It’s said Thai cuisine is all about balance. It’s finding that perfect rapport between sweet, sour, spicy and salty.
I discovered that balance earlier this week when I visited Prik Nam Pla Thai in San Marcos. I’m a huge fan of the flavor profiles Thai food offers, and this quaint eatery didn’t disappoint. My selection was yellow chicken curry. This is a perfect time to tell readers the myth that all curries are spicy simply isn’t true. Most curry powders and garam masala mixes are not very spicy. Their ingredients include mild, fragrant spices like cinnamon, coriander, cumin, turmeric and ginger.
My dish came with tender chicken, yellow curry which uses Turmeric as its main ingredient, with potatoes, yellow onions and bamboo shoots. The taste was mildly sweet and just slightly spicy. It was delicious. It came with an artfully designed pyramid made of rice which you’ll want to add to the bowl to help soak up the flavorful goodness. At just a little more than $10 bucks I walked away satisfied and will plan to go again.
