Phat Kaphrao

Stir-fried minced meat (chicken, beef, or pork) cooked very fast with bird's-eye chilli, garlic, holy basil, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sometimes oyster sauce, served over rice with a fried egg on top. Holy basil is the analytical signal: distinct from sweet Thai basil, with a peppery-clove character that gives the dish its name and its identity. Fierce, fast, fragrant.