Authentic Thai Street Food Style!

In this Thai mango sticky rice recipe, you’ll learn how to make authentic Thai street food style coconut sticky rice with mango. Let’s get started making this recipe! Mango, sticky rice, coconut cream Juicy mango! What is Thai mango sticky rice? NOTE: If you want to get straight into the recipe as fast as possible, scroll down to the video and recipe box below. But for a more in-depth explanation about this Thai dessert, keep reading this entire post. In Thai it’s called khao neow mamuang (ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง), khao neow (ข้าวเหนียว) means glutinous sticky rice, while mamuang (มะม่วง) means mango in Thai. … Read more

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Authentic / Food / Street / Style / Thai

Key Differences Between American Thai and Traditional Thai Food I Twist on Thai Cafe

In our on-going blog series, we’re taking a hard look at Thai food and how it’s different from other foods around the world. In our last blog post, we took a look at Chinese food, and we discovered that Thai food is spicer, healthier, and uses fresher ingredients. In this blog post, we’ll examine the difference between how Americans make Thai food and how the Thais make Thai food. Twist on Cafe is the best Thai restaurant in Hopatcong. We serve authentic Thai cuisine, as our owners are from Thailand. From soups and salads to curries and noodles, our Thai … Read more

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Authentic Thai Green Curry Recipe (แกงเขียวหวาน) by My Mother-In-Law

In this Thai green curry recipe you’ll learn exactly how to make authentic Thai green curry (cooked by my Thai mother in law). We’ll start from scratch by pounding Thai green curry paste, chopping up a whole chicken, and finally combining it with coconut cream, for Thai green curry that’s loaded with flavor. Follow this recipe if you’re ready to make authentic Thai green curry! First, watch the video: If you have a few minutes, first press play to watch the entire video of this recipe to see all the steps and techniques of making Thai green curry. (If you can’t … Read more

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Authentic / Curry / Green / MotherInLaw / Recipe / Thai / แกงเขยวหวาน

Key Differences Between American Thai and Traditional Thai Food, Part 2 I Twist on Thai Cafe

Twist on Thai Cafe is a Thai restaurant in Hopatcong that offers the best in Traditional Thai cuisine, including soups, salads, curries and noodles. Our Thai food is extremely healthy, made with little oils, to not only satisfy your palate, but also to satisfy your waistline. In our last blog post, we discussed some key differences between American Thai and Traditional Thai food. We learned that there are differences in portion size, price, meat, and herbs. In this blog post, we’ll learn the rest of the differences between American Thai food and Traditional Thai food. If you’re in the mood … Read more

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Authentic Thai Stir Fry Chili Duck Recipe (ผัดเผ็ดนกเป็ดน้ำ)

In this Thai recipe, you’ll learn exactly how to make Thai spicy chili stir fry (ผัดเผ็ด). This is one of the Thai recipes my mouther in-law loves to cook (and I love to eat), so I’m excited to share this recipe with you today. You’re about to make an authentic Thai dish that’s condensed with so much flavor, it will literally take your taste buds to new levels! Watch the video Press play to watch the video of this entire recipe now so you can see all the ingredients and cooking details: (Or you can watch the video on YouTube here) … Read more

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Authentic / Chili / Duck / Fry / Recipe / Stir / Thai / ผดเผดนกเปดนำ

Thai Food for Thanksgiving Dinner I Twist on Thai Cafe

After the holidays, it seems like a long time before they will come again. We go through the new year and into the spring and summer months. Then fall comes around, and suddenly, the holidays are upon us once again! They creep up upon us like a spider in the night, and then the franticness and the panic hits us. The first major holiday is Thanksgiving, which is traditionally a time where family and friends get together, watch some football, and eat a lot of food. Food is the focus of the holiday, and seasonal favorites include turkey, dressing, and … Read more

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Cafe / Dinner / Food / Thai / Thanksgiving / Twist

The Ultimate One Day Thai Food Tour of Bangkok (Do-It-Yourself Guide)

You have one day in Bangkok, and you’re ready to go on the ultimate authentic Bangkok food tour for Thai food. In this blog post I’m going to share with you all the details about how you can take a Thai food tour in Bangkok to eat all 4 of the major regional varieties of Thai cuisine in a single food packed day. Get ready to eat Thai food! First, watch the video Press play to watch the full video of this Thai food tour in Bangkok now: (Or you can watch it on YouTube here) I’m going to warn you… … Read more

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Must Have Ingredients in Thai Pastes

Thai food is something that everyone can enjoy! With the variety of flavorful seasonings and herbs, it’s difficult not to find a Thai dish that you love when visiting our Thai restaurant. Here at Twist on Thai Cafe in Hopatcong, we love including the common ingredients that make these dishes so popular.  Just about every Thai dish is going to require a tasty paste. The pastes are often a huge factor in the flavor that draws so many people into Thai dishes in the first place. In fact, many dishes will taste significantly different without a fresh paste to complement … Read more

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Ingredients / Pastes / Thai

Authentic Thai Recipes – Dry Chili Pork Ribs Curry (แกงคั่วพริกซี่โครงหมู)

In this authentic Thai recipe from my Thai mother-in-law, you’ll learn how make Southern Thai dry chili curry with pork ribs. You’re going to pound the curry paste from scratch, boil it with bite sized pieces of pork ribs, and it’s going to be one of the most massively flavorful Thai curries you’ve ever tasted! Let’s get cooking… First, watch the video: If you have a few minutes, first press play to watch the video below so you can see how to make this recipe and the exact method of cooking. (If you can’t see the video, watch it on YouTube … Read more

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Authentic / Chili / Curry / Dry / Pork / Recipes / Ribs / Thai / แกงควพรกซโครงหม

Thai Restaurant Hopatcong: Thai New Year’s Traditions

The New Year is just about to start. Whether you’re someone that likes to ring the new year in with friends downtown or you’d rather enjoy a quiet night in with your significant other, you can’t go wrong enjoying a delicious Thai meal beforehand. Twist on Thai Cafe in Hopatcong is a fantastic place to enjoy dinner before heading out to enjoy your New Year’s plans and we sure do hope to see you.  While it may be time to ring in the new year here in the United States, the Thai new year is a bit different. In today’s … Read more

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