 Sweet Tom Yum
Generally in Thailand they don't add anything sweet to Tom Yum
I notice that a lot of Thai restaurants in the US add sugar to a lot of their dishes. I think they think that western people like sweet Chinese dishes like sweet and sour port so they add sugar to appeal to their tastes.
They do add "nam prik pow" or chili paste in soya bean oil to Tom Yum but that isn't sweet
That being said, Thai food, like the Buddhist religion is a "live and let live" cuisine. There has never been a true Thai dish that hasn't undergone some change or influence. Even the spicy taste that Thai food is so often associated with was adopted from the Europeans. And the Chinese have had a major influence on Thai cooking. Whatever tastes good is the Thai motto. | 
11-11-2006, 11:14 AM
