List of Thai ingredients

Columns: Thai name | Thai script | English name | Description and use
Khing | ขิง | Ginger | Either served raw ( shredded or diced ) with dishes such as Miang kham and Khanom chin sao nam , in certain chilli dips , or in stir fried dishes of Chinese origin | Krachai | กระชาย | Fingerroot | This root has a slightly medicinal flavour and is used in certain fish dishes and curries | Kaphrao | กะเพรา | Holy basil | Holy basil has a distinctive scent of clove and reddish tipped leaves . It is used , for instance , in the well-known Kraphao mu ( minced pork fried with basil ) | Krathiam | กระเทียม | Garlic | Besides being used cooked or fried , garlic is used raw in many dips and salad dressings . It is also served raw on the side with several Thai dishes such as Khao kha mu ( stewed pork served on rice ) or as one of the ingredients for dishes such as Miang kham | Maenglak | แมงลัก | Lemon basil | The leaves are used in certain curries . It is also indispensable with Khanom chin nam ya . The seeds resemble frog 's eggs when soaked in water and are used in sweet desserts | Phak chi | ผักชี | Coriander /cilantro leaves | The leaves are seen often as a garnish with many Thai dishes . It is indispensable for Tom yam soup | Phak chi farang | ผักชีฝรั่ง | Culantro | A herb often seen in spicy soups and Northern curries . It literally means European coriander , perhaps because it was brought from the Caribbean to Thailand by Europeans

Example questions:
What is the Thai name of the herb or spice ingredient that has white flowers in late summer to early fall ? | What is the Thai name of the ingredient of herbs or spices that is commonly known as Gotu Kola ? | What is the description and use of the herb or spice ingredient that 3-21% of people tested think the leaves taste like dish soap ?

Answers:
Maenglak | Bai bua bok | Tom yam