If you thought that all soups are mild and easy dishes to be casually sipped before a meal, think again. Tom Yum Goong is the name given to a very popular Thai soup that is hot, spicy and sour. Goong is the thai word for prawns and Tom Yam Koong or Tom Yum Goong (mean the same thing) have prawns as a main ingredient. The tom yam goong recipe on this page explains in detail the procedure to be followed to make this popular Thai soup dish. Go through the ingredients used to make the Tom Yam Soup and you will easily find out, which of these gives the thai soup the hot and sour taste. After making your Thai Tom Yum soup for a couple of times, try adjusting the quantity of ingredients to make subtle changes in the tom yum goong recipe to suit your taste.