Picture Thai cuisine, and a few dishes likely come to mind: mango sticky rice, perhaps a Thai basil beef recipe, and almost certainly a portion of pad Thai. A takeout favorite in the U.S., this dish ...

To prepare pad thai, first cover the rice noodles with warm water and let them soak until it's time to add them to the cooking (1). Wash and dry the cilantro, then chop it finely (2). Also chop the ...