Making Thailand’s “Chile Water” Story and Photos by Austin Bush Recipes Nam Plaa Phrik Nam Phrik Ong Nam Phrink Kapi with Fresh and Fried Vegetables Nam Phrik Num A Variety of Nam Phriks and Other Ingredientsin the Market in Satun, Southern Thailand The first Thai dish I ever learned to make is probably the simplest Thai …
Smoked and Fired-Up Prime Rib: Five Meals from One Roast
by Dave DeWitt Prime rib of beef is my favorite cut of meat, period. When I was growing up in the ’50s, my mother Barbara roasted it on special occasions–always on Christmas Day–and she was a master roaster. In those days, most home cooks ruined their roasts by overcooking them, but not my mom. Rare or medium-rare was her standard, …
Thai Town: L.A.’s Best-Kept Secret
By Robert Bowen Recipes: Penang Curry Phat Phak Bung Fai Dang (“Red Light” Fried Morning Glory) Phat Khii Mao (Fried Spicy Noodles) Kai Phat Kaphrao (Chicken with Basil) Tom Kha Kai (Coconut Milk Soup) Kuay Tiao Uwayphorn (“General’s” Noodles) Khao Nieo Mamuang (Mangos with Sticky Rice) ~ ~ Brightly lit signs in foreign script barely faze passersby in …
Bugged Out In Thailand!
I Can’t Believe I Ate the Whole Bug!And Other Culinary Adventures in Thailand By Paul Ross Recipes: Nam Jim Jeaw Sauce Kaow Soy Kai (Curry Noodle Soup with Chicken) Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad) Moo Pad King (Pork Fried with Ginger) Kaeng Khiao Wan Kai (Green Chicken Curry) Phad Khi Mao Kung (Spicy Stir-Fried Prawns) Proof that we talked the …
Thailand’s Dark Side of the Fork
By Benjamin Rush Editor’s Note: Warning–Don’t read this if you’ve recently eaten or are planning to eat anything ever again. Thai food has taken the world by storm, regularly voted the favorite ethnic food in prestigious Zagat surveys around the world. Today most metropolitan foreigners are ardently familiar with Pad Thai, Tom Yum Goong and Green Curry. Yet there is …





