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27 January 2014 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
Reuters News recently asked Chef Andy Ricker, author of the Pok Pok Cookbook: Q: What are the kitchen essentials needed to cook the dishes in your book? Andy Ricker: At the minimum, you need a mortar and pestle and probably some way of making rice. Those are the two most important things in terms of […]
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Tags: andy ricker, Chiang Mai, pok pok cookbook, Thai cuisine, thai food, Thailand
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14 January 2014 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
One of the most popular cookbooks of 2013, Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand by Andy Ricker and JJ Goode has been a phenomenal achievement. Listed in AZ’s top cookbooks of 2013, Andrew Zimmerman comments “Andy Ricker’s a rock star and I adore his new cookbook. Perfect […]
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Tags: andy ricker, Chiang Mai, fish sauce chicken wings, Northern Thailand, pok pok cookbook, Thai cuisine, thai food
Temple of Thai »
02 November 2013 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
We’ve worked with Andy Ricker to create recipe ingredient kits to make it a little bit easier to cook up the detailed Thai recipes in his long-awaited Pok Pok Cookbook. You can find a handful of recipes from the book, including Papaya Salad in our site.
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Tags: andy ricker, Chiang Mai, cookbook, ingredients, new york city, northern thai food, Northern Thailand, nyc, pok pok, pok pok pdx, thai food, thai recipes
Kaitlyn Moore »
27 February 2011 »
In Thai Tradtion and Culture »
If you have ever been to Thailand you will know how important the local Buddhist temple is in every day life. Many Thai people will regularly visit the temple to leave offerings for good luck and a sign of respect for the Buddha. Kaitlyn Moore visits a local flower market in Chiang Mai and ponders the ready-made gift offerings on sale.
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Tags: Chiang Mai, flowers, gift offerings, Northern Thailand, Thai market
Kaitlyn Moore »
21 February 2011 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
Fresh sugarcane for sale at a local Thai market. Throughout South East Asia sugarcane is enjoyed whole as a snack or squeezed for its juice. Thailand is a major exporter of cane sugar.
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Tags: Chiang Mai, drinks, street vendor, sugar cane, Thai market
Temple of Thai »
18 February 2011 »
In Thai Tradtion and Culture »
Makha Bukha Day is an important Buddhist holiday in Thailand celebrated on the full moon of the third lunar month. Many Thai people will visit the temple on this day to take part in candle lit ceremony. We visit the famous Wat Chedi Luang temple in Chiang Mai for the event where hundreds of people form a procession round the temple led by dozens of monks.
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Tags: Buddhist Holiday, Chiang Mai, festivals and celebrations, full moon, street vendor, temple, Thai monks
Kaitlyn Moore »
20 November 2010 »
In Thai Tradtion and Culture »
Update 2012: The Yi Peng festival took place in Mae Jo, Chiang Mai on the evening of November 25th 2012. In Bangkok, waves of light twinkle down the Chao Praya under a glitzy fireworks show. In Sukhothai, their Loy Kratong celebration is more traditional, as teenagers in silk and gold costumes dance next to elaborate […]
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Tags: Chiang Mai, firecrackers, floating lanterns, full moon, Loy Kratong, Northern Thailand
Kaitlyn Moore »
15 October 2010 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
Pad Thai is Thailand’s most famous food export, but the history of Pad Thai might be a bit of a surprise. Pad Thai exemplifies the balance of sweet, hot, salty, sour, and bitter flavors that is key to Thai cuisine, while creating an interesting mix of textures from the cooked noodles, crisp bean sprouts, and crunchy dried shrimp. Some stands are even creating new Pad Thai varieties out of green papaya!
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Tags: bean sprouts, Chiang Mai, fried noodles, noodle dishes, one plate dishes, pad thai, street food, tamarind