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The Thai Canon

Three hundred and thirty entries

Contents
I
Overview & Cultural Context
Why this cuisine is its own thing — roots, history, the living movement.
3 II
The Land & Sea
Terroir — geography, climate, what grows and swims here.
opening III
The Pantry
The defining ingredients, named to species.
1 IV
The Method
The foundational techniques the cuisine is built on.
127 V
The Canonical Dishes
The dishes a serious practitioner is expected to know.
198 VI
The Beverage Tradition
Wines, spirits, ferments, tea and coffee.
opening VII
The Table & Service
How the food is served and eaten.
1 VIII
The Thread
Where this canon connects to others.
opening IX
The Lineage & Authorities
The masters, the literature, the sources entries anchor to.
opening X
The Network
The producers and purveyors who carry the real ingredients.
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Thai · V The Canonical Dishes

General

Eight entries

The canonical Thai dishes rest on a short list of techniques: paste-making, wok work at extreme heat, and the balancing of hot, sour, salty, and sweet within a single dish. Soups and curries establish the aromatic logic of galangal, lemongrass, and chilli paste; stir-fries and noodle dishes apply that same logic at speed over fire; rice and dessert close the meal. To read in any other order is to encounter conclusions before their premises.

Tom Yam KungThailandThai Red CurryCentral ThailandPanang CurryCentral ThailandMassaman CurrySouthern ThailandDrunken NoodlesThailandSatay with Peanut SauceThailandThai Fried RiceThailandMango Sticky RiceThailand
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Thai · V The Canonical Dishes

General

‹ V The Canonical Dishes

The canonical Thai dishes rest on a short list of techniques: paste-making, wok work at extreme heat, and the balancing of hot, sour, salty, and sweet within a single dish. Soups and curries establish the aromatic logic of galangal, lemongrass, and chilli paste; stir-fries and noodle dishes apply that same logic at speed over fire; rice and dessert close the meal. To read in any other order is to encounter conclusions before their premises.

8 entries
Tom Yam Kung RecipeThailandThai Red Curry RecipeCentral ThailandPanang Curry RecipeCentral ThailandMassaman Curry RecipeSouthern ThailandDrunken Noodles RecipeThailandSatay with Peanut Sauce RecipeThailandThai Fried Rice RecipeThailandMango Sticky Rice RecipeThailand

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