Comments on: Thai Chicken Coconut Soup (Tom Ka Gai)

By: Jodi

Jodi — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:38:05 +0000

The soup sounds delightful and light. As for the derogatory use of the word kaffir, the South African Caucasian population referred to the black South Africans as “kafirs” which was not a nice thing. Also, kafir is the term that Muslim’s use for anyone not Muslim. It is also a disparaging term. Note that the difference lies in the double “f”. Hope this helped.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:32:50 +0000

I just made the Tom Ka Kai soup with all the usual ingredients but the Kafir lime leaves and lime juice (used lemon). It doesn’t taste like the soup in a Thai restaurant – something is missing!! Would the absence of the lime leaves and juice be the difference?

By: SteamyKitchen

SteamyKitchen — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:01:49 +0000

I used to be really against using lite coconut milk….full coconut milk has so much more flavor. However….my waistline has made me rethink

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:53:54 +0000

Hi this is a great recipe, i was just wondering if using lite coconut milk makes a difference in the quality of the soup vs regular coconit milk?

By: Ellen @ CheapCooking.com

Ellen @ CheapCooking.com — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:23:30 +0000

Just made this tonight using lime peel and ginger, as that’s what I had in the frig or growing (I have a regular lime tree). Do you really leave the slices of ginger in the soup and not pull them out with the cilantro stems? Loved the rest of it but the ginger slices were a bit much for me. Maybe it’s different with galangal…. The rest of it was lovely though. Made this and a Thai rice noodle and chicken salad. Perfectly lovely dinner. Thanks! The broth alone was to die for.

By: SteamyKitchen

SteamyKitchen — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:57:00 +0000

You are so welcome! So happy that these recipes inspire you to cook!

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 04:50:16 +0000

Jaden…you are amazingness. I LOVE this soup more than anything. And I love Pho. And Korean BBQ. and too many of your other recipes to name! And now I can make them in the comfort of my own home. I have so many new ideas for wonderful asian dishes now! Thank youuuuuu
very appreciative home chef

By: carole

carole — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:21:08 +0000

Love your site!

By: Gjazz

Gjazz — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:42:43 +0000

Just found your site, and looking forward to trying the baby bok choy recipe tonight. I love to cook, but unsure about Asian cooking and how to use many foods we find at the Asian Market.
This looks like fun……!

By: Lisa M

Lisa M — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:58:38 +0000

I’m new to the food blog world and love your blog. Thanks for the great recipe, I can’t wait to try it.