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. 

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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

Royal Puffed Rice Confection (ข้าวตูเสวย; khaao dtuu suay)
Royal Puffed Rice Confection (ข้าวตูเสวย; khaao dtuu suay)
Khaao dtuu suay: toasted sun-dried rice kneaded with coconut and palm sugar, then scented with jasmine and ylang-ylang. Jeeb Bunnag, 1933.
Savory Meat Pastry (มุ๊ตำบะเค็ม; muu dtam ba khem)
Savory Meat Pastry (มุ๊ตำบะเค็ม; muu dtam ba khem)
Muu dtam ba khem, a curry-spiced meat pastry folded into squares and double-fried until golden. From Ibrahim Haji Roshidin Tuan's Muslim Cook, 1938.
Beef Teochew Meatball and Pumpkin Coconut Curry (แกงบะช่อเนื้อโคกะทิ; gaaeng ba chaaw neuua kho:h ga thi)
Beef Teochew Meatball and Pumpkin Coconut Curry (แกงบะช่อเนื้อโคกะทิ; gaaeng ba chaaw neuua kho:h ga thi)
Gaeng ba chaaw, Teochew-style beef meatballs seasoned with coriander root paste, simmered in coconut milk with pumpkin. Jeeb Bunnag, 1933.
น้ำพริกลงเรือต้นตำรับ - เอาตำรับที่ถูกต้องพร้อมวิธีการจัด มาให้ชมและชิมกัน
น้ำพริกลงเรือต้นตำรับ - ตำรับน้ำพริกลงเรือ ที่ใกล้เคียงกับต้นตำรับที่สุด คือตำรับของ บ้าน ม.ล.เนื่อง นิลรัตน์ อดีตข้าหลวงห้องเครื่องคาว ในสำนักพระวิมาดาเธอฯ แหล่งกำเนิดของน้ำพริกลงเรือ และเป็นผู้สืบทอดตำรับมาโดยตรง โดยเพิ่มมะดันซอยไปด้วย เพื่อความอร่อยยิ่งขึ้น
Stir-Fried Ginger with Duck Feet (ผัดขิงบาทเบ็ด; phat khing baat bet)
Stir-Fried Ginger with Duck Feet (ผัดขิงบาทเบ็ด; phat khing baat bet)
Phat khing baat bet, duck feet deboned and stir-fried with fresh ginger, black ear fungus, and tao chiao. Jeeb Bunnag, 1933.
Pork liver and firm pork fat fried in batter (มันสลับตับสุกร; man salap dtap soogaawn)
Pork liver and firm pork fat fried in batter (มันสลับตับสุกร; man salap dtap soogaawn)
Rice Crackers with Sichuan Style Naa Dtang Savory Topping (น่าตั้งเสฉวน; naa dtang saeh chuaan)
Rice Crackers with Sichuan Style Naa Dtang Savory Topping (น่าตั้งเสฉวน; naa dtang saeh chuaan)
Naa dtang saeh chuaan, a seafood-meat umami topping served with assorted crispy accompaniments. From Jeeb Bunnag's 1945 cookbook of Thai appetizers.
Heritage page - Tamrap Sai Yaowapa (ตำหรับสายเยาวภา)
Compiled by M.R. Tuang Sanitwong (ม.ร.ว.เตื้อง สนิทวงศ์) and first printed in 1935 as the cremation volume of Princess Yaowaphaphongsanit (พระเจ้าบรมวงศ์เธอ พระองค์เจ้าเยาวภาพงศ์สนิท), Tamrap Sai Yaowapa (ตำหรับสายเยาวภา) records 195 recipes of the royal Siamese kitchen alongside chapters on cooking terms, seasonings, food arrangement, meats, fish and vegetables. Western and Chinese methods sit beside Siamese ones throughout — consommés, double-boiled soups and sago broths entering a palace repertoire in the 1930s.
Heritage: Issue 7, Thursday, February 26, 2026
This week's folios: - สุกรสามวรรณ — Side Dish: Three-Style Pork (Jeeb Bunnag , 1933) - ผะอบไก่เผือก — Chicken-Stuffed Taro (Jeeb Bunnag (Mrs. Samakkhanatthon) , 1945) - แกงคั่วกุ้งกับกระท้อน — Santol and Shrimp Khua Curry (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - แกงบะช่อเนื้อโคกะทิ — Beef Teochew Meatball and Pumpkin Coconut Curry (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - ยำปลากรอบกับพริกเม็ดเล็ก — Spicy Salad with Crispy Fish and Bird's Eye Chili (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - แกงจืดเป็ดปะจิต อีกวิธี ๑ — Clear Duck Soup with Straw Mushrooms, Another Method (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933) - หอยเสียบดองปรุง — Seasoned Pickled Razor Clam Relish (Jeeb Bunnag, 1933)
naam-yaa
Khanohm Jeen Naam Yaa (ขนมจีนน้ำยา) - Fermented Rice Noodles with Minced Fish in Aromatic Coconut Curry
In the Central Plains of the Kingdom, fermented rice noodles are inextricably linked to a dish known as naam yaa. Composed of a dense, coconut-based minced fish curry, the dish is infused with layers of salted fish and possesses the distinctive, invigorating and purifying notes of fingerroot. Typically, naam yaa is served with fresh lemon basil as the herb of choice along with an array of side dishes collectively known as meuuat khanohm jeen (เหมือดขนมจีน). These include blanched bean sprouts seasoned with a touch of turmeric for color, fresh lemon basil leaves, thinly sliced three colored chilies, and ground chili for added heat. More elaborate versions will add blanched Chinese bitter gourd slices, batter-fried young morning glory shoots, and fresh shrimp minced and fried with its tomalley in pork lard, as well as crispy-fried shallots as the finishing touch.
Italian Tube Pasta (แป้งหลอดอิตาเลียน; bpaaeng laawt i dtaa liian)
Italian Tube Pasta (แป้งหลอดอิตาเลียน; bpaaeng laawt i dtaa liian)
Bpaaeng laawt i dtaa liian, macaroni in clear bone broth with steamed pork meatballs, prawns, and shredded chicken. Jeeb Bunnag, 1933.
Chicken Curry with Fresh Lychee (แกงไก่กับลิ้นจี่สด; gaaeng gai gap lin jee soht)
Chicken Curry with Fresh Lychee (แกงไก่กับลิ้นจี่สด; gaaeng gai gap lin jee soht)
Gaaeng gai gap lin jee soht: coconut chicken curry with whole fresh lychee, added last to preserve its floral aroma. Jeeb Bunnag, 1933.
ผัดกะเพราหมูสับ
สูตรทำผัดกะเพราหมูสับ - เมนูนี้จะมีคำอธิบายและวิธีทำเป็นขั้นตอนละเอียดเป็นภาษาไทยและภาษาอังกฤษ
Heritage: Issue 1, Thursday, January 22, 2026
This week's folios: - น้ำยาฮินดู — Khanohm Jeen with Hindu Style Nam Ya Sauce (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945) - ข้าวน่าอร่อย — Delicious Rice (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945) - ขนมจีนญวน — Vietnamese-Style Fermented Rice Noodles (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945) - ข้าวโพดประดับ — Decorated Corn (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945) - ข้าวเหนียวปรุงพิเศษ — Special Seasoned Glutinous Rice with Crab and Chicken (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945) - ไส้กรอกกรุง — Capital-Style Sausage (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945) - ไก่พระยาลอ — Siamese Fireback Chicken (Jeeb Bunnag, 1945)
Nang Gingganok Gaanjanaaphaa (กิ่งกนก กาญจนาภา) - None Repeated
Gingganok Gaanjanaaphaa (กิ่งกนก กาญจนาภา) opened her 1935 cookbook with a complaint: the market was flooded with small recipe pamphlets, each copying the others, changing only the name on the cover. A buyer who purchased two or three books received the contents of one. Her solution was consolidation—recipes from the special cooks of the royal kitchen (แม่ครัวพิเศษแห่งห้องเครื่องเสวย), assembled into a single volume. Over two hundred preparations, none repeated. She wrote from a seaside house in Hua Hin (หัวหิน), completing the manuscript in July 1935 (พ.ศ. ๒๔๗๘). Three women contributed to the compilation: Khun Praphai, Khun Jira, and Khun Noi—thanked for recipes "beyond her own ability to find." The book appeared that October, priced at three baht. No biographical record of Gingganok beyond this text has been located. The royal kitchen staff whose recipes fill the collection are not named. What survives is the cooking itself: technique, proportion, and method as these women understood royal kitchen practice in the mid-1930s.
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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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The Spice Vault

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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