Funnily enough, I never actually had mieng kham while I was living in Thailand… I actually discovered this little flavour-bomb at my favourite Thai restaurant in Cairns,… Read more “Mieng Kham”
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Stir-fried spicy green beans with peanuts
This dish found its way into my repertoire on one of those days when I couldn’t decide between cuisines to concentrate on, and ended up fusing Korean… Read more “Stir-fried spicy green beans with peanuts”
Dtom kha (hot & sour soup with coconut milk)
Dtom kha is Thailand’s second most famous soup, after dtom yam. It’s spicy and sour like dtom yam, but tempered with coconut milk, which makes it easier… Read more “Dtom kha (hot & sour soup with coconut milk)”
Dtom yam het (hot & sour soup with mushrooms)
Dtom yam is Thailand’s most famous soup, famous for its spicy sourness that fits perfectly with the humid climate. While I lived in Thailand I ate dtom… Read more “Dtom yam het (hot & sour soup with mushrooms)”
Chana masala (chickpea curry)
Chana masala is my all-time favourite Indian dish. It’s spicy, tangy, tomatoey, and fragrant – all the things a mouthwatering year-round dish should be! This version is… Read more “Chana masala (chickpea curry)”
Gado gado (Indonesian salad with spicy peanut sauce)
Gado gado is a traditional Indonesian salad dish whose name literally translates as “mix-mix”, so no prizes for guessing it’s a bit of a free for all… Read more “Gado gado (Indonesian salad with spicy peanut sauce)”
Nam prik ong (tomato chilli paste)
Nam prik means chilli paste in Thai, literally translated as “spicy water”. Nam prik ong is a chilli paste from northern Thailand made traditionally with tomatoes and… Read more “Nam prik ong (tomato chilli paste)”
Sweet potato gnocchi with spiced eggplant chutney and coconut-coriander sauce
This dish is a fusion of non-traditional sweet potato gnocchi and fragrant Thai spicy eggplant with a refreshing burst of zesty coconut-coriander sauce to finish it off.… Read more “Sweet potato gnocchi with spiced eggplant chutney and coconut-coriander sauce”
Massaman curry paste
Feel free to vary this curry paste to your own taste, and you’ll learn how you like it soon enough. I actually like it pretty spicy, so often… Read more “Massaman curry paste”
Massaman curry
Massaman curry…. Thai’s don’t really eat it, and I can’t say I was ever particularly jazzed about eating a dish that seems more aimed at western tourists’… Read more “Massaman curry”
