Ten Speed Press Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand (A Cookbook)

Hurrah !.... A thai cookbook that's not dumbed down..... no hold back on proper in your face flavour profiles. Exciting, challenging, a bugger to get hold of some of the ingredients I warn you now but worth the effort Not just the usual curries but also rellishes , salads (Thai style) , grilled dishes, all sorts.I made the Kaeng Hung Leh tonight..... bloody lovely !Some of it is pushing boundries ..... som tam with fermented fish and salted mud crab for example.....but that's all good in my book.If David Thompsons "Thai" is the venerable and knowledgeable grand parent then Pok Pok is the upstart but talented facebook generation grandchild.Recommended.---------------------Update : Made the Som Tam the Pok Pok way (with tamerind water and palm sugar) which is differnt to my usual way....and it's great.....so another hit.

If you're looking to recreate genuine Thai flavours at home, in the Western world, this is definitely the book. Straight talking and a helping hand even for the inexperienced. Lots of recipes and lovely stories about the people who contributed as well.

Having travelled a few times to Thailand I live the street food and restaurants. I have been looking for a book like this for some time to replicate the food I love.This has many if those recipes. Whilst some if the ingredients are hard to find you will get most in Chinese supermarkets or online.Great book, tells you how to do many of the greats and pastes, etc.A definite purchase.

Fantastic book - especially love the burmese pork / chiang mai pork curry dish.

It was a present but know that he liked it a lot.