Pad Thai is made of thin rice noodles and has a sweet, sour, and salty taste. It usually consists of shrimp, chicken, tofu, bean sprouts, egg, and crunchy peanuts. On the other hand, Pad Kee Mao is made of wide rice noodles and has a bold, spicy, savoury taste. It features meat like beef, chicken, pork, or pork belly, with green vegetables like Kai Lan ( Chinese broccoli ) and Thai basil.