NaRa Thai Cuisine blends childhood street flavors into menu
Natta Tantipanyathep Thomsen and her husband Ray opened Na Ra Thai Cuisine on Blairs Ferry Road in Marion. The menu spotlights Thai street foods like khao soi and yellow curry noodles, reflecting Thomsen’s Bangkok childhood and her mother Kanjan Tessanan’s street food roots.
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Blairs Ferry Road
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Natta's Menu Highlights Spicy Basil Duck and More
The menu showcases dishes with rice noodles eggs scallions bean sprouts and ground peanuts. Signature items include basil duck with crispy duck bell peppers and onions in a spicy basil garlic sauce with crispy spinach. Protein options cover chicken beef pork seafood duck and vegetarian choices like tofu and mock duck. Some dishes are labeled spicy with chili peppers and spice levels range to THAI.
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Worldly tasting events and seasonal food fairs
A Cedar Rapids fundraiser offers beer tastings from Doug Alberhasky plus global brews and local bites for the National Czech & Slovak Museum. Also highlights Amana Colonies apple festival with tastings and live music, Rad Tour and Culinary Ride benefiting the Iowa City Bike Library, Ely Fall Fest cook off with charity proceeds, and 350 First dining series featuring Los Cabos and upcoming England and France menus.
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