You’ll probably be familiar with bamboo as a building material or just as a tree that grows abundantly in tropical regions. But eating bamboo shoots? That might sound strange. Here’s why it’s not weird at all when it comes to Thai food. Bamboo Shoots …
Krachai is an interesting herb that you will see more of the deeper you get into eating or cooking Thai food. It’s something that despite its fairly common use in Thai food gets often overlooked as an ingredient in Thai cookbooks. In fact, glancing through …
When you expand your repertoire of Thai dishes and begin to find out the ingredients used, you’ll typically encounter some unexpected things. Fermented soybeans was one of those things for me (among many others). This article describes their use in Thailand’s cuisine. Thai Fermented …
When you start to look at a range of Thai recipes, you’ll note that shrimp paste turns up a lot. Known to the Thais as kapi (กะปิ), shrimp paste is an important part of many dishes, particularly from the South of the country. This article …
“Do I need a wok?” is a much-debated question in the realm of cooking. Hang out at any online forum about food and you’ll see mixed answers to this question. Open popular cookbooks and you’ll find some chefs advocating them while others telling you any …
When you get really into Thai food, you’ll probably come across dishes with or recipes that call for a uniquely Thai type of noodle. Known as kanom jeen, these delicious rice noodles are an integral part of Thai cuisine. This article explains what they …
