List of Thai ingredients

Columns: Thai name | Thai script | English name | Description and use
Bai bua bok | ใบบัวบก | Centella asiatica Indian pennywort | Usually made into iced drink | Bai toei | ใบเตย | Pandan or screwpine leaves | This sweet smelling leaf is used for flavouring different sweet snacks/desserts . It is also used in the well known dish Kai ho bai toei , deep fried chicken wrapped in pandanus leaves , as well as to stuff the belly of barbecued fish | Bai ya nang | ใบย่านาง | Tiliacora triandra | Leaves used in the preparation of kaeng no mai som ( Thai : แกงหน่อไม้ส้ม ) , sometimes called kaeng Lao ( Thai : แกงลาว ) | Gui chai | กุ่ยช่าย | Allium tuberosum Chinese chives | Closer in flavour to garlic than onions . Used to season cooking and is used in stir fries such as pad Thai . Comes in green and yellow varieties | Horapha | โหระพา | Thai sweet basil | A variety of the sweet basil with a taste of anise . It is used in different curries such as red and green curry and often also served separately | Kha | ข่า | Galangal | The perfume-like scent and flavour of the galangal root is characteristic for many Thai curries and spicy soups | Kha min | ขมิ้น | Turmeric | This yellow coloured root is often used in dishes of Muslim/Southern Thai origin and in Northern Thailand for Northern style curries

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