We started our day by going to the market with our guide which was wonderful because she could help decipher it all for us. There are stalls as far as you can see put up each day by the farmers and vendors in the valley. It is a strong agricultural center and the food is amazing. However, there was a TON of it that we never would have known about if Pui hadn't shown us what it was! So many things that we've never even seen fresh before.
We tried fruits like a mangosteen (sp??), a custard apple, rambutans...all amazingly good and sweet. We bought fresh ingredients for all of the dishes we were going to make, including fresh, hot coconut milk from this machine (see photos) that grinds up the entire coconut, then the coconut mash gets put into this other machine with water and turned into coconut cream and milk. delicious! but only lasts for a day so you have to buy just the right amount.
Then back to the cooking school where we made Pad Thai, coconut soup with chicken, hot & sour soup with shrimp, red curry with shrimp and massaman curry with chicken. We wrapped it all up with sticky rice with mango which was delicious! We're convinced that we're master chefs now. Brent's even stopped threatening to send me to wife school...for the day anyway. It was a great time!
Thanks to Pui, our teacher who was so fun, funny and helpful.
Ta da! Buon Apetito! (or however you say that in Thai - unfortunately, our Thai has not improved since everybody speaks great English and can't wait to practice wtih us...hmm..)
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Oooo! Munch on dragon eyes (longan fruit)! It's sooo good.
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