Pad Thai

Thailand's beloved stir-fried rice noodles: sweet, sour and salty, with shrimp, egg, tofu, bean sprouts and crushed peanuts. Ingredients: rice noodles, shrimp, firm tofu, eggs, garlic chives, bean sprouts, fish sauce, tamarind paste, sugar, lime, crushed peanuts, dried shrimp, oil. Recipe: 1) Soak noodles until pliable. 2) Stir-fry garlic, tofu and shrimp. 3) Push aside, scramble eggs. 4) Add noodles and sauce (fish sauce, tamarind, sugar); toss until glossy. 5) Fold in sprouts and chives. Serve: with lime wedges, peanuts, chili flakes and extra sprouts. History: promoted in the 1930s-40s as a national dish during a rice-noodle campaign; today it is Thailand's most famous plate abroad.