Hot Thai Kitchen: Demystifying Thai Cuisine with Authentic Recipes to Make at Home
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- Create Date：2021-04-09 11:56:09
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Pailin Chongchitnant
- ISBN：0449017052
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Summary
The definitive Thai cookbook from a YouTube star！
Growing up in Thailand， Pailin Chongchitnant spent her childhood with the kitchen as her playground。 From a young age， she would linger by the stove， taking in the sight of snowy white coconut being shredded， the smell of lemongrass-infused soups， and the sound of the pestle pounding against the granite mortar。
Years later， as a Cordon Bleu–educated chef in San Francisco， Pailin vividly remembered the culinary experiences of her youth。 And so， on YouTube， Hot Thai Kitchen was born。 Combining her love of teaching with her devotion to Thai food， Pailin immediately connected with thousands of fans who wanted a friend and educator。
In this much-anticipated cookbook， Pailin brings her signature warmth and impressive technique to Thai food lovers everywhere。 She begins by taking readers on a beautifully photographed trip to Thailand to explore the culinary culture and building blocks central to Thai food。 With foolproof and easy-to-follow instructions， Pailin breaks down the key ingredients， flavours， equipment， and techniques necessary to master authentic Thai cooking。 Then， she shares her must-make recipes for curries， soups， salads， and stir-fries， including entire chapters on vegetarian and vegan dishes， dips and dipping sauces， and sumptuous Thai desserts。 With QR codes to video tutorials placed throughout the book， you’ll be able to connect with Pailin online， too。
Both a definitive resource and an extraordinary exploration of Thai cuisine， Hot Thai Kitchen will delight and inspire you in your Thai cooking journey。
Growing up in Thailand， Pailin Chongchitnant spent her childhood with the kitchen as her playground。 From a young age， she would linger by the stove， taking in the sight of snowy white coconut being shredded， the smell of lemongrass-infused soups， and the sound of the pestle pounding against the granite mortar。
Years later， as a Cordon Bleu–educated chef in San Francisco， Pailin vividly remembered the culinary experiences of her youth。 And so， on YouTube， Hot Thai Kitchen was born。 Combining her love of teaching with her devotion to Thai food， Pailin immediately connected with thousands of fans who wanted a friend and educator。
In this much-anticipated cookbook， Pailin brings her signature warmth and impressive technique to Thai food lovers everywhere。 She begins by taking readers on a beautifully photographed trip to Thailand to explore the culinary culture and building blocks central to Thai food。 With foolproof and easy-to-follow instructions， Pailin breaks down the key ingredients， flavours， equipment， and techniques necessary to master authentic Thai cooking。 Then， she shares her must-make recipes for curries， soups， salads， and stir-fries， including entire chapters on vegetarian and vegan dishes， dips and dipping sauces， and sumptuous Thai desserts。 With QR codes to video tutorials placed throughout the book， you’ll be able to connect with Pailin online， too。
Both a definitive resource and an extraordinary exploration of Thai cuisine， Hot Thai Kitchen will delight and inspire you in your Thai cooking journey。
Reviews
Joseph Murphy
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Good
Serena
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Wasn't as big a fan of how the information was presented as in some other Thai recipe books。 The reference sections didn't have as much detail as I'd like。 Wasn't as big a fan of how the information was presented as in some other Thai recipe books。 The reference sections didn't have as much detail as I'd like。 。。。more
Judith
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Since I think that a good part of food's appeal lies in the eyes。。。so go cookbooks。 This one is a doozy！ Lovely to look at， and chock full of information。 Call it "Thai Food Culture 101" I am reading this beauty before attempting any recipe。。。although I must add that Ms。 Chongchitnant （aka Pai） has a YouTube channel that I frequent regularly， and have made some of the recipes shown there。。。。***pause for reflection***I consider myself a fairly well-rounded cook （and yes， I am chubby） and enjoy ex Since I think that a good part of food's appeal lies in the eyes。。。so go cookbooks。 This one is a doozy！ Lovely to look at， and chock full of information。 Call it "Thai Food Culture 101" I am reading this beauty before attempting any recipe。。。although I must add that Ms。 Chongchitnant （aka Pai） has a YouTube channel that I frequent regularly， and have made some of the recipes shown there。。。。***pause for reflection***I consider myself a fairly well-rounded cook （and yes， I am chubby） and enjoy experimenting with different cuisines。 Thai recipes always give me pause with some of the more exotic （hard to find） herbs and spices。 I know galangal from fingerroot， just can't find either， locally。 I started reading this book， seriously， at the UNDERSTANDING THAI INGREDIENTS section。 However， should you find a copy of this book， do start at the first section THE CULTURE OF EATING。。。。a very informative intro to Thai food from dining etiquette， meal construction， beverage pairing， to Regional Thai Food in all the glories。 ***********As of 4/7/2020 I'm still working my way through the first part of the book， which is a good thing。 I encourage anyone interested in Thai food/food culture to check out this book。 It's an eye opener and serious "eye candy" 。。。more
Jade Geary
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I can't wait to make some of these yummy recipes！ I can't wait to make some of these yummy recipes！ 。。。more
Sara
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I love that this really made it feel that cooking Thai food in my kitchen was an obtainable goal。 And the beginning of this cookbook was so informative， I really learned a lot about Thai cooking and the culture。 I've wanted to make some of the curries and noodle dishes for ages and I really look forward to diving in。 I love that this really made it feel that cooking Thai food in my kitchen was an obtainable goal。 And the beginning of this cookbook was so informative， I really learned a lot about Thai cooking and the culture。 I've wanted to make some of the curries and noodle dishes for ages and I really look forward to diving in。 。。。more
Joanne
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Best ever explanations of Thai ingredients， including the Thai word and written in the Thai alphabet。 But I wasn’t inspired to cook anything from the recipes section， as they were either already in my repertoire or too complicated to bother with。
Alissa
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I loved this cookbook。 It has almost a hundred pages of book to read about Thai food culture， ingredients， equipment， and cooking styles before sharing specific recipes that showcase those things she taught。 There are gorgeous photographs throughout， but I'm not sure there are pictures of every recipe。 （There are a ton of pictures， so you almost don't notice， but there are a few that have no picture that I could find--several are on other pages， so I could have missed them。） I haven't made any o I loved this cookbook。 It has almost a hundred pages of book to read about Thai food culture， ingredients， equipment， and cooking styles before sharing specific recipes that showcase those things she taught。 There are gorgeous photographs throughout， but I'm not sure there are pictures of every recipe。 （There are a ton of pictures， so you almost don't notice， but there are a few that have no picture that I could find--several are on other pages， so I could have missed them。） I haven't made any of the recipes yet， but I'm going to make an ingredient list so I can get started！ 。。。more
Libro Brothers
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https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=tDnAP。。。 https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=tDnAP。。。 。。。more
Melony Joy
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My hubby loves Thai cuisine and is always asking to go to Thai restaurants。 He has also recently shown an interest in learning to cook。 Enter Hot Thai Kitchen！ The recipes are laid out in a very logical way - perfect for someone learning to cook a new cuisine。 The pictures are high quality and the whole book makes Thai food seem delectable。 I really like that there is a section devoted to substitutions as its not always easy to find Thai ingredients in our town。 This book would make a really gre My hubby loves Thai cuisine and is always asking to go to Thai restaurants。 He has also recently shown an interest in learning to cook。 Enter Hot Thai Kitchen！ The recipes are laid out in a very logical way - perfect for someone learning to cook a new cuisine。 The pictures are high quality and the whole book makes Thai food seem delectable。 I really like that there is a section devoted to substitutions as its not always easy to find Thai ingredients in our town。 This book would make a really great gift。 。。。more
Lex
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Beautiful pictures and very informative about the ingredients and structure of Thai dishes。 This cookbook is definitely for people who enjoy Thai food and are willing to try new dishes and flavours。 This is a very beautiful visual cookbook and it looks like there was a lot of research done to put this together。-Hot Thai Kitchen is a very beautiful visual cookbook， as most are， and focuses on authentic Thai cuisines to make at home。 The organization of this cookbook is very clear and straight-for Beautiful pictures and very informative about the ingredients and structure of Thai dishes。 This cookbook is definitely for people who enjoy Thai food and are willing to try new dishes and flavours。 This is a very beautiful visual cookbook and it looks like there was a lot of research done to put this together。-Hot Thai Kitchen is a very beautiful visual cookbook， as most are， and focuses on authentic Thai cuisines to make at home。 The organization of this cookbook is very clear and straight-forward， which helps understand and follow each recipe。 The cookbook dives into the basics of cooking and also the understanding of Thai cuisines。 There are so many "how-to's" in this cookbook that aren't recipes that help understand the meaning and culture of Thai cuisines such as， Thai dining etiquette， constructing a well-balanced Thai meal， how it's different from other dishes， condiments， alcoholic beverage pairings， different regional Thai foods， the difference of "authentic" and "traditional"， getting over the fear of ethnic cuisines and learning about Thai ingredients。 There are so many additional features included in this cookbook that makes cooking a Thai meal a cultural learning experience。 A great touch included throughout the cookbook are QR codes to videos Pailin has created about similar or relating recipes。 I think this is great for additional help and I haven't seen it done before， which is a refreshing touch， then again I haven't looked at many cookbooks。The only downside to the cookbook， in my opinion， is that it's focuses on cooking a lot of different meats。 I shouldn't be surprised since it's an authentic Thai cuisine cookbook but I appreciate the alternatives it includes for vegetarians and vegans， and the vegetarian and vegan section even though it's very small。Before reviewing this cookbook I wasn't aware of Pailin being a "YouTube star"。If you're interested in learning more about Hot Thai Kitchen check out Pailin's website and for some free recipes check out her YouTube Channel。 But be sure to check out some vegetarian or vegan recipes options instead！*This was sent to me by the publisher for an honest review。 。。。more
Nikki （nikkitheknack's In the Stacks）
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