Whether you're celebrating this romantic holiday for the first time or have done it many times before with your partner, you've probably already thought about what you'd like to eat on this special day. Show your love with a Thai-inspired Valentine's Day dinner – because you can't go wrong with Thai food! Here are our recipes, which are easy to prepare and guaranteed to impress!

Oysters with seafood sauce (appetizer)

  • Prepare everything using a mortar and pestle: add garlic, coriander root, Thai chilies, and palm sugar. Crush and press until the mixture is flat.
  • Then add lime, fish sauce, and chicken broth.
  • Mix and press until everything is well blended.

    • Crying Tiger (main course)

  • 1 tsp black pepper OR chili powder (for extra heat)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp chopped spring onions
  • 1 tbsp chopped red onions
  • 1 tsp Mark Rin's cocoa powder (or whatever is available)
  • First, prepare the roasted rice. To do this, fry raw rice in a pan until golden brown. Then grind the rice into a fine powder.
  • Marinate the steak in a bowl with fish sauce, palm sugar, black pepper or chili powder, and toasted rice. Let it sit for about 30 minutes.
  • Prepare the dipping sauce with fish sauce, sugar, chili powder, toasted rice, spring onions, parsley, red onions, lime and unsweetened cocoa powder.
  • Serve on a separate plate.

    • Tom Kha mashed potatoes (side dish)

  • 2 pounds of potatoes, peeled and, if large, diced.
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) of butter, room temperature
  • 5 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups coconut milk (approximately 1 can)
  • 1 stalk of lemongrass, chopped
  • 1 medium-sized fresh/frozen galangal, chopped
  • Thai bird's eye chili, crushed, to taste
  • Kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped, to taste
  • Spring onions, finely chopped, to taste
  • Coriander, finely chopped, to taste
  • Place the potatoes in a medium saucepan. Cover with at least 2.5 cm of cold water. Add a teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are tender (about 20 minutes).
  • While the potatoes are cooking, prepare the spiced coconut milk by simmering it with lemongrass, galangal, and Thai chili over low to medium heat. Once the potatoes are cooked, strain the coconut milk through a sieve. The chili and herbs are no longer needed.
  • When the potatoes are cooked (they can be pierced cleanly with a fork), take them out of the pot, let them drain and put them in a bowl.
  • Add butter and spiced coconut milk and mash into a smooth mixture.
  • Add kaffir lime leaves, spring onions, coriander, salt, and pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary.

    • Instructions for carving Thai fruits

    The art of fruit carving requires far more than a two-minute tutorial, but we have a short clip for you to help you spruce up your fruit platter for this special weekend. Watch the video and learn how to easily carve an apple slice into an artful leaf. Follow us for more fruit carving tutorials! All you need are a few apples and a small (sharp) smooth knife.

    The Thailand Insider team wishes you a wonderful and safe Valentine's Day and please tag us @thailandinsider if you try any of these recipes!