Imagine…
Three Aussies, in Hong Kong on Monday….at a Thai Cooking course, with a Chinese, Nepalese(!:)), Japanese and Filipino lady alongside us!
We all have a new appreciation for the flavour sensations that go into Thai cooking, and the process that they take to become such delicious combination of flavours.
Some of the things learned included making tamarind paste from scratch (you have to soak it in water- like taking the roots and soil of a plant and soaking the ‘soil’ part off the roots and seeds… chopping chicken to a fine mince, grinding your own curry paste in a mortar and pestle, till the lemon grass, garlic, chilli and various other goodies really are a paste, then assembling everything back together into a mouth watering meal.
My friend Kate and I often give thanks for the amazing breadth, diversity and wonder of food that is available around the world, and it was such a joy to appreciate a little bit more the richness of culture that is tied into one culture’s food! YUM!
3 comments:
What a great idea!! Thai cooking classes. Yum yum!
One of the coolest things was surely getting to slam the mince down into the bowl from a great height, in order to make it more sticky.
You'll have to cook for me when we come!
:) I have been WELL inspired now to cook everything in the cook book you gave me!!!:) Cooking will definately happen:)
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