Thai Food at Home Guide

I want to cook authentic Thai food at home — not a pale imitation.

My cooking skill: [beginner / intermediate / I can cook but not Thai]
Equipment: [basic / wok / good selection of pans]
Access to Asian supermarkets: [YES — nearby / online ordering / limited to main supermarket]
Dishes I want to make: [e.g. pad thai / green curry / tom yum / som tam / stir fries]

Teach me Thai cooking properly:
1. **The 5 Thai cooking fundamentals** — balance of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, umami
2. **Essential ingredients to keep stocked** — what to buy and where
3. **3 beginner recipes** to start with — step by step, in order of difficulty
4. **Pad Thai recipe in full** — the most requested dish, done right
5. **Green curry from scratch** — including making the paste vs buying it
6. **How to build heat and flavour** — using Thai basil, fish sauce, lime correctly

I want to cook authentic Thai food at home — not a pale imitation.

My cooking skill: [beginner / intermediate / I can cook but not Thai]
Equipment: [basic / wok / good selection of pans]
Access to Asian supermarkets: [YES — nearby / online ordering / limited to main supermarket]
Dishes I want to make: [e.g. pad thai / green curry / tom yum / som tam / stir fries]

Teach me Thai cooking properly:
1. **The 5 Thai cooking fundamentals** — balance of sweet, sour, salty, spicy, umami
2. **Essential ingredients to keep stocked** — what to buy and where
3. **3 beginner recipes** to start with — step by step, in order of difficulty
4. **Pad Thai recipe in full** — the most requested dish, done right
5. **Green curry from scratch** — including making the paste vs buying it
6. **How to build heat and flavour** — using Thai basil, fish sauce, lime correctly