This ring is made from young shredded coconut, bi-tua (pandan leaves) flavouring, nuts, and puffed rice. It’s Thailand’s version of crunch bars and eaten at the new year in April. I’ve pressed it into a tom yum pan to get that donut shape.

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Another use for mee krob (crunchy rice vermicelli) is this snack. This snack is crunchy rice and dates made into a semi-sweet dessert. I like to mould it into a tom yum pan and serve it sliced with dates in the center, as in the photograph.

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This is a traditional dessert of Thailand, but rice cakes are time consuming to make, and so I’ve made the recipe using store bought rice cakes.

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This is a dry baked chicken curry, served with plenty of salad and vegetables.

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This curry comes from the Muslim area of Thailand, the south, near the border with Malaysia. It is a chicken curry, made with rice and coconut milk, served with a spicy ginger side sauce. Imagine Paella crossed with Thai spices and that is very close to the style of this dish.

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