Thai basil minced pork, or ‘pad kra pao moo saap’ (ผัดกะเพราหมูสับ) , is one of the most famous of all Thai dishes – and for good reason. Minced pork is fried with plenty of fresh garlic and chilli before being perfumed with a generous bunch of the key ingredient: Thai holy basil. This iconic combination …
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What would you rather have for breakfast? A cold bowl of cereal with milk? Or a steaming bowl of fragrant rice, topped with a mountain of pickled mustard greens and a glistening slice of slow-cooked pork belly? If you are the sort of person that would always go for the latter, then you will love …
Local Breakfast in Taichung – Melt-in-the-mouth Pork Belly at Xiao Yan Meat Rice (蕭爌肉飯) Read More »
“There is no greater pleasure in life than dipping a ball of sticky rice into the fiery juices of a som tam.” What and where is Kuraburi? Kuraburi (sometimes spelt Khura Buri), a small town in Phang-Nga Province, Southern-Thailand. It does not feature prominently in Western travel guides owing to its small size and unassuming …