Dried fish

cooked basmati rice (about 185 grams) • large eggs • sausage link • Dried fish (unsalted) • garlic • Vegetables of your choice (I used broccoli, carrot, champignon mushrooms, bell pepper, cilantro) • sesame oil • crab fat • soy sauce • oyster sauce • mushroom seasoning powder • Black and white pepper

dried bird’s eye chilies, soaked until soft • shallots • garlic • sliced fingerroot • shrimp paste or vegetarian shrimp paste • fish sauce (60 ml) • tamarind juice (120 ml) • palm sugar (about 25 grams) • water (1 liter) • dried fish powder (optional) • eggs, made into an omelet with pak wan leaves • green papaya, sliced •

pumpkin (about 1/2 pound or 225 grams) • small bunch pak wan (Melientha suavis) • small bunch neem leaves (optional, skip if you don’t like bitterness) • oyster mushrooms (about 100 grams) • Pork, as desired • Lemon basil • Kaffir lime leaves, julienned fingerroot • leftover curry paste, plus half the amount more • lemongrass • garlic • small shallots • Some galangal, fingerroot, and cilantro roots •

Small fresh bamboo shoot (enough for 1 serving) • Water spinach (optional) • Pork (substitute with fresh fish if preferred) • Water (enough to cover the vegetables) • fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt • lime • ladles (about 1/2 cup or 120 ml) tamarind juice • palm sugar • shallots • garlic • small dried chilies plus 3 large dried chilies • lemongrass •

Omelet: 4 eggs and about 4 oz (115 grams) ground pork, seasoned with soy sauce • Vegetables for the curry: Use your favorites. Today I chose water spinach, green papaya, young watermelon, cabbage, and okra • shallots + 1 head garlic • large dried chilies + 15 small dried chilies • fermented soybean (or substitute with miso) + 1 small grilled dried fish • lemongrass + peel from 1/2 small kaffir lime • (if you have fingerroot, add a bit for extra flavor) + salt • ladles tamarind water (about 1 to 1 1/2 cups or 240-360 ml) • palm sugar + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar • large lime • salt + 2 tablespoons soy sauce • Water