Sour

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

Chicken breast, Garlic powder, salt, Black pepper, Light soy sauce, Cornflour/Cornstarch, ketchup (preferrably low sugar version), Cornflour/Cornstarch, Light brown sugar, Light soy sauce, Rice vinegar (optional), water

(about 35 grams) sour curry paste, lotus stems, fresh shrimp, tamarind juice, sugar, Water, fish sauce

cassava noodles (phở sắn), squid tubes, baby corn, carrot, Japanese green beans (or regular green beans), bell pepper, cauliflower, pineapple, onion, Green onions, minced garlic, Seasonings: pink salt (or regular salt), vinegar, sugar, fish sauce, cornstarch

fresh rice vermicelli noodles (500 g), chayote squash (about 10.5 oz or 300 g), carrot (about 7 oz or 200 g), shrimp (about 200 g), Green onions, Shallots, Garlic, Chili peppers, Tamarind, Lime (optional, skip if you prefer less sourness)

medium, thinly sliced Ampalaya (bitter gourd), enough to soak ampalaya Water, (for soaking) Salt, cloves, minced Garlic, medium, chopped Onion, medium, chopped Tomatoes, Ground chicken or 3 beaten Eggs, Paprika, to taste Salt, to taste Pepper, Bottled sweet and sour sauce

pork belly (800 grams), salt, garlic, cooked rice (about 200 grams)

mixed vegetables (from the market), large eggs, acacia leaves (cha-om), (about 2 tablespoons/30 grams) Thai sour curry paste (Kaeng Som paste), Fish sauce, to taste, Tamarind paste, to taste, Granulated sugar (no palm sugar available), Seasoning powder (optional), Vegetable oil (for frying eggs)

medium tomatoes, Some wood ear mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, Some carrot, napa cabbage, silken tofu, squid balls (optional), eggs, bonito soup stock granules, salt, white pepper, Chinese black vinegar

napa cabbage, Chinese mustard greens (choy sum), small amount of cauliflower florets, Thai sour curry paste (kaeng som paste), shrimp, peeled and deveined, tamarind paste, palm sugar, fish sauce

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

catfish (basa or pangasius fillet), Tomatoes, pineapple, taro stem, bean sprouts, okra, tamarind paste, onion, chili pepper, Seasonings: oyster sauce, caramel sauce, fish sauce, black pepper, sugar

Carrot, julienned,, silken tofu, Wood ear mushrooms, sliced, as needed, Shiitake mushrooms, soaked, cleaned, and sliced,, chicken breast, shredded, enoki mushrooms, eggs, cornstarch, black vinegar, white vinegar, White pepper, to taste, Salt, to taste

small bowl of very sour yogurt with lots of bubbles, all-purpose flour (about 150 grams), bread flour (about 250 grams), sea salt, brown sugar (optional, to reduce sourness; skip if you prefer a tangier bread), butter or extra virgin olive oil, Herbes de Provence (or any dried herbs you like, or leave out if you prefer)

(about 11 oz/320 grams) tofu noodles, (about 1.8 oz/50.2 grams) hot and sour soup mix, peanut butter (about 1 oz/30 grams), mashed tofu skin (yuba), water (about 500 grams), (about 1/4 cup/60 grams) water bamboo (or substitute with more bamboo shoots), (about 1/4 cup/60 grams) carrot, (about 1/4 cup/60 grams) wood ear mushrooms, (about 1/4 cup/60 grams) bamboo shoots

bamboo shoots (about 500 grams), small hot chili peppers, salt (about 40 grams), garlic, large handful wild cherry tomatoes

Moringa pods, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces, small handful of dried chilies, canned fish (such as sardines in tomato sauce), large head of garlic, small shallots, shrimp paste, Tamarind paste, to taste, –2 tablespoons coconut sugar (about 15–30 grams), Pork-flavored seasoning powder, fish sauce, and lime juice, to taste

Shortcrust pastry:, all-purpose flour (about 400 grams), unsalted butter, cold (about 200 grams), powdered sugar (about 150 grams), large egg, egg yolk, vanilla powder or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, salt, Grated zest of 1 lemon, Custard:, whole milk (500 ml), egg yolks

watermelon flesh (about 450 grams), apple cider vinegar (60–75 ml), honey (30 ml), Fresh mint, salt (2.5 grams), Hot chili pepper, Extra virgin olive oil

whole fried tilapia, Southern Thai curry paste, small green papaya, Thai water spinach (morning glory), small cup tamarind paste