Thai food is all about balance; its flavours are more subtle than other Asian cuisines. A number of dishes arrive together, each one distinct and they are usually eaten with rice.
Our chef Tweesak Trakoolwattana (Tao) was born and trained in Bangkok. He has worked all over the world and is now our Executive Chef in Saba. Why, he asks, would anyone want to eat anything other than good Thai food?
Tao welcomes us to his Saba kitchen and as we savour a bowl of conchi, a traditional breakfast dish in Thailand and Vietnam, he introduces us to the main ingredients used in preparing a Thai meal and how to balance the flavours and aromas.
Tao demonstrates the first dish in his kitchen in Saba, and then we gather around a work station to work on five or six more dishes with your participation.
A trip to the Asian Market follows where Tao shows how to choose the best Thai ingredients, pointing out the less familiar as well as the more widely recognised ones. From there we visit a well-known Irish food shop where we learn how to make the right substitutes to create that genuine Thai flavour if there is no Asian food shop nearby. The day finishes back at Saba when Tao serves up what he considers to be a perfectly balanced Thai meal.
Tao is a brilliant teacher and packs a lot in to the day, but we do give you copies of the recipes and notes on the ingredients. Numbers are small so there is lots of opportunity to get involved and ask questions!
Our Thai Cooking Days run from 10 am to 4 pm
The next dates available are:
Sunday 17 October,
Sunday 31 October,
Sunday 14 November
€175 per person
For more information, please contact Fabulous Food Trails whom run the courses on our behalf. www.fabfoodtrails.com
To make a booking, call 01-4971245, Email: info@fabfoodtrails.com
| [v] | VEGETARIAN |
| [c] | COELIAC |
| * | MILD |
| ** | MEDIUM |
| *** | SPICY |
| **** | VERY SPICY |
| ***** | EXTRA SPICY |