Preserved, Pickeled & Fermented Products

Spicy Salad of Curried Rice Croquettes, Fermented Pork, Ginger and Peanuts
(yam naaem khaao thaawt ; ยำแหนมข้าวทอด)

March 21, 2011 · 88 comments

Spicy Salad of Curried Rice Croquettes, Fermented Pork, Ginger and Peanuts Recipe

The dish was introduced to me by a street vendor in forsaken part of town some twenty years ago. Auntie Yai was a true character. She was wearing intensive makeup and I still remember her talkative hilarious manner. I and other customers waiting in line were regularly subjected to nonstop “interrogations” or “interviews”. I must [...]

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Salad of Chicken and Seven Vegetables Blanched in Coconut Milk and Served With Sour-Salty and Sweet Coconut Curry Dressing, Crispy Fried Shallots and Roasted Sesame Seeds
(yam thawaai ; ยำทวาย)

February 8, 2011 · 50 comments

Yam Thawaai Recipe : สูตรทำยำทวาย

This recipe would probably change your perception about the term “salad”, maybe because its dressing has a multi layered, curry-like personality, rather than the common sour vinaigrette-like dressing, or maybe because it takes some good few hours to prepare, somewhat longer than simply opening a bag of hydroponic greens. This salad is the fruit of [...]

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Southern Thai Style Savory Eggs Mousse
(khai dtoon gabpi naam ; ไข่ตุ๋นกะปิน้ำ)

January 25, 2011 · 22 comments

Southern Thai Style Savory Mousse Recipe ; สูตรทำไข่ตุ๋นกะปิน้ำ

Do you remember hearing the ocean through a large conch shell when you were a kid? This stylish yet simple dish is made from only a few ingredients and will dip your taste buds in flavorful, rich and creamy ocean’s essence, like that conch shell. In the southern provinces of Thailand, those bordering the sunny [...]

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Devil’s Chili Relish of Smoked Dry Wallago Catfish
(naam phrik narohk bplaa khang graawp rohm khwan ; น้ำพริกนรกปลาคังกรอบรมควัน)

January 10, 2011 · 16 comments

Devil's Chili Relish of Wild Karen Chilies and Smoked Dried Catfish

I love my food very spicy and I’m very generous with all things chili. People like me who also enjoy spicy food, in part, love it because It’s a truly a food & mood issue. Chilies are known to boost endorphin levels in the body and that makes us feel better. Maybe that’s the reason [...]

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Khao Soi, Northern Style Curried Noodle Soup with Chicken
(khaao saawy gai ; ข้าวซอยไก่)

December 4, 2010 · 12 comments

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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Rice Seasoned with Shrimp Paste
(khaao khlook gabpi ; ข้าวคลุกกะปิ)

November 13, 2010 · 9 comments

Rice Seasoned with Shrimp Paste Recipe

You would probably be surprised to learn that despite the diversity and richness of produce Thailand has to offer, the basic pillars of Thai cuisine are simply made of rice, salt, chili, and some proteins from fresh water fish. In the central and southern regions of Kingdom, fermented shrimp paste (gabpi), originally made as a [...]

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Gabpi khuaa, An ancient dip from the central plains
(lohn gabpi khuaa ; หลนกะปิคั่ว)

July 22, 2010 · 6 comments

Gabpi khuaa Recipe, (สูตรทำหลนกะปิคั่ว อาหารไทยโบราณ)

Here is a dish that accompanies Thai cuisine for many centuries and has not been brainwashed by any foreign cuisine; Lon – an authentic Thai kind of a dip that is banking on tradition. Lon (lohn ; หลน) means in Thai to simmer. In this ancient style dip, minced pork, fermented shrimp paste along with [...]

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