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<center> All About Eating Bamboo Shoots </center>

All About Eating Bamboo Shoots

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 

<center> Using Krachai in Thai Cooking </center>

Using Krachai in Thai Cooking

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 

<center> All About Fermented Soybeans in Thai Cooking </center>

All About Fermented Soybeans in Thai Cooking

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 

<center> 13 Must-Try Thai Street Food Dishes </center>

13 Must-Try Thai Street Food Dishes

Thai street food is among the best in the world. There are few countries where you can pull up a chair at a small outdoor table by the side of the road and have your mind-blown by the quality of food you eat. Thailand is 

<center> Shrimp Paste in Thai Food: What Is It? <center>

Shrimp Paste in Thai Food: What Is It?

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 

<center> “Do I Need A Wok?” (It Depends) </center>

“Do I Need A Wok?” (It Depends)

“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