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 [...]
Here is a rustic sour soup recipe that is very light on ingredients. The broth is made by boiling dried smoked and lightly grilled freshwater fish. It is seasoned to the sour spectrum of the palate with the use of no more than tamarind. Semi ripe tamarind fruits were used in the early days as [...]
Here is a wonderful spicy dish; you may as well go for it! A crispy fried fish dressed with plenty of fresh herbs, plenty of chilies than some limejuice and fragrant ground roasted rice as a textural binder. It is an unpretentious dish, that is just about what is around and what is available; there [...]
The whole point of salting fish as a preserving method to the Thais goes back way before refrigeration and that is why slated fish is so deeply rooted in the Thai cuisine. The salting process produces a new ingredient that is different and equally good to the original. The method is simple, the clean fresh [...]
Curry shops are for the busy businessman and the hungry traveler a real must. They offer a selection of the most attractive and appetizing food you can think of. This is the Thai version of fast food, even faster than in the west. So here is a wonderful little lunchtime dish that goes well with [...]
Forest dwellings communities and populations bordering forests relay on the forest as their main food source. They collect herbs and plants, fruits and vegetables, roots and nuts, and hunt for a wide range of game, such as wild boar, dear, small birds and frogs. Jungle food is quick and simple to prepare and contain only [...]
A friend and a colleague, who used to live on a boat for 10 years in the British Virgin Islands, told me recently, that they had lots of tamarind trees over there and how much she loves the sauces and jellies made from tamarind. In Thai cooking we love tamarind as well. anyone who is [...]