![]() ![]() ![]() Since there isn’t a set translation of Thai characters into English letters, there are many different ways people spell Thai dishes in English, which is why you might have trouble finding Thai recipes! Lad Na literally translated means pouring something on top. Lad Na is a heart-warming noodle dish typically made with soft wide rice noodles with stir-fried Chinese broccoli, along with meat that is then covered in a sweet, umami and savory packed thick gravy. Those failed attempts will make your spot on Lad Na taste all the better and bring those nostalgic, happy tears to your eyes. Lesson learned: If you mess up making a Thai dish, it’s like what I tell my kids, it’s ok to make a mistake, see how you can fix it and do things differently next time. So I was super stressed the first time I made it, trying so hard to make it taste like I remembered.īut instead of flashing back to Thailand, I ended up with a gooey like glue broth with tough, tiny slices of pork that didn’t taste anything like the Lad Na of our Thailand days.īut this time I took it slow, adjusted what I messed up on, and the smiles came. We hadn’t eaten it since Thailand, which was years ago. I’m glad that I figured out how to make Lad Na that could bring us back in time-because the first time I attempted to make it, instead of smiling after my first bite, I cried out of frustration. I grabbed some plastic white bowls from the kitchen, emptied our bags of Lad Na goodness into them, tore open some Thai chili pepper flakes to sprinkle on top, and smiled as I scooped a perfect bite onto a big metal spoon, ready to devour it. We carried our bag of lunch treasures across the busy street, dashing across like we were playing tag with the motorcycles, taxis, buses, tuk tuks and cars, and somehow made it safely across, to our office building, and up the elevator to the third floor to our tutoring school. Then he put all the balloon bags of Lad Na in a plastic grocery bag. He did the same magic trick with the tiny bags of vinegar and peppers. I was mystified as I watched the serious, older gentleman efficiently put the dark rice noodles in a clear plastic bag and confidently, and like doing a magic trick, tie a red rubber band across the top so that the bag was now full of air like a balloon. My Thai co-worker and I were standing in front of the Lad Na vendor in the back of the loud market, busy with the lunchtime rush. He smiled big as he scooped a perfect bite of noodles, gravy, pork and broccoli onto a big metal spoon ready to devour it.īut I went back in time to the bustling market across the street from the tutoring school, where I taught back when my Thai Hubby was just a hot Thai guy that I was dating. He picked up from the table a bottle of Thai Sriracha (which people from Sukhothai always put on their Lad Na) and zig zagged it on top, sprinkled on some sugar, and a dash of vinegar. ![]() Thai Hubby took the steaming bowl to a metal dark blue table with chipped paint and sat on a rickety plastic bright red stool. Then she dipped a large metal ladle into a huge metal pot the size of a barrel and scooped out a luscious, gooey gravy of pork and Chinese broccoli to pour over the soft rice noodles. He watched a Thai street food vendor, an older woman wearing a faded red apron and a big smile, put wide dark brown tinted rice noodles into a faded blue plastic bowl. Thai Hubby arrived at a side street in his home town of Sukhothai, Thailand. Our first bite of Lad Na, aka wide Thai rice noodles with thick gravy, tender pork and crisp, vibrant Chinese broccoli was our Delorean that took us there. Thai Hubby and I both zoomed back in time yesterday. Over a decade ago I fell in love with Thai food, my Thai Hubby, and cooking Thai food, and after learning from my Thai grandma-n-law, and Thai Hubby, and cooking for years, I now teach Thai cooking classes at my home every week!Īnd since you can’t make it to my cooking class right now, I’m happy to teach you right now how to make Lad Na and answer your questions, just like if you were at my Thai cooking class in my kitchen. Looking for a heart-warming, cozy Thai dish that feels like a warm hug after a hard day? You have to try soothing Lad Na for dinner tonight!ĭo you love authentic Lad Na from your favorite Thai restaurant, and wish you could make it for your family, but feel intimidated to try making it at home? ![]()
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