Boiled, Stewed, Braised, Sautéd and Poached

Clear Soup of Bitter Gourd Stuffed with Pork and Vermicelli
(ต้มจืดมะระยัดไส้หมูสับ ; dtohm jeuut mara yat sai muu sap)

March 7, 2010 · 10 comments

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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Hot and Sour Soup with Shrimp
(tom yum goong ; ต้มยำกุ้ง)

March 4, 2010 · 25 comments

Tom Yam is a type of soup with distinct sharp hot and sour flavors, scented with pleasant citrusy aroma. Tom Yam is known to seduce many westerners to fall in love with Thailand, its people and food. Many trips memories to Thailand were written in diaries, others are etched on film but all are stained [...]

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