Understanding Thai Flavors
Thai Soup Aromatics: A Visual Guide to the Ingredients Behind Tom Yum and Tom Kha
A visual guide to Thai soup aromatics. Learn how to recognize lemongrass, galangal, makrut lime leaves and cilantro roots, what each adds to tom yum and tom kha, and how to prepare or substitute them.
Neem Flowers in Thai Cooking: Flavor, Preparation and Uses
Learn about sadao, the bitter neem flowers of Thai food: how they look and taste, how to blanch them, how to serve them with nam pla wan, and which substitutes work.
Thai Herb Pairings: How Thai Aromatic Ingredients Work Together
A visual guide to Thai herb pairings: how lemongrass, galangal, makrut lime leaves, coriander root, garlic, basils, mint and culantro combine in familiar Thai dishes, with prep tips and substitutes.