One of the things I wanted to do while I was in Thailand was learn how to cook Thai food. Well Thai cooking classes are crazy expensive due to the whole take-advantage-of-the-foreigner philosophy. I mentioned this plight to my students and they enthusiastically responded with the desire to teach me themselves. So today, five hours before their English class, they showed up psyched and hungry. We attacked the kitchen with fervor as they demonstrated how to make tom yum kung and kowpat (fried rice), while other students prepared kaijiao (Thai omlette) and some noodle dish. Then, we feasted.
From the left: my student's Por, Chompu, and Mamay in the kitchen.
May and Chompu
An interesting fact I learned was that citrus cuts the spiciness from food. I, against my students' suggestions, decided to try and eat one of the Thai peppers on its own. I regretted it rather quickly. However, one of the student's came to the rescue as she told me to take one of the slices of the lime we had been cutting. It really did cut the burn almost immediately. So now you know.
All of us in the kitchen.
Chompu applauding me as I do the very hard job of transfering rice into the pan.
Making fried rice. The tom yum kung is on the left.
Chompu making the servings look all professional.
Fried rice and the noodles.
All of us right before enjoying our meal.
One of my best meals in Thailand. And the fact that we made it ourselves was all the better. Aroy!
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