat Thai. Fresh fruit, fried rice and a number of house specialties round out dining options. The menu features images of peppers to denote the heat intensity of dishes, along with pictures and descriptions in English, to make ordering easy for inexperienced as well as veteran Thai-food lovers to request their favorite cuisine.
Tom Yum
Located on East Hasting Street, Tom Yum Thai restaurant offers a wide selection of Thai appetizers, salads, noodle and rice dishes as well as stir-fries and special combinations of dishes. The restaurant serves red and green curries, and Panang with chicken, beef, pork or tofu is served with salad and a spring roll. Entrees offered include Pad Prig Khing with beef, chicken, pork or tofu stir-fried with ginger, green beans, lime leaves and chili paste and Pad Khao Pood On, which includes your choice of meat stir-fried with baby corn, mushrooms, onions and oyster sauce. Lead chef Khun Yui has more than 10 years of experience preparing Thai food.
Lhy Thai
According to the Vancouver Sun, the owner of Lhy Thai is Paul Eakkachaichanvet and his wife, Phailin, who opened the restaurant in 1994 after they immigrated from Bangkok. The Lhy Thai restaurant offers a range of traditional Thai dishes. With only about a dozen tables, it's a small restaurant that serves a daily lunch special including curry, satay, salad and rice dishes along with spring rolls. On Canada.com, a Vancouver Sun reviewer reports that Lhy Thai is a "no-frills Thai restaurant [that] dishes it out fast and cheap." Lhy Thai serves a Tom Yum Gai soup, a vegetable soup, and dessert dishes include fried banana and mango ice cream.
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