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Rainbow Rice Salad – Kao Yum – ข้าวยำ

Kao Yum, or Khao Yum, is a specialty of Southern Thai cuisine that has become popular in Bangkok in recent years because of the healthy, clean eating trend! This dish is similar to the Malay nasi kerabu, and in fact, many Southern Thai dishes have Malay roots. In this video I also show you how […]

Spicy Garlic Lime Pork “Moo Manao”

This dish is called “lime pork”, but really it’s more like tender pork sliced drenched in a spicy garlic lime dressing…served with fresh crunchy vegetables and topped with mint leaves. This recipe is healthy, easy and oh, so delicious! It has all the iconic flavours of Thai food: spicy, sour, sweet, and salty, but with […]

Spicy Omelette Salad ลาบไข่เจียว

An egg salad like you’ve never seen before! This omelette salad or “laab kai jiew” is something we made at home one day because we didn’t have any meat ready, but eggs are always something we have in the fridge, so we tried something different and it turned out to be delicious! Laab is a […]

Instant Noodle Salad (Yum Mama) ยำมาม่า

Mama is Thailand’s most famous brand of instant noodles, and IMO the BEST instant noodles in the world! Seasoning packets aside, the noodles themselves are so unique and tasty that people love using them in various recipes, and this salad is a super classic Mama recipe! Being “instant” noodles, they’re super quick to cook, and […]

Pomelo Salad (Yum Som-O) ยำส้มโอ

Pomelo is like a giant, sweet grapefruit. When you get a good pomelo..few things are more refreshing and invigorating to eat! It’s also the perfect candidate for this beautiful, light salad, and I waited a long time to make this recipe cuz I wanted to make sure I am in Thailand where pomelos are the […]

Salad Rolls w/ Spicy Garlicky Creamy Dip

If you think you know salad rolls, think again! These gorgeous bite-sized salad rolls have become popular in Bangkok in the recent years, and it’s something my mom always brought home for me during my most recent trip home. The star of this dish is the dipping sauce: creamy, garlicky, spicy, tart…this is the […]

Mackerel Fried Rice “Salad” ข้าวคลุกปลาทู

We’re once again cooking with ingredients from mom’s backyard! During my trip to Thailand, I had this dish at a small restaurant in Bangkok and just fell in love with its rustic simplicity. Ingredients used are no more than the very basic staples of any Thai home kitchen, and the flavours are light, fresh, and […]

Glass Noodle Salad 2.0 (Yum Woon Sen) ยำวุ้นเส้น

New and improved version of an old classic! Glass noodle salad is a staple dish in any Thai home, so it was one of the first things I made when I left Thailand and was homesick! Glass noodle salad has wonderfully bright flavours with lots of refreshing crunchy vegetables. I guarantee it will become a […]

Spicy Salmon Salad (Laab Salmon) ลาบปลาแซลมอน

Every time I had salmon sashimi, I’d always think to myself, “This would be SO good if I laab it!” So finally I tried out my culinary dream, and it’s even better than I thought it would be! Spicy, herbaceous, fresh, light, healthy, gluten-free, not to mention it is a show stopper when you bring […]

Grilled Eggplant Salad ยำมะเขือยาว

The tender, sweet, juicy flesh of grilled eggplant is the perfect vehicle for the tart, citrusy dressing, and it’s made better by the gooey egg yolk. And the dried shrimp….yes, the dried shrimp, which are salty, chewy, umami shrimp flavour bombs! This is definitely one of my favourite ways to prepare eggplant, and a dish […]

Crispy Fluffy Fish w/ Green Mango Salad ยำปลา(ไม่ดุก)ฟู

Last year, Mark Wiens and I had a meal together in Bangkok, and this dish, called yum pla duk foo, was one of the many things we enjoyed. If you missed that video, here it is. In this video, I declared that I can’t think of another dish that I prefer to this dish, which is a bold […]

Laab Gai – Northeastern Chicken Salad ลาบไก่

This famous dish is iconic of northeastern Thai cuisine, and it’s probably the healthiest chicken salad I’ve ever seen! A few years ago I made a pork laab video, this time I make it with chicken with lots of new tips and tricks to help you make a laab to impress! And that crazy good […]

Green Papaya Salad ส้มตำไทย (som tum)

Here is a new and improved recipe for the famous northeastern Thai salad! This time around, I provide you with lots of tricks, tips, and explanations to make sure you can really master this classic, delicious salad. This is also a very healthy salad, so I can really let myself indulge without having to hold […]

Thai Peanut Salad Dressing สลัดแขก Salad Kaeg

This salad is a specialty of Muslim Thai cuisine. With the spicy and rich peanut dressing, it’s one of my favourite ways to eat veggies! The dressing will keep for at least a week in the fridge, and it will also double as a dipping sauce for meats or tofu. INGREDIENTS Serves 4 Peanut […]

Chayote & Apple Salad ตำฟักแม้ว tum fakmeaw

This recipe is inspired by one of my new favourite vegetables: Chayote squash! Crunchy, juicy, with a subtle sweetness that works well in so many applications especially in salad, which is a variation of the famous green papaya salad! It’s got a refreshing crunchy feel of a slaw that will go great with any meal, especially […]

Chilled Tofu & Herb Salad ยำเต้าหู้เย็น (yum tao hu yen)

I demonstrated this tofu salad recipe at Veg Expo in Vancouver, and it was a hit with the audience! If you’re not a lover of tofu, it’s probably because you haven’t had it done right. If you’ve got tofu-haters in your life, try making this for them and see if they might change their mind! […]

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