Noodles

Khao Soi, Northern Style Curried Noodle Soup with Chicken

This dish takes us back in time to the mid-19th century. The trade caravans were trailing the jungles of northern Thailand along the ancient routes between India and China. Those long caravans were carrying wealth of exotic goods, leaving rich aroma of spices and the sweet scent of opium as they passed. The men on [...]

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Khanohm Jeen Naam Phrik ; ขนมจีนน้ำพริก

Today’s menu will feed 30 – 40 hungry guests and will take more than 7 hours to complete. It is tasty and filling and requires tedious preparation and meticulous attention to details. You are probably correct. We do not cook it at home every day. We serve it in special occasions such as ordination ceremony, [...]

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Clear Soup of Bitter Gourd Stuffed with Pork and Vermicelli

Bitter gourds have long been prized in Asia for a trait that is considered a defect in cucumbers, bitterness. We like to think that everything bitter is medicine, and in this case we might be right. Bitter gourd have said to cure a wide range of ailments from gastrointestinal conditions to cancers; from diabetes to [...]

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Cured Pork Fried with Glass Noodles and Egg

Cured pork is made by fermenting a mixture pork meat, cooked pork skin julienne, salt, garlic and cooked sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves.  During the summer we leave the wraps unrefrigerated until a rich savory and slightly sour flavor develops. This method of preserving meat goes back to the days before refrigeration was widely [...]

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Pat Thai Noodles

In this video you will learn how to prepare an excellent Pat Thai noodles (ผัดไทยกุ้ง) Pat Thai is being sold all over the kingdom of Thailand and abroad. Variations to this dish are probably as many as the restaurants and food stalls that sell it. Here is a luxurious, well balanced and tasty version of [...]

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