Introducing a brand new vegan Thai supper club, this vegan Northern Thai dinner highlights Lanna cuisine.
Vegan Northern Thai Dinner
Vegan Thai Kanom (Thai Desserts)
Kanom (khanom) Thai, or Thai sweets, are major players in the culinary landscape that is Thai cuisine. In comparison with European sweets, however, kanom Thai might seem daunting. If European confectionary traditions are characterised by pastries and cream, then Thai dessert culture is portrayed on a canvas of sticky rice…
Crispy Dried Agar Jelly Candy
These easy to make dried agar candies are found in many Asian countries. The Japanese wagashi form is called kohakutou, while in Indonesia it is agar agar kering. My recipe is for a Thai version called kanom woon grop. As easy as they are to make, kanom woon grop can take several days…
Kao Ka Moo: Vegan Pork Stew on Rice
Kao ka moo is a dish of Teochew Chinese origin that is now firmly Thai. The flavour profile is salty and rich, with an underlying sweetness (although this recipe isn’t as sweet as many versions you would find in central Thailand). Classed as aahaan jan diao, or a single plate dish for…
Vegan in Seoul (Food + Travel Notes)
Toward the end of last year I embarked on a trip to South Korea, where I preserved my insides and sanity with soju and makgeolli for two weeks. I began my trip in the capital of Seoul, exploring supermarkets, museums, and (of course) vegan restaurants. The booze For the uninitiated, soju…
Kongbiji Jjigae (Korean Okara Stew)
A destination long on my want list, I was unprepared for the briskness of my first evening in Seoul last Autumn after touching down on a flight from Phuket. For dinner I ventured, shivering, to Ose Gye Hyang. I sometimes go on complaint binges about the averageness of most meals…
