What are some typical Thai food dishes to order?

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.

• Noodles: Pad Thai, Pad See Ew and Pad Kee Mao
• Curries: Green,  including green, panang and massaman
• Stir fries: Chili jam and cashew nut, Thai basil
• Salad: Beef salad, papaya salad, larb
• Soup: Tom Yum, Tom Kha, Laksa
• Side dishes: Steamed rice, coconut rice, roti

What Thai finger foods should we order for our next event?

• Spring rolls
• Chicken satay skewers
• Fish cakes
• Curry puffs
• Money bags
• Coconut prawns

Tip: Thai finger foods make great entrees to a meal or are an excellent hot finger food option in a casual setting.

What are the best Thai menu items to order for gluten-free diets?

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.

What are the best Thai menu items to order for vegetarian and vegan diets?

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.

What Thai food items are best for religious diets, including Halal, Hinduism and Kosher?

Just like for plant-based diets, Thai food is easy to tweak for religious diets too.

• For halal diets, check to see if the beef, lamb or chicken being used is halal-certified and avoid any items with pork.
• For Hindu diets, many avoid meat and eggs altogether but especially beef, as cows are considered holy.
• For kosher diets, meats and fish should be kosher certified. Like halal diets, pork is also not consumed, along with shellfish. Milk and meat is also a no-no, but dairy is quite rate in Thai dishes that aren’t deserts. Mostly coconut milk is used to make curry and coup creamy.

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.

Why use EatFirst for your Thai food catering?

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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