Edible Flowers

Tom Yam Soup of Prawns and Sa Noh Flowers Fried Cakes
(tom yum goong thaawt man daawk sa noh ; ต้มยำกุ้งทอดมันดอกโสน)

April 10, 2011 · 65 comments

Tom Yam Soup of Prawns and Sesbania Flowers Frittatas Recipe สูตรทำต้มยำกุ้งทอดมันดอกโสน

Today I will show you a unique, virtually instant dish to prepare. It is also a remarkable example of how Thai traditional cuisine is using local and natural ingredient in simple yet sophisticated way. Sa Noh – aka Sesbania Javanica Miq. or Sesbania Pea is a tropical shrub which grows widely in the swampy areas [...]

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Coconut Curry of Steamed Mackerels and Lotus Stems
(gaaeng gathi saai buaa bplaa thuu neung ;
แกงกะทิสายบัวปลาทูนึ่ง)

February 20, 2011 · 47 comments

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This old-fashioned dish is a simple expression made with ingredients commonly available to Thais, it features steamed mackerels – the fish that Thai people probably love the best and the stems of the lotus flowers – one of Buddhism’s most recognized motifs. The fish together with peeled lotus stems are boiled in coconut milk, to [...]

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Fresh Coconut Milk Tom Yum Soup of Grilled Banana Blossom and Chicken
(dtohm yam gathi huaa bplee yang sai gai ;
ต้มยำกะทิหัวปลีย่างใส่ไก่)

October 30, 2010 · 12 comments

Fresh Coconut Milk Tom Yum Soup of Grilled Banana Blossom, Chicken and Oyster Mushrooms

It will not be an overstatement to say that banana trees accompany Thai people from their birth to the afterlife. Starting with the decorative objects made out of banana leaves newborns receive to invite protective spirits, and continues their entire life with the endless uses for banana leaves, trunks and fruits; finally ending with the [...]

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Salad of Thai Milkweed Flower
(yam daawk ; khajaawn ยำดอกขจร)

June 30, 2010 · 11 comments

Salad of Thai Milkweed Flower

The first Thai restaurant in London was opened during the 1960′s by HRH Princess Jurairat Nasiriman (1910-2000) (พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าจุไรรัตนศิริมาน), the granddaughter of HRH King Mongkut (Rama IV). Princess Jurairat chose to offer this salad on the menu and named it “Salad of Thai Milkweed Flower“. (Other names: Cowslip creeper, Telosma Cordata) This fresh and tasty [...]

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