Nuea phat phrik

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A plate of nuea phat phrik

Nuea phat phrik (Thai : เนื้อผัดพริก; pronounced  [nɯ́a̯ pʰàt pʰrík] ) is often translated as Thai pepper steak or fried hot and spicy meat. It is a Thai dish of beef fried with chili peppers and herbs. It is a stir-fried dish that includes shallots, garlic, hot chili peppers, bamboo shoots, green onions, mint and basil leaves, soy, fish and oyster sauces, and palm sugar.

Thai language language spoken in Thailand

Thai, Central Thai, is the sole official and national language of Thailand and the first language of the Central Thai people and vast majority of Thai Chinese. It is a member of the Tai group of the Kra–Dai language family. Over half of Thai vocabulary is derived from or borrowed from Pali, Sanskrit, Mon and Old Khmer. It is a tonal and analytic language, similar to Chinese and Vietnamese.

Chili pepper fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae

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