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Smallville posted...

so all from the supermarket are americanized, very sweet? maybe most big thai restaurants in u.s are making kinda americanized versions of this.

I wouldnt know about supermarket Pad Thai...never seen any.

From my experience, most Thai places I have been make authentic Pad Thai. Its places like Noodles and Company that sell a more American Pad Thai without the tamarind paste, like this:

• 10 oz Thai rice noodles
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced into small strips, or 1 lb extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup packed dark-brown sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 Tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 Tbsp fish sauce
• 1 red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips and strips halved
• 1 1/2 cups matchstick carrots
• 2 cloves garlic
• 5 green onions, whites minced, greens sliced into 1-inch pieces
• 2 cups bean sprouts
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts, chopped
• 1/3 cup cilantro, chopped
• Red pepper flakes and sesame seeds (optional)

^The perfect PT imo. Fish Sauce and the lime are amazing flavor bombs without tamarind!