Posted in Thai Soup
This uses the light semi-transparent vermicelli style noodles known as wunsen in Thai. Note that there are two types of soup in Thai cuisine: one type the Toms (tom kha gai, tom yam etc) are designed to ...
Posted in Thai Soup
We love this recipe which has been a family staple for years, it's often cooked for hours then left on the stove to be eaten over a 24 hour period with freshly-cooked jasmine rice. This soup has a depth ...
Posted in Thai Soup
When Thais elected a celebrity chef as Prime Minister in 2008, we knew that an occupation in politics wouldn't stop Samak's dedication to the cooking show Chimpai Bonpai ("Tasting, Complaining"). For anyone ...
Posted in Seafood
This is prepared from steaks of kraphong khao (sea bass), but you could easily use another fish (it works very well with shark steaks). You can cook the fish in a electric deep frier if you wish (high ...
Posted in Seafood
Note the oil for cooking should be *HOT*. In view of this it is a good idea to cook this in a skillet with a lid.
Posted in Seafood
There are two staple soups in Thai cuisine: tom yam is a hot spicy clear soup with elements of sweet and sour flavors added. Tom kha is a milder soup with coconut milk and galangal (kha) dominating rather ...
Posted in Sauces
This recipe is for a very aromatic dipping sauce that is not typically something the American nose will appreciate, but drives the Thai person wild with memories of home (see photo below). Namprik Kapi ...
Posted in Rice & Noodles
Yentafo takes time to prepare, but it's worth the wait especially if you like Thai/Chinese noodle dishes. We offer a premade yentafo sauce to speed things up, and here we demonstrate how to make authentic ...
Posted in Rice & Noodles
This is a simple vegetarian style dish, that in this case is cooked in an electric rice steamer.
Posted in Rice & Noodles
Mu daeng is a complement to khao man gai. Indeed in Thailand vendors that sell one very often sell the other, but nothing else. Like khao man gai a good lunch time meal can be had for a dollar or so. An ...
Posted in Rice & Noodles
Many Thai appetizers and snack foods are eaten with ketchup, and ketchup used in Thai cuisine more than one might expect. Here's a great tasting rice dish that's complemented well with a bit of ketchup, ...
Posted in Main Courses
A fancy dish that is sure to please everyone who tries it! We used our Thai Stacked Steamer which works great.
Posted in Main Courses
In Thai language, nam tok is a waterfall. This dish is usually cooked using a barbeque (the juices drip onto charcoal hence the name waterfall) but you can fry or broil the beef just as well. It should ...
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This is one of our all-time favorite Thai dishes, and it is a very common dish served throughout Thailand as well as Laos. It's quick to make and often extremely spicy, but the lime juice and mint leaves ...
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This Thai curry dish uses unique Thai eggplants, which are golfball-sized and soak up the flavor of the dish. We use red curry for this recipe but you can adjust to suit your taste, and the choice of vegetables ...
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Chinese-style food is popular in Thailand, often the best hotels in Thailand have wonderful Chinese food. We've created this Thai-style Chinese szechuan chicken recipe using the rare szechuan peppercorn together ...
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This dish is made with belly pork. There are a number of reasons for this: on the pragmatic level the Thais tend to use all of an animal, and this is a way of using the rather fatty belly pork. Secondly ...
Posted in Main Courses
Posted in Main Courses
While many of our authentic Thai recipes involve a dozen different ingredients, and lots of preparation time, here we demonstrate how to prepare a simple and elegant bok choy using Thai oyster sauce and ...
Posted in Main Courses
In Thailand this recipe is often served at special events, such as a wedding or formal ceremony. Try to use rambutan as per the recipe, it really goes well with the flavors. We got a roasted duck locally ...