Caramelized

ripe Thai bananas (kluai nam wa) • Clear limewater (enough to fully cover the bananas for soaking) • water (about 355 ml) • granulated sugar (about 300 grams; you can use natural golden sugar if preferred) • palm sugar (about 200 grams) • (Or you can use only granulated sugar; the bananas will still turn red) • salt • lime juice

whole sea bass • diced mature ginger • shallots, diced • lime, diced • lemongrass, thinly sliced • kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced • Fresh chilies, to taste • Fried dried chilies, to taste • Sour green mango, to taste • Peanuts or cashew nuts, to taste • Culantro (or sawtooth herb), to taste • coconut sugar (about 60 grams) •

all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • unsalted butter (about 55 grams) • salt • sugar • Greek yogurt (about 28 grams) • steamed taro (about 300 grams) • young coconut meat (about 100 grams) • Coconut water, as needed to loosen the filling • filling starch (about 15 grams) • sugar (about 50 grams) • yogurt (about 70 grams) + 1 tablespoon milk (about 20 grams) • coconut milk (about 90 grams)

......Ingredients. • fresh spring roll wrappers • shredded chicken breast • steamed Chinese sausages, cut lengthwise into quarters • eggs, made into thin omelets and sliced into strips • steamed crab meat • firm tofu, cut into long strips • blanched bean sprouts • scallion stalks • red chili peppers, thinly sliced • Japanese cucumbers, cut into long strips • .............Sauce........ •

Pad Thai rice noodles (Sen Chan type) • large fresh shrimp • firm tofu • large egg • good quality dried shrimp • finely chopped pickled radish • finely chopped shallots • dried red chili pepper (pounded finely) • vegetable oil (for stir-frying) • Gotu kola • Bean sprouts • Garlic chives •

pork leg or any part you prefer • cinnamon • star anise • galangal • whole peppercorns, black or white • garlic, crushed • cilantro roots, crushed • palm sugar + a little water • soy sauce • salt • soaked shiitake mushrooms, as desired (if available) • hard-boiled eggs, as desired •

medium eggplants, cut diagonally into thick slices about 1/3 inch • ground pork • large cloves garlic, minced • little ginger, minced • little dried chili, sliced (optional) • miso • soy sauce • mirin • sake • cornstarch • little broth • Vegetable oil •