Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Food as a Window onto Thai Life and Culture -- Exploring Thailand's Many Regional Cooking Styles -- Food Secrets Only the Thais Know About -- Menu Suggestions -- Preparing Thai Food at Home -- How to Make Great Steamed Thai Rice -- Using Authentic Thai Ingredients -- AUTHENTIC THAI DIPS AND SAUCES -- Nam Pla Prik -- Fish Sauce and its Importance in Thai Cooking -- Sriracha Chili Sauce -- The Real Story Behind Sriracha Chili Sauce -- The Unique Thai-Chinese Approach to Seafood -- Pravee's Seafood Dipping Sauce -- My Dad's Seafood Sauce (Without Pickled Garlic) -- Jaew: The Quintessential Isaan Sauce -- Jaew Chili Sauce -- How Chilies Have Come to Define Thai Identity -- Nam Prik Gapi Shrimp Paste Dip -- Pon Pla Tu Mackerel Salad -- Nam Prik Kee Ga Dip -- Nam Prik Tomato Chili Dip -- Crabmeat "Lon" Chili Dip -- CHAPTER 1 POPULAR STREET EATS -- Where the Locals Eat -- Guaythiew Gai Maraa Chicken Noodle Soup -- Pad Krapao Basil Stir Fry -- Grilled Beef Meatballs with Sweet Chili Sauce -- Thai Sukiyaki -- The Birth of the Irresistible Thai Hot Pot -- Drunken Noodles -- Pad Thai and the Birth of a National Identity Based on Noodles -- Pad Thai -- Or Suan Oyster Omelet -- The Hainanese Chefs Who Saved Siam From Colonization -- Mee Krob Sweet and Sour Rice Noodles -- Khao Soy Curried Noodles: A Culinary Fusion Classic -- Khao Soy Curried Egg Noodles with Chicken -- CHAPTER 2 BANGKOK AND CENTRAL THAI FOOD -- The Beating Heart of Thailand's Cuisine -- Salmon Marinated in Nam Pla Fish Sauce -- Tom Kha Gai Chicken Coconut Soup -- Shrimp in Curry-egg Sauce -- Jay Fai's Tom Yum Goong Hot and Sour Soup -- What is Kapi and Why is it So Revered? -- Moo Pad Kapi Stir-fried Pork -- Khao Kluk Kapi Shrimp Paste Fried Rice -- Sweet Soy Pork -- Khao Thom Rice Porridge -- Pickled Cabbage -- Salted Eggs.

Fried Lacey Eggs with Thai-style Dressing -- Simple Stir-fried Greens -- Thailand's Fast-developing Drinking Culture -- Nuea Dat Diew Salted Beef -- Cashew Nuts Yum -- The Portuguese Influences in Thai Food -- Minced Chicken Kanom Jeen -- Hearty Beef Tongue Stew -- CHAPTER 3 NORTHERN THAI COOKING -- Where China, Laos and Myanmar Meet -- Saa Pak Northern Mixed Salad -- A Day in the Life of a Chiang Rai Market -- Gang Pak Plang Soup with Pork Sausage -- How to Cook Sticky Rice -- Pik Gai Tod Baab Fried Chicken Wings -- Nam Prik Ong Minced Pork -- Nam Prik Num Roasted Green Chili Dip -- Gang Gradang Cold Pork Jelly -- Sai Oua Chiang Mai Sausage -- Northern Thai Communal Larb Culture -- Minced Pork or Beef Larb -- Minced Fish Larb with Herbs -- Chiang Mai's Midnight Fried Chicken Restaurant -- Nam Prik Tha Dang "Red Eye" Chili Dip -- Moo Tod Fried Pork Cutlets -- The Story of Thai "Spaghetti" -- Nam Ngiew Pork and Tomato Sauce Noodles -- CHAPTER 4 ISAAN CUISINE FROM THE NORTHEAST -- Influences from Laos and Vietnam -- Por Pia Tod Spring Rolls -- Gang Om Lemongrass and Dill Chicken Soup -- Makuea Mashed Eggplant Salad -- Pla Rah and its Importance in Isaan Cooking -- Foolproof Som Tum Pla Rah -- Som Tum Salad and Its Makeover in the Capital -- Central Thai-style Fruit Som Tum -- How the Vietnamese Came to Isaan -- Moo Yaw Pork Paté -- The Royal Gift of Tilapia (from Japan) -- Mieng Pla Pow Baked Fish -- Kai Kata Egg in a Pan -- CHAPTER 5 SOUTHERN-STYLE FAVORITES -- Southern Thailand: "Soldier's Rations" -- Yum Woon Sen Glass Vermicelli Salad -- A Family Food Gathering in Hua Hin -- Gang Som Southern Fish Curry -- Why Phuket's Cuisine is Unlike Any Other -- Phuket Steamed Fish Balls -- Hokkien Fried Noodles -- Moo Hong Braised Pork Belly -- Phuket-style Fluffy Omelet -- The Muslim Community in Southern Thailand -- Thai Oxtail Soup -- Massaman Curry.

Thai-style Chicken Biryani -- CHAPTER 6 THAI DRINKS AND DESSERTS -- Pioneers of the Sweet and Savory -- Gluay Buad Chee Bananas in Sweet Coconut Cream -- Khao Niew Mamuang Mango Sticky Rice -- Aunt Priew's Halo Halo -- A Persian-inspired Family Favorite -- Kanom Sai Gai Saffron-scented Jalebi -- Maria Guyomar de Pinha-Thailand's Escoffier -- Sankaya Fuk Tong Pumpkin Custard -- Kanom Pui Fai Cupcakes -- Coconut Ice Cream -- Thai Sweet Rolls -- The Story of the Thai Ice Cream Sandwich -- Ode to Local Neighborhood Drinks Vendors -- Thai-style Iced Coffee -- Thai Iced Tea -- Morning Ginger Drink -- Refreshing Lime Soda -- Thai-style Gin Fizz -- Thai Cooking Terms -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- Copyright -- Photo Credits.