Basic Techniques

Chili & Lime Fish Sauce
(พริกน้ำปลา or น้ำปลาพริก ; phrik naam bplaa)

January 6, 2010 · 2 comments

Mixing finely chopped fresh chilies including their seeds with fish sauce and a splash of lime juice makes the staple sauce accompanying almost every Thai dish. Restaurants reserve it an honor place on the table, next to the tissue paper and the tooth picks. The debate is on. Some call it “phrik naam bplaa” other [...]

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Making Your Own Coconut Cream and Coconut Milk

March 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Coconut Cream (หัวกะทิ; huaa kathi) and Coconut Milk (หางกะทิ; hang kathi) A good practice for the enthusiastic Thai food lover is to use freshly squeezed coconut cream when possible. The taste and depth of flavors will overcome any dish created with canned cream. Squeezing your own cream is very simple. Select a coconut that feels [...]

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