Tag: Royal Cuisine

Tom Yum Kung is a arguably Thailand's most famous dish and it has a royal connection stretching back to 1888.

Thailand's legendary King, His Majesty Rama V, had a passion for cooking.

Sticky rice and mango is perhaps the most famous Thai dessert and in Chiang Mai this classic dish has a Royal connection.

Khao Chae was adopted by the Royal Kitchens during the reign of King Rama V. It is a typical Royal Thai cuisine summer dish and difficult to make.

A Royal poem in homage to a loved one's cooking

Born to cook, lady Prien Pasakorn-Rawong during the reign of King Rama III coined the popular phrase Mae Krua Hua Bpak, the popular term for a natural born cook.

Still made in the traditional way

The golden age of Thai sweets was when Maria Guyomar de Pina (Thao Thong Kip Ma) a Portuguese lady ran the royal kitchen in 17th century Ayutthaya.

A look a the diet of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth who has foresaken the British monarchy's traditional prodigious eating for a more healthy, restrained diet.

The Thai Royal dish Yum Yai Thai Salad, is seasoned with a distinctive taste the Japanese soy sauce called shoyu.