Scholarship and street food come together in David Thompson’s latest work, Thai Street Food. In this exclusive excerpt, he shares his recipes for familiar favourites and unusual specialities from the alleys and markets of Thailand.
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Green papaya salad (Som dtam malakor)
Green papaya salad (Som dtam malakor)
Green papaya salad (Som dtam malakor)
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Pat Thai
Charred rice noodles and chicken with thickened “gravy” (Raat nar gai)
Charred rice noodles and chicken with thickened “gravy” (Raat nar gai)
Charred rice noodles and chicken with thickened “gravy” (Raat nar gai)
PHOTOGRAPH EARL CARTER
Stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao)
Stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao)
Stir-fried minced beef with chillies and holy basil (Neua pat bai grapao)
PHOTOGRAPH EARL CARTER
Pineapple and dried prawns with kanom jin noodles (Kanom jin sao nahm)
Pineapple and dried prawns with kanom jin noodles (Kanom jin sao nahm)
Pineapple and dried prawns with kanom jin noodles (Kanom jin sao nahm)
PHOTOGRAPH EARL CARTER