We were asked to choose 3 meals off their menu which they would would then show us how to prepare. We opted for Thai Green Curry, Tom Yam (a seafood soup / broth) and Pad Thai. Our teacher was a lovely Thai lady called Asia. 
We sat down in the main eating area of the hut and she brought out all the herbs and spices we were to use for the pastes and broths we were making, some of which I could not identify, but between all 3 of us we were able to put English names to them all! I had never seen tumeric in root form before - never realised it was so orange!!
We prepared all the herbs and spices and then went through to the kitchen at the back and was shown what to do with all the things we had just chopped, ground and peeled. The smells were wonderful and after only an hour we had in front of us 3 very authentic looking Thai dishes which we then sampled with our friends Dorina and Matt and I must say - rather boastfully - I was rather impressed with our efforts; so I can promise you a treat when you come round for tea at our house when we get back!
We also had a lovely time after eating (while Rob and Matt had fixed one of the corrugated iron gutters after it collapsed during a rain storm and threatened to wash away the bar of the hut!!) where Asia showed us how to make a body scrub out of coffee grounds and lemon juice. Then she very kindly sat down with us and explained about the 2 islands we were planning to do next, Ko Lanta and Phi Phi.
With all this information in hand we left the Hut feeling very full of food and friendship - it was a fantastic 4 hours! We then walked up to our taxi to be taken on the next part of our journey - to Ko Lanta by nightboat, bus and maniac minivan!If you're interested I'll put the recipies on here so you can try them yourself - let me know in the comments!
Finally just to say thanks to Rob's folks who gave me the money to do the course for my birthday it was a great gift.
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I'm assuming this is how you comment. If you have a sec whack some recipes up...i'll give them a go.
ReplyDeleteIncase you're feeling out of the loop, biggest headline news over here has been MPs expenses published showing thousands upon thousands upon thousands on chandeliers, cleaners, furnishing, and having moats cleaned...in short, nothing new! Oh yeah, and very sorry to break it to you, but Peter and Jordan have split up. Now you keep having fun, I came to terms with it and so must you...and keep up the excellent blogging x x
Jon
Katie & I looking forward to Rob & Amy's Thai treats next year!!
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing, I look forward to the recipies!
Katie now has a cam and a skype account so hope to see you both soon.
Take care & enjoy the travels,
Dom & Katie x
Hey guys how are you? We don't know if you'll get this, but while missing travel so much made us remember our lunch, such a great time and a great lunch, I'm so glad Rob and I didn't get electrocuted.
ReplyDeleteWanted to say we loved the food and meeting you guys. How times have changed eh, hope you're well and hope to meet again on another adventure. All the best Matt & Dorina... oh and 8yr old daughter Aimee. That puts the time lines in context lol