--- description: This new Google Doodle celebrates Pad Thai, one of the national dishes of the Kingdom of Thailand title: Google Doodle Pays Tribute to Thailand's Signature Dish image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc99aa9275fac6e95/6988e4db929fad50a0bee5e1/google-doode_pad-thai.png?branch=production&width=750&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Google Doodle Pays a Tasty Tribute to Thailand's Signature Dish: Pad Thai ## Video: How to Make Classic Pad Thai [Watch (HLS stream): How to Make Classic Pad Thai](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LlNXKoHl.m3u8) (1:35)  _Published 2017-11-07. Create a simply irresistible Pad Thai in the comfort of your own kitchen._ by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:33 AM CUTPublished: Nov 7, 2017 7:21 AM CUT  Google celebrates Pad Thai with a Nov. 7, 2017 doodle. Google celebrates Pad Thai with a Nov. 7, 2017 doodle.Google by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 12:33 AM CUTPublished: Nov 7, 2017 7:21 AM CUT Hungry? You will be after [Google’s homage to Pad Thai](https://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-pad-thai "undefined"), one of the national dishes of Thailand. Tuesday’s Google Doodle, inspired by a team member’s research into cooking up the perfect bowl of Pad Thai, presents an illustrated slide show taking users through all the steps of creating the classic. Now ubiquitous on streets throughout the Kingdom, this noodley delicacy has humble origins. According to Google, Thais turned to rice noodles for a cheap and filling alternative amid shortages of rice during the Second World War. A salty-sweet recipe mixing in vegetables and inexpensive protein like prawns quickly caught on, and before long all the hawkers were making it. Overnight, Google said, a national favorite was born. Yet as the [Bangkok _Post_](https://www.bangkokpost.com/archive/history-discovered-in-a-staple-dish/395238 "undefined") has pointed out, Pad Thai may not even be Siamese in origin. The full name for the wok-fried noodle dish, _kway teow pad_ _Thai,_ suggests it may have [Chinese roots](https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/04/non-thai-origins-of-pad-thai/360751/ "undefined"). Google noted that the “age-old recipe” for Pad Thai is believed to have been introduced by Chinese traders. Whatever its ancient origins, Thailand has certainly claimed their national preparation of the dish. Each chef creates their own distinct balance of sweet and spicy, but it is always unmistakably Thai. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5012887/google-doodle-pad-thai-thailand/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5012887/google-doodle-pad-thai-thailand/"},"headline":"Google Doodle Pays a Tasty Tribute to Thailand's Signature Dish: Pad Thai","datePublished":"2017-11-07T07:21:39.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T00:33:03.000Z","description":"Today Google celebrates Pad Thai, the noodley national dish of the Kingdom","url":"https://time.com/5012887/google-doodle-pad-thai-thailand/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food","Thailand","Google Doodle","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc99aa9275fac6e95/6988e4db929fad50a0bee5e1/google-doode_pad-thai.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc99aa9275fac6e95/6988e4db929fad50a0bee5e1/google-doode_pad-thai.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Google Doode_Pad Thai","caption":"Google celebrates Pad Thai with a Nov. 7, 2017 doodle.","creditText":"Google","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5012887/google-doodle-pad-thai-thailand/","name":"Google Doodle Pays a Tasty Tribute to Thailand's Signature Dish: Pad Thai"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"How to Make Classic Pad Thai","description":"Create a simply irresistible Pad Thai in the comfort of your own kitchen.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/LlNXKoHl/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-11-07T15:05:34.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LlNXKoHl.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5012887/google-doodle-pad-thai-thailand/","duration":"PT1M35S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5012887/google-doodle-pad-thai-thailand/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```