The Culinary Institute of America

Northern Thai Cuisine at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai

Stéphane Calvert, Executive Chef at Four Seasons Chiang Mai, talks to us about traditions of Northern Thai cooking. He takes us on a tour of their aromatic herb garden, and to Rim Tai Kitchen, a Thai cooking school, where Chef “An” Anchalee Luadkham prepares Gaeng Hang Lay Gai Korat. This is a Northern Thai chicken ginger curry dish typically served on special occasions, such as weddings and holidays.
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Interview with Chef Prin Polsuk, nahm Restaurant, Como Metropolitan Bangkok

We talk to Chef Prin Polsuk at nahm Restaurant at Como Metropolitan Bangkok about two of his favorite dishes: Coral Catfish Curry with Sand Ginger, and Peppercorns; and Stir-fried Beef with Chili, Holy Basil and Cumin Leaves. Prin Polsuk is head chef of nahm Bangkok, named the number one restaurant in Asia in the San Pellegrino Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards and number 13 in the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
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Southern Thai Pork Curry

At Bangkok’s Issaya Cooking Studio, Chef “Ann” Pavita Sae-Chao shows us how to make Southern Thai Curry with Minced Pork, and discusses the special flavors of the southern Thailand, including its famous heat.  
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Salted Shrimp with Bitter Beans with Chef “Ann” Pavita Sae-Chao, Issaya Cooking Studio, Bangkok

At Bangkok’s Issaya Cooking Studio, Chef “Ann” Pavita Sae-Chao shows Einav Gefen, executive chef for Unilever Food Solutions, how to make Stir-Fried Shrimp with Salted Shrimp Paste and Bitter Beans. This dish is a classic recipe of southern Thailand, with bitter beans being a prized ingredient only available in February – early April.
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Southern Thai Rice Noodles with Barracuda

Chef “Ann” Pavita Sae-Chao is the Executive Chef at Chef Ian Kittichai’s international food and beverage consulting firm, Cuisine Concept Co., and has made many appearances on Iron Chef Thailand, Iron Chef America, and Iron Chef Japan. At Issaya Cooking Studio in Bangkok, a Thai culinary education center, she demonstrates several classic southern Thai recipes. She shows Einav Gefen, executive chef for Unilever Food Solutions, how to make a southern Thai-style curry with barracuda and rice noodles.
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Young Jackfruit Relish with Chefs Duangporn ‘Bo‘ Songvisava and Dylan ‘Lan‘ Jones, Bo.lan, Bangkok

Chefs Duangporn 'Bo' Songvisava and Dylan 'Lan' Jones take us on a 1 a.m. visit to Khlong Toei Market, Bangkok's largest fresh market. They then take us back to their restaurant, Bo.lan, which was named in San Pellegrino’s Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2017. Here they show us how to make Young Jackfruit Relish. The jackfruit is boiled for an hour and pounded with dried sheep fish, shallot, garlic, sour tomatoes, dried shrimp paste and galangal, then stir-fried with ground pork. This is served with fresh vegetables and fried pork rind.
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Thai Green Curry with Chef Ian Kittichai

In the kitchens of Bangkok’s Issaya Siamese Club, Chef Ian Kittichai shows us how to make a classic Green Curry with Beef, and how to cook the green curry paste properly to bring out all of its aromatic flavors. He adds palm sugar, fish sauce, Thai basil, eggplant, chilies and beef.  
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Thai Kanom Krok with Chef Ian Kittichai

At his restaurant, Issaya Siamese Club in Bangkok, Chef Ian Kittichai shows us how to make Kanom Krok: Coconut Hot Cakes Topped with Chicken, Chili Jam, Shredded Ginger and Kaffir Lime. Kanom Krok are a popular street food, and have a similar flavor profile to Thai coconut soup.
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