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Som Tum Pee Set – Special Papaya Salad

» 09 December 2013 » In Thai Food & Drink » No Comments

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A big thank you to Pui at Pui’s Place Koh Phangan. She made us her Special Papaya Salad for us. Absolutely delicious! This Papaya Salad Thai(style) is surrounded by, peanuts, acacia seeds, baby bamboo, pickled spring onions with cabbage, sour sausage, eggplant, deep fried pork skin, boiled eggs, scallops and sausage. NB working clockwise from […]

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How to make Perfect Pad Thai: Roasting Peanuts

» 01 September 2013 » In Thai Food & Drink » No Comments

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Roasting your own peanuts to use in Thai cooking is much more delicious, with no salt added, compared to buying already roasted off-the-shelf. Also it insures their freshness without any preservatives. Watch our how to cook video, to see how easy it is to make Roasted Peanuts.

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Island Life: Chak Phra Festival

» 28 October 2011 » In Thai Tradtion and Culture » No Comments

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Around October time, the Chak Phra Festival is held in Thailand which celebrates a Buddhist holiday and signals the end of the three month rains retreat for monks. As with any Thai festival food plays an important part. Enjoy our photographs from the southern island of Koh Pha-Ngan.

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Chinese Moon Cakes & the Lady in the Moon

» 15 September 2011 » In Thai Food & Drink, Thai Tradtion and Culture » No Comments

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Chinese Moon Cakes are made in celebration of the Chinese mid-autumn festival of the autumnal equinox where the moon is said to be its fullest and roundest and represents a time of plenty. Find out more about moon cakes and the lunar goddess Chang’e also known as the Lady in the Moon.

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Lotus Seed Cakes from the Chinese Bakery

» 02 March 2011 » In Southeast Asian Food » No Comments

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A bakery in Malaysia crafts tiny Chinese sweet lotus seed cakes. Kaitlyn Moore visits a bakery in China town, Melaka on her quest for the most delicious food in South East Asia.

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Valentine’s Day Rose & Recipe by Nita Gill

» 14 February 2011 » In Fruit and Vegetable Carving » No Comments

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A Valentine’s Day Dinner is as much about the atmosphere as it is the food. You can use traditional Thai fruit carving to enhance the romantic appeal of your meal with a beautiful edible rose carving. For this special day we have gone Western with a delicious recipe of roasted beet, goat cheese, and candied walnut salad in a video by Nita Gill professional fruit carving instructor.

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Street-Food Inspired Appetizers – Part 2

» 18 January 2011 » In Thai Food & Drink » No Comments

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Part 2 of Street Food Inspired Appetizers covers Grilled Shrimp on Lemongrass Skewers and Miang Kam and adapts the recipes from Supatra Jonhnson’s excellent cookbook ‘Crying Tiger: Thai Recipes from the Heart’.

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Street-Food Inspired Appetizers – Part 1

» 27 December 2010 » In Thai Food & Drink » 1 Comment

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Thailand’s street-food and snack culture offer plenty of inspiration for the home cook who wants to make amazing appetizers. This entry shows you how to make Crispy Panko Fried Shrimp with Thai Chili Sauce, Curry Puffs, Shrimp on Lemongrass Skewers, and Lettuce-leaf wrapped Miang Kam. Three of these recipes come from the Isaan Thai Cookbook Crying Tiger: Thai Recipes from the Heart.

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Sizzling Satay: Thai Grilled Snacks

» 30 November 2010 » In Thai Food & Drink » No Comments

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Tender strips of marinated, grilled meat, sweet and spicy peanut sauce, and cooling cucumber salad combine in Thai satay, one of Thailand’s most famous street foods. Authentic satay is easy to make at home for an impressive meal for two people, or twenty guests. Take inspiration from satay, or Thailand’s other grilled meats like sweet marinated grilled pork, to grill your own creations.

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