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Enjoying some self made som tom. |
Urban dictionary defines “
foodie” as a
douchebag who likes food. I
prefer to think the correct definition of foodie is
a person who really likes good food and likes to eat a lot. The
latter description best describes me. I don’t think I ever evolved from Freud’s
oral fixation stage. After spending much time in Thailand and sampling
countless dishes over 6 months, I decided to enroll in Baan Thai Cookery School
in Chiang Mai for a day of cooking lessons in order to bring my love of Thai
food home to my own kitchen.
The full day of cooking began at 9am when “Apple” our
instructor directed us to choose which meals we wanted to prepare. The menu
consisted of 5 courses with 3 options and each person chooses whichever dish
they prefer from the selection. The
table holds nine students of whom were from all corners of the world and one
instructor. Once everyone introduced him or herself and chose their cuisine choices,
the group headed out to the local market to purchase the necessary ingredients.
Although I have been to numerous markets, there are still many questionable
veggies, spices, and hanging meat that I don’t know. Luckily, Apple cleared up
all the unidentifiable ingredients with an explanation and crash course into
Thai veggies, herbs, and spices. With baskets of fresh components in hand, we
headed back to Baan Thai excited to create the first concoction.
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Menu of our selections.
I chose green curry, fried cashew nuts and chicken, seafood soup in coconut milk, papaya salad, and mango and sticky rice. |
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Apple explaining the different Thai vegetables flavors and tastes. |
My first dish was stir fried cashew nuts and chicken. Nuts
are definitely not used enough in American dishes. Our table and another group
who selected a certain dish break off into their designated kitchen where an
instructor has necessary materials set up at your own station and gives a
demonstration on how to prepare the dish.
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Instructor giving a demonstration for preparing the dish. |
With oil splashing everywhere, I
managed to fry cashews, cook chicken and add my veggies and spices together to
recreate one of my favorite meals and it turned out great! Once you finished
preparing your dish, you take it to the table and chow down. This is a great
time for the novice chefs to get into a multi-cultural conversation while
enjoying their self prepared dishes. After only a few moments of digestion,
it’s time for the next course. The cycle repeats itself until each person has
cooked and consumed 5 courses. By 4 o’clock, if you’re not in a food coma, you’re
ready for a serious nap at the table. You’re already sitting on the floor so
it’s difficult to resist sprawling out.
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Some of the crew eating their Thai concoctions. |
After the course, each member keeps their own recipe book
with all dishes, even the ones you didn’t prepare, as well as an explanation
and full color picture for every vegetable, spice, and ingredient that is used
in Thai cooking. If you love Thai food, you should take a cooking course.
It’s a great way to meet some folks and bring your skills home to impress your
friends.
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