A little known fact to impress your friends – The longest place name in the world is……… Bangkok.

‘Rubbish!’ I hear you proclaim, but the real name of the ‘Big Mango’, is: Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara [...]

This is a great, quick and easy Thai style salad which is ideal as a starter or as an accompaniment to a Thai banquet meal. You can experiment with many different variations such as mixed seafood, grilled beef, cold duck etc. [...]

Here’s our favorite Thai spring rolls recipe at Chantra Authentic Thai. They taste great and are easy to prepare. Basically there are 2 parts to the cooking process: 1. First you need to stir-fry the stuffing 2. Second part involves wrapping them up and deep-frying them. Here are the things you need: 5 cloves garlic, [...]

Fried Rice is a common dish in Thailand and can be found in almost any market, restaurant or food hall. Although it is a simple dish, the variety of different ingredients which can be used make it a dish which never grows old.  This is one of my favourite recipes for fried rice made with [...]

Tom Yam soup is without doubt one of the iconic dishes of Thailand. It is available at almost every Thai restaurant, both in Thailand and abroad. There are two variations, one with coconut milk and shrimp paste (ต้มยำน้ำข้น) and one without (ต้มยำกุ้งน้ำใส). As with most Thai dishes, it is [...]