Tom Yum Soup
A starter to pack a punch, but if you’re ordering Thai takeaway, that’s probably what you want. This Tom Yum is a thin soup, but there’s fire down below.
This traditional soup will be a broth dotted with mushrooms, prawn, chicken or mixed seafood. These main ingredients take on the flavour of the lemongrass, lime leaves, chilli and galangal infused in the liquid.
If you’re after a spicy hit to start the meal, this will take no prisoners, unlike the milder Tom Kha soup which uses coconut to tone down the heat.