Steamed Egg Custard – Thai Recipe – Kai Dtun
Stir Fry Vegetables – Healthy Thai Recipe
Fried Noodles with Seafood
Shrimp Paste – Kapi-Terasi-Belacan-Hom Ha
Indonesian Stewed Chicken – Semur Ayam
Vegetable Stir Fry with Noodles – Korean Style
Thai Chili – Prik Kee Noo
Japanese Wasabi – Wasabia Japonica
Black Bean Beef with Noodles
Prik Nam Pla – Thai Sauce
Thai Salad – Thai Yum Pla Grapong
Jackfruit – Artocarpus heterophyllus
Tapioca Pudding – Green Tapioca Pearls with Coconut
Mung Bean Recipe – Thai Dessert
Chinese Broccoli with Crispy Belly Pork – Kana Moo Grob
Crispy Pork Belly – Moo Grob
Thai Fish Sauce – Nam Pla
Mushroom Curry
Garlic Shrimp Thai Recipe
Vegetables
Chinese Broccoli – Gai Lan – Brassica Oleracea
Chinese Broccoli is a member of the Brassica Oleracea group which includes Broccoli, Cabbage, Kale, Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts. Chinese Broccoli is also known as Gai Lan, Kai Lan or Chinese Kale. Chinese Broccoli is slightly bitter with a hint of pepper. Unlike Broccoli where only the flower buds are eaten, with Chinese Broccoli the small emerging flower buds, thick bluish green leaves and the stems are used.
Thai Eggplant – Makhua Puang – Solanum torvum
This Thai Eggplant or aubergine known in Thailand as Makhua Puang, comes from Solanum torvum widely known as Turkey Berry. The fruit are in fact the the small green pea sized berries which grow in large clusters. These berries turn yellow when fully ripe but are harvested for use when they are still green and are one of the main ingredients along with another Thai Eggplant, Makhua Phro, in Thai Green Curry.
Taro Root – Dasheen – Colocasia esculenta
Taro Root is the edible corm of the Taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, and is also known as Dasheen. Believed to be one of the earliest edible plants in cultivation, Taro is native to S.E. Asia and is grown primarily for its edible roots although the leaves are sometimes eaten as a vegetable. The early Romans boiled Taro Root and ate it in a similar way that potatoes are used today. In parts of S.E.Asia, the Taro Root was a staple food before the introduction of rice.
Thai Eggplant – Makhua Phro
Makhua Phro is a Thai Eggplant or Aubergine about the size of a golf ball. Belonging to the genus Solanum, this Thai Eggplant is one of several eggplants popular in Thailand where they are an essential ingredient in curries including the well known green and red curries.
