Cooking school
I can now cook 5 Thai dishes. Yellow Curry, cashew chicken, vegetable soup, spring rolls, and mango sticky rice.
4 friends and I attended a cooking class at a Thai Organic Farm from 9-4 yesterday. We learned why they farm in the way they do, plant uses, and of course how to cook. We picked our fruits and vegetables our out of the farm then proceeded to cook with them the rest of the day. That’s what you call fresh.
Everything was loaded with flavor and with so many yummy vegetables. I even made curry paste from scratch. We made 3 dishes then ate them under a beautiful patio surrounded by banana trees. I think I ate the most food out of the whole trip yesterday. After lunch and a 1 hour break we started to make spring rolls and my personal new addiction of mango with sticky rice.
The mangos put the ones we get to shame. The dish consists of fresh mangos over sticky rice and coconut milk. I was so happy to finally learn a little about the real Thai way of cooking.
It is our last week in Chiang Mai. I will miss this place because it has such great northern Thai culture, but I am ready for a sleepy river town consisting of bikes and relaxing. The place we are staying at is famous for its laid back attitude and beautiful scenery.
I am lucky.
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