[javadog]

FISH SAUCE! YOU FORGOT TO LIST THE FISH SAUCE....

Here's what you need in your pantry to cook Thai food, in no particular order:

Fish sauce
Oyster sauce
Soy sauces; thin, dark and sweet, three kinds
Maggi seasoning
white pepper
black pepper
tumeric
tamarind pods
limes
lemon grass
chilies, dried and fresh
coconut milk and cream
curry powders, various
green onion
white and red onion
cilantro
shallots, or Thai shallots
cumin
garlic
garlic chives, sprouts, various other garnishes
rice noodles, various kinds
rice; jasmine, Han Mi, sticky, etc.
chicken and vegetable stocks
chile paste
roasted chili paste
peanuts
sesame seeds and oil
dried shrimp
shrimp paste
galangal root
ginger
cilantro roots, if you can get them
Kaffir lime leaves
salted radish
bean condiment, black beans, etc.\
various vinegars
palm sugar

I'm sure I'll think of more, but this is a start.

JR