by SavoryGirl | Feb 27, 2012 | Asia Cuisine, Local Cuisine, Travel
Chiang Mai, Thailand…what an interesting, unique and ridiculously delicious place! Now, there are things I love about Chiang Mai and some that I found extremely disappointing if I’m being honest. I tend to get very high expectations based on what other...
by SavoryGirl | May 17, 2011 | Asia Cuisine, Local Cuisine
Here’s a fun video that I’ve been a bit slow uploading…me trying my first ever insect! We tried thai-spiced crickets while in Chiang Mai, Thailand and here you get to watch my actual reaction as I take my first bite. It was super hot and sweaty there...
by SavoryGirl | Apr 25, 2011 | Asia Cuisine, Event Menus, Local Cuisine, Recipes
Traditional Thai Condiments (along with fish sauce and palm sugar of course!) Before vacation slipped too far from our memory, we decided to put our newfound Thai cooking skills to the test and throw a Thai party for our friends. With of course, the “cost” to...
by SavoryGirl | Apr 25, 2011 | Poultry, Recipes
This is one of our favorite types of curry…the addition of peanuts to red curry paste makes it a bit more rich. As with most curries any meat works well with this, but we like chicken or pork…and this is a pretty spicy one, but feel free to dial it back....
by SavoryGirl | Apr 25, 2011 | Dessert, Recipes
Oh, who doesn’t love mangoes with sticky rice? Christian was absolutely in heaven sitting on the beach eating this (almost every day when we could find it!) so we had to learn how to make it right. Traditionally the rice is just a bit sweet, but not...