Move on from the traditional catering service and order some fresh and flavourful Thai catering for your next event or work lunch.
Thai catering is a brilliant option for feeding a group with a range of special dietary needs.
Aside from its winning combination of sweet, sour, spicy and savoury, so many Thai dishes are dairy-free, gluten-free and available without any animal products. Ditch the peanuts sprinkled over many items too and they’re also nut-free.
Most foods are served with white rice or stir-fried with rice noodles, both of which are free from gluten. There is, however, gluten in soy sauce, so make sure to double check you’re ordering menu items without it or that are made using a gluten-free sauce.
Australia has the fifth-largest Thai population outside of Thailand and the number of Thai restaurants here shows it. Us Aussies love a good Thai dish.
Mimi Ridthirong, the assistant manager at Mak Mak Thai ,in Perth says our love of the southeast Asian cuisine could be the number of flavours in every dish. Her favourite being a classic pad Thai, is an ideal mix of sour, sweet, salty and, if you want, spicy. An “absolute perfect dish.”
It’s also a relatively quick cuisine to whip up, she notes. Perfectly suitable for rush hours and last-minute lunch orders.
We know that getting your food quickly and on-time is important. That’s why at EatFirst stand behind our caterers and offer a 100% guarantee that your food will arrive when you want it and that it will be delicious.
A classic catering menu have oodles of noodles, curries, stir fries and finger foods on offer. If you need to narrow it down to just a few dishes, here are some popular options based on what people are searching for and what the team here at EatFirst love to order when we eat Thai.
Tip: Thai finger foods make great entrees to a meal or are an excellent hot finger food option in a casual setting.
Luckily, many Thai foods are already free from gluten or can be easily altered to be. You will want to avoid menu items with soy sauce, or check with the caterer if a gluten-free sauce is available.
Gluten.org is a great resource for finding foods that are safe for those who are coeliac. It points out that naturally free-of-gluten Thai ingredients include: rice (and rice noodles), fish sauce, palm sugar, tamarind and shrimp paste, lemongrass and coconut milk.
The site also recommends double checking ingredients for any fried items, such as tofu, in case there is a wheat-based batter that's been added before frying or in case the fryer also cooks items that are glutenous.
Just about anything! One of the great things about Thai food is that most things can be made without meat or animal products.
Something to watch out for though is egg. It’s often mixed into noodles and a stir-fry, including vegetarian options. So if you avoid eggs, it’s best to flag this when you order.
Most Thai restaurants and caterers in our Marketplace have a range of flavour options. For example, Sydney-based Red Lemon Thai has the following choices for many of the noodle and stir-try options: chicken, beef, vegetables and tofu, fish, prawn, crispy pork and mixed seafood.
Just like for plant-based diets, Thai food is easy to tweak for religious diets too.
If you're unsure about whether a catering service is able to accommodate to your special dietary needs, feel free to contact our customer care team. We're happy to find the perfect delivery partner for your needs.
Whether you're powering through lunch during your next meeting, need to cater a corporate event or just treating your team to lunch, EatFirst is able to help find you the right Thai food catering service that can feed a team of just about any size.
While there's plenty of Thai restaurants on other food ordering platforms, with us you're able to order as far in advance as you'd like, customise your order to suit your team, speak to a person over the phone and order in bulk, if needed.
We'll even guarantee each meal will be served on time, when you need them, and they'll be delicious.
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