What Is Kao Yum Gai Sab? This is another spicy lab dish from Thailand. We call it Crispy Fried Chicken in Lab. Or Lab Crispy Fried Chicken, up to you. Also up to you is how you attempt to spell it in English as there are at least different spellings – Laab, Larp, Lab, Larb, … Read more
Gang Som Pla (Fish in Sour Soup) Prepare: 1 whole fish (clean and cut) 1 cup tamarind juice (non-dried tamarind+hot water) 1 cup sliced raw papaya 1 tbsp. fish sauce 2 tbsp. olive oil 2 cups water Paste: 1 whole fish (small size) 7 dried red chili peppers (throw away the seed) 3 galingale 5 … Read more
In Thailand of course! It was a special night out for, what else? Thai food! We rode around town and looked for a place we hadn’t eaten at yet. Then I remembered a place on a hill within a kilometer of where we live. We pulled up to the large open-air pavilion which I thought … Read more
Jason over at Isaanstyle.blogspot.com has sent Joy’s Thai Food blog a lot of traffic over the couple years we’ve been in existence. If you haven’t seen Jason’s blog, head on over. He is an Australian guy teaching in Thailand’s Northeast – the Isaan region. He writes from the point of view of a foreigner coming … Read more
Thai food is probably the most amazing food on the planet. I haven’t tried them all yet – but it’s gotta rank up there with the best of them. I’ve been eating it for almost 5 years now and Joy – a lifetime. She looks happy enough! I (Vern) have acquired a penchant for eating … Read more
