cooking class

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Each Friday the AFSers at Dipangkorn meet at Boom's kitchen (above, with Boom in the red apron). So far we've had four lessons; Fridays are often pre-empted for ceremonies at school. We've learned to make pad Thai, tofu with pork and veggies, tom yam kung (sweet-sour shrimp soup), papaya salad and pork-tomato-filled omelette. Boom writes each recipe in Thai and we translate together; I'll bring back recipes. It's great fun, and always delicious.
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Julian from Germany is tall, so he stands on the lower-level floor to stir-fry. YaJing from China and Julian chop ingredients as Boom looks on. All fresh ingredients, chopped on the spot, and everything done in the wok over a gas flame. Simple equipment, great results.

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Below you see the two-wok method for a delicious omelette; Toto from Chile points out the various dishes in our feast. His real name is Hector, but the Thai tongue can't manage that so he's nicknamed Toto, which means big, big. He's not, but nicknames here have little basis in reality.