From Source to Thai Pantry
Making Bamee: Thai Egg Noodles from Scratch
Learn what Thai egg noodles are made of, then follow a traditional bamee recipe for kneading, rolling, cutting and cooking springy yellow noodles, with tips and substitutes.
Understanding Butterfly Pea Flower Benefits in Thai Cooking
Learn the benefits of the butterfly pea flower, from natural blue food coloring to caffeine-free tea, and how Thai cooks use it in drinks, rice and desserts.
Growing Culinary Pandan: Indoor Care, Pots and Propagation
How to grow culinary pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) in pots, indoors and in water. Covers offshoots and cuttings, why seeds rarely work, light, watering, humidity, cold protection, California growing and harvesting leaves for Thai dishes.
From Tamarind Pods to Pulp: How It Is Processed
How tamarind pods become the pulp and tangy extract used in Thai cooking: shelling, soaking, straining tamarind pulp, recognizing the product, using it in dishes and choosing substitutes.
How Peanut Oil Is Made: From Groundnuts to Cooking Oil
How peanut oil is made, from drying and shelling groundnuts to pressing, filtration and refining, and how each type looks, smells and works in Thai stir-fries and deep-frying.
Buying Chinese Broccoli Seeds to Grow Your Own Thai Cooking Greens
Where to buy Chinese broccoli (gai lan) seeds, including Bunnings, garden centres, online seed suppliers and local options. Covers packet labels, similar greens and how the harvest is used in Thai dishes.
Growing and Harvesting Mustard Greens for the Thai Kitchen
How to grow mustard greens for the Thai kitchen: growing conditions, temperature, season, plant spacing, growing time, harvest time, and how the leaves are used fresh and as Thai pickled mustard greens.
Green vs Red Thai Chilies: Ripeness, Heat and How to Cook With Each
Green and red Thai chilies are the same pepper picked at different ripeness. Learn which is hotter, how they taste and when to use each in Thai cooking.
Mushroom Seasoning Powder: Ingredients and How to Make It at Home
What mushroom seasoning powder is, what its ingredient labels usually contain, how it differs from bouillon and MSG, and how to make it at home for Thai dishes.
Buying Pea Eggplant Plants to Grow: A Visual Guide for Thai Cooking
How to choose a pea eggplant plant for sale: recognizing Solanum torvum, live plants vs seedlings vs seeds, legal checks, planting and harvesting, and Thai kitchen uses.