More Food Info

Read about a Thai ingredient, from coconuts to fish sauce to turmeric. Learn how to select, prepare and use them.

Improve your cooking with the best Thai brands. One student says that just changing the fish sauce to one of Kasma's favorites dramatically improved the taste of his food.

Find a market with Thai ingredients, either online, local to San Francisco Bay Area or across the United States.

Explore Kasma's cookbooks. It Rains Fishes Legends, Traditions and the Joys of Thai Cooking" (1996) won an IACP award.

Thai native Kasma Loha-unchit, accomplished chef and author, has been teaching Thai cooking since 1985. This Web site shares her insider's knowledge and insight about Thai cuisine, food, customs and culture.

Just added (3 Jan 09): Kasma's Thai Market Photos.

Thai Cooking Classes

Thai Ingredients Learn to cook authentic, mouth-watering Thai food like a native in Kasma's classes. In Small classes in a home kitchen, learn to create great Thai food with or without a recipe. Features old favorites (such as Green Curry) and new tastes (such as Chilli Curry).

  

Trips to Thailand

Market Vendor Kasma's small-group adventure tours explore Thai culture off-the-beaten track. On Kasma's trips to Thailand you eat like a Thai and see sights unavailable on other trips. Get to know the warm-hearted Thai people.

Explore Kasma's information on Thai food & culture. The Food Information page gives a complete overview.

Recipes

Pad Thai, Ready to Serve Choose from the recipe index, where you'll find familiar favorites such as Pad Thai & Basil Chicken as well as less common dishes such as Roti Mataba.

Notes and pointers expand, explain and complement the recipes, time-tested by nearly 25 years of teaching. Kasma's will let you create delicious, authentic Thai food.

Articles

CoconutThe articles index contains extensive writings on Thai food & culture. There's everything from How to Crack a Coconut, How to Care for a Wok and Street Food in Thailand.