Mixed response to the six dishes I cooked today. Will probably make about three of them again.
Before the class we all went to a super little market to learn more about Thai ingredients and how to shop for them. I've included some photos from the market. The Thai people only use about three types of rice (Jasmine, White Sticky and Black Sticky) however there were about 15 versions of these on sale. The large fruit/bulb being held up is the Banana Flower!
The dishes we cooked were:
1. Chicken in Coconut Milk Soup (Tom Kha Gai)
This was lovely however the coconut milk really needed to be heated with the main spices for longer to infuse properly.
2. Red Fish Curry (Gaeng Phed Plaa)
This was a tasty curry however it had fresh bamboo shoots in it and they were only marginally better than the tinned variety.
3. Fried Mixed Mushrooms with Baby Corn (Phad Hed Ruam Khao Pod Orn)
This was a delicious, quick and simple vegetable stir fry dish. I even carved stars into my shiitake mushrooms (see photo!)
4. Fried Big Noodles with Thick Sauce and Pork (Raad Nah Muu)
I was not a fan of this dish. Too greasy and non-descript
5. Papaya Salad
This was easy, fresh and incredibly yummy. We had to make it in pairs (my partner Becky is shown in the photo with our joint result) and although I was worried about the raw garlic in it, it worked - and with no aftertaste!
6. Steamed Banana Cake
I was also not enamoured with this. It was incredibly heavy.
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