Cooking Thai food in Bangkok. After checking out several schools this one proved to be the most entertaining and actually low key as well as informative. With a classroom full of internationals from Brazil, Australia, Japan, England, Switzerland and the US, we enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and yummy food. So after freezing my tush off in Italy for the last several months, I am now sweating it off in humid Bangkok. As this was rather spontaneous I am glad for the few warm weather clothing items I happened to pack. Mostly yoga clothes. These are quite a few photos beginning with a market visit and through various classes on different Thai dishes. Wow what a switch in food. And after the crappy food we were fed at the Italian Institute of crappy food and abuse, Im thrilled with the fresh and fantastic food i am experiencing in Thailand.
this is coconut milk processing , this bowl contains the shredded coconut that later we will squeeze to get the coconut mil we use for the amazing dishes we prepare.
Fish and shrimp, Thai style. I love going to different market. This one is actually quite small and really clean and no stinky smells. Other markets have all of the dried fishes, shrimps and other sea things then when dried smell very strong ! this one is bright and cheery perhaps it caters to all of the cooking schools in the area. It seems to be everywhere that I see little signs for cooking schools, so it is quite a business.
our baskets of goodies
work station #1
fresh goodness, such beautiful bounty
Hard at work making coconut milk
the classroom, this school seems to be in an apartment complex and uses several apartments on one floor of this building, our kitchen is in the front outside hall between the apartment/rooms of the school. Again after the crap at the Italian school this actually feels comfy.
soup fixins
My very own creation! soup of the Thom yum variety, lemon grass, galangal, glad I left out a few chilies my dining companions are sweating!!
So cute , little touches... Italy shame on you...
Aren't the trays beautiful, an added simple touch.
Pad Thai!! ingredients, from the bottom left- chilies, peanuts, I forgot :(, palm sugar, tamarind juice, fish sauce, bean sprouts, green onion, tofu, egg...
Ta Daaaa!! served with a bit f extra sugar, peanuts, chile and lime.
the biggy- green curry, FRESH green curry. We were told that is so cheap to buy already made curry or full meals that people usually eat out and buy ready made because the cost to purchase all of these spices and herbs and things doesnt really make sense...Hmmm, cause this was by far the best green curry I have EVER so to me it was truly worth it.
Oh, green curry and black rice with and without flash. Amazingly good, I made it myself :)
sticky rice in the hat
Oh, chicken salad and sticky rice. also so good
steamed banana with coconut milk to finish. then on to a nap.
