Travel Theme: Spices from Around the World
Ailsa’s theme of ‘Spice’ came just as I was whipping up some Spanish-style spiced almonds as a Christmas nibble, using two tablespoons of cayenne and one of smoked Spanish paprika. I don’t […]
Category Archives: Thai Food
Chatuchak Market, Bangkok’s Weekend Market
Without anything pressing to do we spent our second day in Bangkok at the Chatuchak (or Jatujak) Weekend Market. It was a fantastic market, with tons of unique items, and I can’t believe it’s […]
Off for Crab at our Favourite Restaurant in Bangkok
SIX YEARS AGO: December 2, 2007. After five and a half weeks of travelling through Laos and Cambodia we finally arrived back in Bangkok. The traffic was horrendous. It was so bad that it took […]
Navigating a Thai Menu: Chile Ratings & Condiments
Of Spice and Wifi in Bangkok. Al was hungry (again) so we went in search of someplace to eat that had BOTH air conditioning and wifi. The first restaurant we found […]
World Spices Cooking Class 2: Thai Yellow Chicken Curry with Cashews
The main course for my second World Spices Cooking Class was Thai Yellow Chicken Curry with Cashews and Pineapple, served on Jasmine Rice. This recipe was super complex — in fact […]
Pad Thai and Penang Kai recipes
PAD THAI recipe from the Thai Cultural Association Cooking Demonstrations during the Loi Krathong Celebration in Vancouver, November 6, 1993. This festival takes place on the 12th month of the Thai Lunar […]
Thai Masaman Yellow Coconut Curry Recipe with Pork and Lychee
Southern Thailand, with its large population of Muslims, rarely has pork on the menu. This slightly sweet coconut curry, however, uses pork, along with potatoes, lychee and pineapple. It was my […]
UBC Thai eating course, Banquet no. 4, southern-style
Location: Talay Thai, 8369 Granville St, Vancouver. THE MENU Gaeng Masaman Moo, yellow coconut curry with pork, potato, onion, lychee and pineapple. My favourite dish of all the classes, and […]
Thai menu from northeast Thailand (Issan)
Wimaan Thai Restaurant, 1063 West Broadway, Vancouver. For the third Thai banquet in our UBC ‘eating’ course we went to Wimaan Thai Restaurant which featured food from north-east Thailand, the […]
Thai menu from northern Thailand
For the second Thai banquet in our UBC ‘eating’ course we went to Baan Wasana Restaurant, 2143 W41st Ave, Vancouver. It featured a menu of typical dishes from northern Thailand. […]
