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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Not homemade, but it feels like it

Clockwise from top, the special edition of mooncakes; gaeng som pu khai; grilled sea bass with noni leaves; a set of nam phrik makham on; and the chicken curry cones.

Thailand monsoon season has officially begun. Amid the showery lockdown, I found nothing better soothed my culinary craving and uninspired soul than a home-cooked Thai meal.

Lately my cooking has benefitted very much from an abundance of vegetables in the family backyard. Dishes have been improvised around the constant availability of fresh-picked cha-om (climbing wattle), string beans, holy basil, ridged gourds and coriander.

It was until a feeling of gastronomic tedium kicked in that I began to bank my dietary needs on takeout meals from restaurants I trusted.

Among them was Thonglor Thai Cuisine, this week’s subject of…

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