A popular dish from Thailand, Pad Thai, has been in high demand in the United States. As a favorite dish of mine, I order the dish at a multitude of different restaurants varying from Thai restaurants to fast food chains such as Noodles and Company. Even though they all are somewhat different, I love the variation of the dish. In traditional pad thai dish(commonly served as street food in Thailand), the dish is made as a stir fry with rice noodles, shrimp, chicken, or tofu, peanuts, scrambled eggs, and bean sprouts. These ingredients are traditionally mixed in a fish sauce, creating a feel good meal for the people of Thailand. In America, I have been able to eat a meal similar to the traditional dish, but with some variation. At my favorite Thai restaurant, “Tippi Thai” in Glen Ellyn Illinois, serves a very traditional dish as the owners immigrated from Thailand. The dish is much sweeter than others I have consumed and contains a bright yellow color. The dish varies than other pad thai dishes I have had such as Noodles and Company’s variation (pictured below) and the one served at my sorority house this week. These two dishes contained other vegetables such as parsley and cabbage. In addition, I believe these dishes taste a lot less sweet than the traditional dish I’ve eaten at “Tippi Thai”. I questioned if these these dishes were altered to fit American flavor profiles better. 
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