Thai: Spicy noodle soup? (Dry?)

Could be a number of different soups. My first reaction would be for a hot and sour shrimp soup--some variation of Tom Yum / Tom Yam. Lots of recipes out there for such a dish. A little googling offers this one:
Hot And Sour Thai Prawn Soup Recipe - The Food Social Network

This is VERY general, since I don't speak or read Thai; I just eat the food. :lol:

A lot of Thai soups are transliterated to "tom yum (or yam)" something (gung for shrimp, gai for chicken, etc.). I have stock/bouillon cubes made by Knorr for "Tom Yam Broth" that I use to make my version of Thai soup. I dissolve the cubes in water and.or coconut milk, and add whatever other ingredients I want -- partially cooked noodles, shredded meat, vegetables, mushrooms, etc.

I bought the cubes in a Thai grocery in Chinatown, NYC. Not sure, but you might be able to order them online from one of the Asian food sites.

ETA: Great minds among CT moderators! :lol:

Dry soup??

You can buy tom-yum soup base at Asian supermarkets. But Tom_yum Doesnt contain noodles. PS. It is inceduary, so go lightly

If you use 11/2 pt chcken stock and 1 tin of coconut milk, thats a good start.

Soak rice noodles in warm water while you prep and add veg (carrots, shallots, garlic, Chinese leaves or pak choi) and or cooked, shredded chicken/prawns to the stock. Dont over cook. Thai cooks will add veg sparingly and make it pretty. Carrot flowers etc.

Best thing to remember with Thai food, is you need sweet, salty, sour and hot. So add a tsp of brown sugar, 2Tbps Fish sauce and a Chopped chilli. At the end of cooking, just before you serve, add the drained noodles and juice of a lime

If you can get Kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass, add them when you add the veg( add them whole, Bruise the lemon grass first)


If you can get fresh Coriander (cilantro) and Thai sweet basil Serve it with the soup on a side plate so your guests can add it to their soup if they want.