As much as I love Thai food, I never paid much attention to it until Mr. HoneyWhatsCooking came along. He loves Thai food more than me. So far I’ve made him Thai food twice… Pad Thai and Red Curry, but to my dismay (and his) the flavors didn’t quite add up to the real thing. These past few months I’ve been on a mission to master Thai food since Mr. HoneyWhatsCooking is such a picky eater, and this is one cuisine we both can agree upon. Clearly, my dish isn’t a 100% authentic since I used sweet potato noodles instead of rice noodles, but you seriously can’t tell the difference, and they taste amazing. The secret to Thai food is the sauce. Getting the sauce right is like winning the lottery, at least for a food blogger. After a few attempts, I got the sauce right based on my palette. For this recipe, I did use “fish sauce” which is pungent and adds a distinct sour flavor to this dish, hence if you omit it, this will drastically alter the taste of your Pad Thai Noodles. With that said, if you are strictly vegetarian, I tested this recipe using Coconut Aminos and it was a little too sweet for me, furthermore that sour flavor was lacking. Instead of Coconut Aminos, I suggest using Soy Sauce which is more salty and not sweet. I’d love to hear your feedback especially if you try this dish without fish sauce.
These Tofu Pad Thai Sweet Potato Noodles are:
Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Healthy(ish) Lightened Up Almost Vegetarian – substitute gluten-free soy sauce for fish sauce Delicious
