Food Minia

Nam Tok (literally, waterfall) is the North Eastern Thai or Isan food. The name  “Nam Tok Neua”, or “waterfall beef” refers to the juices that flow out of the meat when it is cut, due to its being lightly grilled and so slightly rare in the center. It is a popular Thai dish in among North Eastern Thai people or beef lovers. Actually most of the ingredients for Nam Tok are the same as “Laab” accept the meat and the process of cooking the meat is different. We use chopped meat in Laab and cook with the small amount of water in a pot. For Nam Tok, we use a big piece of meat and use grilling as the process of cooking. For 2 servings Ingredients 280 - 300 g.                 Beef loin (sirloin, tenderloin) or rib eye steak 1 - 2 cloves                  Garlic, chopped fine Pinch of salt 1 tsp                             Sugar 1 ts...

Gai Yang Ta Krai or Chicken Lemongrass Skewers is another outdoor summer food, but you can still have this dish on a rainy day by using oven grill or pan grill. You can have different kinds of meat for this dish – like pork, lamb or beef. The overall process of making this dish is pretty easy. If you have the fat lemongrass then you can cut the lemongrass into half lengthwise, it is good in a way so you can get more favour and scent from lemongrass on your meat. Ingredients 2              Large skinless boneless chicken breast (about 500 g) cut into chunks ( 3 ⁄ 4 ” x 2” x 2 ½“) 6              Lemongrass, cut into 6 -7 inches long 3 cloves  Garlic  Lemongrass sticks 3              Coriander roots 1 tsp        Fresh ground pepper 1 tsp        Crashed coriander seeds 1 ⁄ 3   tsp      Salt 1 tbsp      ...

Moo Daet Diao (literally, a day of sunshine pork) is Thai style pork jerky. We have two different kinds of pork and beef jerky in Thailand , the first one we can find in China town, on Yaowarach road, this one we don’t call Moo Daet Diao but it is called Moo Pen, means pork sheets, this Moo Pen is sweet jerky. Pork and beef jerky in China town, Bangkok has been selling for nearly hundred years and has been very popular. I remember when I was a child living in Southern Thailand, every Chinese New Year my young adult brother or sister who worked in Bangkok would come home and bring us pork jerky in the red bright colourful tins. Nowadays you can find pork and beef jerky from China town at the luxury shopping centers in Bangkok or other big cities and also it is one of the most popular souvenirs for the tourists who visit China town in Bangkok . The other one, Moo Daet Diao, is normally found at Som Tum vendors or Issan style restaurants. Som Tum or Papaya salad is one of Issan or Nort...

Moo Yang (literally, grilled pork) Last weekend we had some friends came over. One of the dishes that I made was Moo Yang, and some of my friends asked for the recipe so I just post it here. Moo Yang is pretty common dish in Thailand and we make this dish for a beer party or any relaxing occasion. You can find Moo Yang at a restaurant too but may not exactly be like my recipe. The weather is warming up; the BQQ season is coming so this dish is perfect for a nice warm sunny day with friends or family. You may like to try something different - Moo Yang with sticky rice. Ingredients   1 kg.              Pork loin,(best with pork loin with some fat) slice into  ¾ inch thick (from any size you wish) 4 - 5 cloves    Garlic, chopped and pound with a pestle 4                    Big coriander roots, ch...