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Asparagus Wrap

Asparagus Wrap

Ingredients * 4 ounces blue cheese, crumbled * 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened * 1 egg * 1 (1 pound) loaf white bread, crusts trimmed * 1 (10 ounce) package frozen cut asparagus * 1/2 cup butter, melted Directions 1. In a medium bowl, mix the blue cheese, cream cheese and egg. Flatten [...]

Fried Tofu with Peanut Dipping Sauce – Tou Hu Tod Listen to word

Fried Tofu with Peanut Dipping Sauce – Tou Hu Tod Listen to word

n Thailand, you find the fried tofu sold at the same stall or cart with fried taro. It is a wonderful snack even for those who are not so fond of tofu because the sweet cilantro and peanut sauce makes up for the bland tofu. I highly recommend this as a snack or appetizer even [...]

Crispy Catfish Green Mango Salad – Yum Pla Dook Foo Listen to word

Crispy Catfish Green Mango Salad – Yum Pla Dook Foo Listen to word

Popular in Thailand, yum pla dook foo is a quick salad appetizer, but is meaty enough to be a main course. It plays all the core flavors of Thai food against one another; sweet, sour, salty, nutty and spicy hot. This dish is far from the famous Thai curries and is very very Thai.2 Servings [...]

Steamed Tapioca Balls filled with Pork (Sakoo Sai Moo)

Steamed Tapioca Balls filled with Pork (Sakoo Sai Moo)

Street food in Thailand, this savory appetizer differs from the usual sweet preparation of tapioca. Convenient for a cocktail party or family holiday gathering, Sakoo Sai Moo freezes well before cooking. Sakoo Sai Moo is a dumpling is a walnut-sized ball of slightly chewy translucent steamed tapioca filled with seasoned ground pork. It is served [...]

Five Spice Stew with Hard-Boiled Eggs and Pork (Kai Pa-Lo)

Five Spice Stew with Hard-Boiled Eggs and Pork (Kai Pa-Lo)

This Thai home-style recipe for pork and egg stew spiced with cinnamon and star anise has been adapted from the excellent site, UCanCookThai.com. Ning, the webmaster and chef, has kindly granted us permission to use her step-by-step photos (below). Please visit her site for many more authentic Thai recipes in both English and Thai. Starting [...]

Pork Satay (Moo Satay)

Pork Satay (Moo Satay)

Satay is a favorite street food in Thailand. It’s simple to make – marinate meat or tempeh, skewer, and grill. Serve with ready-made peanut sauce or make your own peanut sauce from scratch for a more sophisticated taste. Garnish with Thai cucumber salad and raw cabbage. Read more about satay in our Thai cooking tips [...]

Chinese Five Spice

Chinese Five Spice

Five Spice seasoning from Thailand is typically made up of a blend of cinnamon, star anise, coriander, allspice and bay leaves or cloves either whole or ground. Chinese Five Spice on the other hand is a blend of star anise, cinnamon, cloves, fennel, and Szechuan peppercorns or allspice. Ginger is another possible addition to Five [...]