OK, cooking school was a lot better than I imagined it would be! Deb, the boys and I are now certified Thai cooks, prepared to whip up Pad Thai, Spring Rolls, Sweet & Sour soup, salads, sticky rice and a gamut of other delicacies. It was amazing, and we got to eat our creations. Under the supervision of Pot and his wife Nan at the Siam Rice Cooking school, we were producing creations in no time at all. He took us to the market to help us identify all of the ingredients and to check for ripeness and freshness (lemongrass, ginsing, spring onions, spices).
After cooking our masterpieces, we even learned to carve those fancy carvings from simple vegetables. A day well spent. And all Brendan-safe foods!
Hi gang - thanks for another exciting update to your travels! It is about 9:30 am your time, on 25 June, and we just tried to call you at your hotel a few minutes ago. Apparently you just checked out an hour ago! Sorry we missed you....
ReplyDeleteYour trip to Thailand sounds great. Of all the beaches I've been to in the world, I remember the ones in Thailand as being the best. But you are right, the development of the beaches means that they have really lost something beautiful.
My impression of the Chaing Mai Wat temple was that it was a really peaceful oasis away from the hustle and bustle of Chaing Mai. I didn't want to leave.
Have a good time in Taiwan. We're looking forward to reading more blogs.
Bettina and David
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ReplyDeleteIf you like learning to cook thai food give this free thai cooking blog a try
www.thaifoodtonight.com
There's a bunch of popular thai dishes and each one comes with an instructional cooking video