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Busaba presents modern Bangkok dining, with a dozen or so restaurants around Greater London. Having opened its first restaurant on London’s Wardour Street in 1999, the chain has gone from strength to strength – and now we can replicate a few of their dishes at home.<\/p>\n
Bangkok Thai: The Busaba Cookbook tempts with 100 recipes ranging from salads and soups to stir-fries, wok noodles, Thai curries and chargrills, as well as Asian-inspired cocktails and desserts. There is nothing too cheffy here and the ingredients will be found in your local supermarket, particularly if it\u2019s an Asian one.<\/p>\n
Curry pastes are key to many of the dishes in this book. One can buy them but here we have the recipes for all the favourites, and they keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge. There are sauces and dips, too, along with staples such as coconut rice.<\/p>\n
There is a good selection of cocktails with hints of Thailand, but perhaps the most iconic taste is coffee. Thai iced coffee with cardamom is made with condensed milk. That might sound a strange inclusion in a refreshing drink, but it does work very well. It’s almost a make-ahead drink, as the spices infuse in coffee overnight.<\/p>\n
Songkhla Beef curry is full-flavoured. Plenty of chilli heat in this dish but also lots of warming impact from peppercorns,which are used to great advantage. It\u2019s a spice we take for granted, but used in quantity, and there is a full 30g here, it is striking.<\/p>\n
Sweet Chilli Aubergine with Coconut Rice makes a wonderful side dish or a vegetarian meal. Thai Sweet and Sour Chicken is a popular dish all over the country, although the sauce could also be used with pork and even over some vegetables.<\/p>\n
My favourite recipe in this book is that for Slow-cooked Spiced Pork Belly. This is an economic cut of meat, but it is rising in price as both chefs and home cooks are learning about its melting fat-dripping qualities. Here it is soft and full of flavour, and really needs nothing more than some plain Jasmine Rice and perhaps a glass of chilled Thai beer.<\/p>\n
Bangkok Thai: The Busaba Cookbook is one of the best of the latest Thai cookbook releases. The recipes are based on the style of dishes found in the restaurants.<\/p>\n
Bangkok Thai: The Busaba Cookbook
\nAuthor: Busaba
\nPrice: \u00a325.00
\nPublished by: Sphere
\nISBN-13: 978-0751571851<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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