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Question: Why is Thai food so lip-smackingly delicious?

Answer: palm sugar.

Well, maybe palm sugar isn't the only secret tropical ingredient behind Thai food's supreme balance of tangy, hot, salty, and sweet, but it's right up there with lemon grass, fish sauce, and kaffir limes. And we're...

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