Brining

pickled bamboo shoots in brine (about 150 grams; 1 package = 17.6 oz/500 grams) • ground pork (about 100 grams) • Thai red chilies • garlic • vegetable oil (15 ml) • fish sauce (5 ml) • fresh Thai basil leaves • Seasoning powder, sugar, or other seasonings to taste

bamboo shoots in brine (Maeban brand or similar) • spring roll wrappers • ground pork (250 grams) • soaked glass noodles, cut into short pieces (120 grams) • fish sauce • soy sauce • granulated sugar • whole black peppercorns • cilantro roots • garlic cloves • salt • shiitake mushrooms, to taste •

bamboo shoots in brine • pork belly • green chili, 1 red chili, 1 yellow chili • kaffir lime leaves, torn • fermented fish sauce • fish sauce • palm sugar • coconut milk • sliced lemongrass • roughly chopped shallots • roughly chopped garlic • sliced fingerroot •

small cucumbers • rice vermicelli noodles • tomatoes • Fresh or dried chilies, to taste • lime • Tamarind juice • Fermented fish sauce (pla ra) • Pickled garlic brine (or substitute with sugar if unavailable) • MSG (optional)

noodles • ground pork • dried shrimp • fresh shrimp (if available) • chopped garlic (about 65 grams) • Thai bird’s eye chilies, sliced • sliced shallots (about 60 grams) • cilantro • roasted peanuts • fish sauce (for cooking pork and shrimp) • water (for cooking pork) • palm sugar (about 30 grams) •

Ground pork • Roasted peanuts • noodles (mung bean vermicelli) • Tomato • Onion • Green onion and cilantro • Chili peppers • Lime • Palm sugar • Fish sauce • Pickled garlic brine • Water

noodles (use dried type) • Black wood ear mushrooms • White wood ear mushrooms • Ground pork • Vietnamese pork sausage (moo yor) • Chinese celery • Cilantro • Shallots • Dried shrimp (medium or small size) • dried chilies • Fried garlic • pickled garlic brine (about 240 ml) •

chicken leg quarters • red curry paste, vegetable oil, oyster sauce each • Thai garlic-pepper-cilantro paste, seasoning powder, coconut sugar, dark soy sauce each • Brine (1 tablespoon salt + enough water to cover the chicken pieces)

large head of napa cabbage, 3.3 - 4.4 lbs (1.5 - 2 kg) • carrot, julienned • daikon radish, julienned • green onions, cut into pieces • Asian pear or apple (I use pear for its fragrance and sweetness) • onion • minced garlic • minced or grated ginger • fish sauce • sugar • Prepared rice flour paste • Korean chili powder •

pineapple chunks • ripe mango, diced • orange, peeled and segmented • lemon juice • shredded coconut • chicken tenderloins • mango puree • coconut cream • kefir yogurt • lime juice • Pepper (optional)