Online Siamese Culinary Masterclasses for Professional Chefs and Thai food enthusiasts

In my masterclasses, for the first time in the English language, I reveal the culinary secrets hidden in old and hard-to-find Siamese cookbooks and recipes dating from the late 19th century to modern days. 

Get unlimited access to Thaifoodmaster’s constantly growing library of prime professional masterclasses, articles, recipes and videos on Siamese culinary topics, available nowhere else in English.

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Professional Guides: Siamese Chili Relishes (น้ำพริก และ เครื่องจิ้ม), Thai Curries (แกงไทย), Thai Salads (เรื่องยำๆ) and The art of Siamese old-school menu design (สํารับอาหารไทย).

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Practical and kitchen-tested recipes with a mix of theory, history, psychology, and Siamese culture tidbits.

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Articles and Recipes

Yanee Coconut Based Curry Stew (แกงตุนยานี; gaaeng dtoon yaa nee)
Yanee Coconut Based Curry Stew (แกงตุนยานี; gaaeng dtoon yaa nee)
Coconut Based Curry Stew, a Thai Muslim dish featuring green eggplant simmered in a distinctly sour tamarind and coconut broth. From Ibrahim Haji Roshidin's 1938 cookbook.
Red Pickled Anchovies with Seasonings (ปลาแดงทรงเครื่อง; bplaa daaeng sohng khreuuang)
Red Pickled Anchovies with Seasonings (ปลาแดงทรงเครื่อง; bplaa daaeng sohng khreuuang)
Fermented anchovy relish with dual citrus, grilled shrimp, and salt-worked ginger served with raw vegetables and fried catfish. Jeeb Bunnag, 1933.
Heritage 23: Issue Tuesday, August 4, 2026
This week's folios: - แกงจืดลูกชิ้นกุ้งกับผักกาดปลี — Mild soup with prawn balls and Chinese cabbage (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ข้าวแขก — Indian-Style Rice - Layered Jasmine Rice and Coconut Milk pudding with Crispy Shallots (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - งบปลาอุย — Grilled Catfish Parcels (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ผัดพริกขิงเนื้ออ่อน — Stir-fried Sheatfish with Phrik Khing Paste (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ข้าวตังปิ้งปรุง — Grilled Seasoned Rice Crust (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ลอยแก้วสาวสวรรค์ — Heavenly Maidens Floating in Crystal Syrup (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933)
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Minced-Bird Curry with Fish (ปลาช่อนแกงนก; Bplaa Chaawn Gaaeng Nohk)
Lady Plean Passakornrawong’s historic, first-ever recipe for minced-bird curry with snakehead fish revives the old minced-bird curry syle. The fish is minced and cooked with the curry paste, producing a hearty and comforting thick-textured curry.
Royal-Style Stir-Fried Unripe Rice with Pork and Seafood (ข้าวเหม้าหมี่; khaao mao mee)
Royal-Style Stir-Fried Unripe Rice with Pork and Seafood (ข้าวเหม้าหมี่; khaao mao mee)
Royal-Style Stir-Fried Unripe Rice with Pork and Seafood, a dry-fried Thai royal dish using pounded unripe rice instead of vermicelli. From Jeeb Bunnak's 1945 cookbook.
Oyster Rice Soup (ข้าวต้มหอยนางรม; khaao dtohm haawy naang rohm)
Oyster Rice Soup (ข้าวต้มหอยนางรม; khaao dtohm haawy naang rohm)
Khaao dtohm haawy naang rohm: raw oysters and egg set in the bowl by boiling soup, with a fried-garlic pork lard base. Lady Gleep Mahithaawn, 1949.
แกงต้มกะทิเนื้อโคเค็ม อย่าง จีบ บุนนาค (พ.ศ. ๒๔๘๔)
ภูมิปัญญาไทยโบราณท่านมีความอัจฉริยะล้ำเลิศ คิดปรุงตำรับอาหารที่ได้ผลออกมาอย่างลงตัว ดังที่กล่าวมาในบทก่อนหน้า วิถีไทยอาศัยการถนอมอาหารด้วยการทำเค็มหรือตากแห้ง และเมื่อจะนำมารับประทาน ความรุ่มรวยทางวัฒนธรรมการกิน บวกกับความมีศิลปะแห่งการปรุง คนสมัยก่อนสามารถรังสรรค์ของใกล้ตัว ให้ออกมาเป็นตำรับที่วิเศษได้โดยง่าย ง่ายด้วยกรรมวิธี ง่ายด้วยวัตถุดิบเครื่องปรุง ให้เป็นของอร่อยแบบไทยแท้ หนึ่งในตำรับนั้นคือ "ต้มกะทิเนื้อโคเค็ม"....
Butter Custard Pudding (ขนมหม้อแกงเนย; khanohm maw gaaeng noei)
Butter Custard Pudding (ขนมหม้อแกงเนย; khanohm maw gaaeng noei)
Butter Custard Pudding, a saffron-infused coconut bread custard with raisins and almonds. From Ibrahim Haji Roshidin Tuan's 'The Muslim Cook,' 1938.
Khanohm Sai Gai (ขนมไส้ไก่; kha nom sai gai)
Khanohm Sai Gai (ขนมไส้ไก่; kha nom sai gai)
khanohm sai gai, a lacy wheat flour crisp drizzled in circular patterns, soaked in syrup, and infused with saffron. From Ibrahim Haji Roshidin Tuan, 1938.
Heritage 14: Issue Thursday, April 16, 2026
Heritage 14: Issue Thursday, April 16, 2026
This week's folios: - แกงอะไรก็ได้ — Any-Which-Way Curry — Salted Beef and Dried Fish Broth Curry with Seasonal Vegetables (Mrs. Paan Nanthaaphiwat, 1953) - ชุบผักกับขนมปังทอด — Six Vegetable Broth with Fried Bread Croutons (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - มักกะโรนีผัด — Stir-Fried Macaroni (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - น้ำพริกผักต้มสำเร็จ — Completed Nam Phrik - Fermented Shrimp Paste Relish Parcels with Coconut Cream (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ปลาอินทรีคั่ว — Dry-Fried Salted Spanish Mackerel Relish (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - หมูทอดเครื่องเทศ — Spiced Fried Pork (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ข้าวตูเสวย — Royal Puffed Rice Confection (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933)
Old-Fashioned spicy curry of chicken with young chilies แกงเผ็ดแบบโบราณ
c1941 Old-Fashioned spicy curry of chicken with young chilies (แกงเผ็ดแบบโบราณอย่างคุณถนอม ปาลบุตร พ.ศ. 2484 ; gaaeng phet baaep bo:h raan)
This is a classical Siamese spicy curry that displays a spicy, salty and sweet flavor profile, and uses common curry ingredients such as pea eggplants and young green chilies with an interesting dry spice profile.
naam phrik roy rot
Salted Chinese black olive chili relish (น้ำพริกหนำเลี้ยบ; naam phrik nam liiap)
Heritage 16: Issue Thursday, April 30, 2026
Heritage 16: Issue Thursday, April 30, 2026
This week's folios: - แกงข้าวตัง — Khaao Dtang Rice Crust Soup (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - แกงส้มกุ้งกับผักดอง — Sour Curry with Prawns and Pickled Vegetables (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - แกงต้มกุ้งปรุงสด — Shrimp Tom Bproong Soht Curry Soup (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - พล่าปลาสามเกลอ — Three Companions Fish Salad (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ขนมเบื้องญวนใหม่ — New-Style Vietnamese Crispy Khanom Beuuang Crepes (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ทอดมันปูเผือก — Taro and Crab Fritters (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - อินทผาลัมน้ำกะทิ — Date Palm in Coconut Milk (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933)
Bussaman Curry (แกงบุสหมั่น; gaaeng but sa man)
Bussaman Curry (แกงบุสหมั่น; gaaeng but sa man)
Bussaman Curry, a rich coconut-spiced beef dish with aromatic cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. From Ibrahim Haji Roshidin Tuan's 'The Muslim Cook', 1938.
Chicken Biryani (ข้าวหมกไก่; khaao mok gai)
Chicken Biryani (ข้าวหมกไก่; khaao mok gai)
Khao mok gai, a Thai-Muslim chicken biryani featuring rice layered with yogurt-marinated chicken and steamed to allow flavor circulation. From Ibrahim's 1938 cookbook.
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Siamese Culinary Legends of the Rattanakosin period

Siamese cuisine is the accumulated wisdom of cooks at every level of the society – from housewives cooking at home and caring for their families, to cooks in the temple, to the culinary masters who created elaborate dishes behind the palace walls.

In this series of short articles highlighting their lives and work, we salute and pay homage to the most prominent individuals who influenced and shaped the Siamese culinary arts bpaa ga sin (ปากะศิลป์) of the Rattanakosin Era.

These background descriptions will put into perspective the dishes we present and cook here on Thaifoodmaster and will also help you to cook Thai dishes that taste like they have a solid bond to the culture, the land and its people.

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Here you will find recipes for popular spice mixes that you can make yourself! Homemade spice blends not only taste better and cost less, but you’ll also be able to create unique spice blends based on your personal preferences. As a bonus, you’ll use spices with no preservatives or artificial colors!

For example, members can explore recipes for Chinese five-spice mix, masalas for khao soi and hang lay curries, homemade Thai curry powder, and a variety of the spice blends used in Northern and Muslim Thai cuisines.

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