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5 unusual Thai cooking ingredients to find in fresh markets in Bangkok

The Market Experience

May 20, 2019
5 min

5 unusual Thai cooking ingredients to find in fresh markets in Bangkok

The staples of Thai cuisine – chillies, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, garlic, fish sauce, coconut milk – are well known to foodies around the world. But Bangkok’s plethora of sensory-overload-inducing fresh markets hold a wealth of secrets for those willing to put in the work hunting down hard-to-find unique local ingredients. These are the Thai ingredients to seek out at your local fresh market in order to take your Thai cooking prowess to the next level. Okra Ok

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What to know about (and how to navigate) fresh markets in Bangkok

The Market Experience

Jan 20, 2019
6 min

What to know about (and how to navigate) fresh markets in Bangkok

We are based in Bangkok's famous Pak Khlong Talad Flower Market, so we know fresh markets pretty well! However, for the uninitiated, fresh local produce markets in Bangkok and elsewhere across Thailand can be overwhelming. These places can be an assault on the senses, not to mention that as a first-timer you might well not know quite what you can buy here anyway, or indeed how to go about it. Whether you’re simply exploring Bangkok’s fresh markets for an authentic insight int

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7 essential ingredients to buy from a market to stock your Thai kitchen

The Market Experience

Jan 5, 2019
8 min

7 essential ingredients to buy from a market to stock your Thai kitchen

At the heart of the Thai cuisine we know and love is an extensive repertoire of fresh and store-cupboard ingredients that marks the country’s food out from that of any other and makes it sing to the hearts of Thai foodies everywhere. The difficulty in sourcing some of these ingredients – especially the fresh ones – is one of a handful of factors that weigh on how authentic (or not) Thai meals served in restaurants and homes overseas feels. And, whether in Thailand or abroad,

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How to cook vegetarian Thai food at home

The Market Experience

Oct 15, 2018
4 min

How to cook vegetarian Thai food at home

Travelling and eating as a vegetarian in Thailand can be a challenge. Outside the most western-oriented hotels, restaurants and cafés, the concept of vegetarianism itself isn’t always well understand – don’t be surprised if you order a supposedly vegetarian dish at a street food stall in Bangkok, only to find that fish sauce and meat-based stock still goes into the mix regardless. You can also expect to hear horror stories form fellow veteran vegetarian travellers that range

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Cooking Thai food overseas: substituting ingredients

The Market Experience

Sep 22, 2018
5 min

Cooking Thai food overseas: substituting ingredients

It’s all too easy to fall in love with Thai food during a visit to Thailand. Whether you’re travelling in the bustling capital Bangkok, strolling along streets with green mountainous views in the northern city of Chiang Mai, or sipping cocktails on the white-sand beaches of southern Thailand’s celebrated islands, it’s the same story just about everywhere in this majestic country: delicious, inexpensive and expertly prepared street food abounds, ingredients and fresh and of ti

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5 creative touches to add a twist to your Thai cooking

The Market Experience

Aug 27, 2018
4 min

5 creative touches to add a twist to your Thai cooking

Everyone knows about the staple Thai dishes that are famous all over the world: pad thai, green curry, satay, and perhaps even somtum papaya salad. But at The Market Experience we are all about adding a twist to Thai food to keep it fresh, new and exciting – and that’s true more than ever this month, our Month of Creativity. By adding these five creative touches to your Thai dishes – many of which you can discover when you take our Thai Cooking with a Twist class at the heart

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How to Make the Most of Edible Flowers in Your Cooking

The Market Experience

May 22, 2018
5 min

How to Make the Most of Edible Flowers in Your Cooking

Pretty, colourful flowers can do so much to brighten up a space, and at The Market Experience we’re lucky to be surrounded by so many flowers. Our base is inside Bangkok’s Pak Khlong Talat, one of the world’s largest wholesale flower markets. But we’re also real foodies at The Market Experience, and we know there’s so much more you can do with flowers than stick them in a vase. If you’re keen to use flowers to add something fresh to your food and drink as well as simply addin

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