Petals Of The Champaka. (Photo: Krua Kleeb Champa Co Ltd)
Thanphuying Kleeb Mahidhorn, fondly remembered as Kleeb Krairiksh, is best-known among Thai historians and culinary enthusiasts for her classic collection of recipes, Recipes To Teach My Children And Grandchildren (1949) and Fruits, Snacks And Desserts (1957).
Thanphuying Kleeb Mahidhorn, née Kleeb Champa, was born on Jan 24, 1876, in the house of Chao Phraya Rattanaphiphit I in Samran Rat, a tambon of Bangkok. She was the daughter of Muen Nararak, a wealthy Bang Yi Khan orchard owner, and Hoon, the grand-niece of Chao Phraya Rattanaphiphit. Her great-grandfather, Luang Thoranen, was married to Chao Suputta of the Kingdom of Vientiane (part of today’s Laos). Thanphuying Kleeb entered the Grand Palace at the age of seven under the…
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