Fried Pork Neck with Ginger
This simple dish has one particular ingredient very popular in Thailand these days. No not pork, that’s always popular here. The current popular ingredient is ginger.
Myanmar Style Tea Leaf Salad
When I first tried this simple salad I was completely hooked by it’s spicy and sour taste. It is not something I teach at my Thai cooking class and it’s actually not something easy to find on any Thai menu. So how come it features here you might ask?
Chilli Dipping Sauce with Crispy Dried Shrimp
Nam prik is a popular spicy chilli sauce normally eaten with an assortment of raw Thai vegetables, fried fish and even sometimes a cha-om omelette.
Sour Yellow Curry with Cha-Om Omelette
Gairng Som is a sour curry from the South of Thailand, som meaning sour in English. You can also eat this dish in Bangkok but it goes under a different name, Gairng Luang (yellow curry).
Butterfly Pea Flower Tea
An Chan is an incredibly healthy Thai tea. It is made from Butterfly Pea Flowers and has a whole host health benefits. It also changes colour magically when you add other ingredients. When ever I can get Butterfly Pea Flowers I always like to start my Khao Lak cooking class with an ice-cold An Chan Tea.
Fresh Shrimp in Fish Sauce
Gung Chair Nam Bplah or Fresh Shrimp in Fish Sauce as it would be called in English is a delicious Thai snack preferred as an accompaniment for drinking whiskey or beer.
Chilli Dipping Sauce for Seafood
Nam Jim is the essential dipping sauce to accompany your Thai seafood dishes. It’s really simple to make and packs a delicious spicy taste.
Thai Basil, Lemongrass and Lime Mojito
This is a Thai version of the classic mojito but using traditional Thai ingredients. It is the prefect addition to your Thai meal and will remind you of those lazy, balmy evenings here in Thailand.
Hokkien Noodles
As an alternative to the usual dishes I teach at my Thai cooking class in Khao Lak, here is something with a tasty Chinese style.