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In-Depth Class Series: Heritage Cooking & Knife Skills
Exploring Traditional Thai Cuisine
• Two hands-on Cooking Classes, each with lunch •
• A Trip to the Thai Vegetable Market •
• Mastering Knife Skills Training •
| One of the best ways to explore Thailand’s lengthy menu is to take a cooking course that teaches everything you
need to know starting with the basics. What makes Thailand one of the most popular cuisine in Southeast Asia is its versatile mix of sweet, salty, spicy and tangy. The beauty is that
you can flavor any Thai dish such as Tom Yum Goong or Phad Thai according to your liking – mild to spicy - while still retaining its Thai-ness.
In this creative course, Christina demystifies and guides you from beginning to cook exotic Thai dishes so you cook successfully on your own. You will actively participate in tasting
and using key ingredients such as lemongrass, galangal, ginger, Thai basil, coconut milk, fish sauce, palm sugar and tamarind to develop flavor. You will learn the Thai art of blending
and balancing the five main flavors – salty, sour, sweet, pungent and bitter to create fabulous appetizers, salads, soups, curries, stir-fries, condiments and desserts.
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| As you journey in Traditional Thai cuisine, you will enjoy learning about: herbs and spices; the fresh selection of Asian vegetables;
essential knife skills for cutting meat, poultry, and seafood preparation; using noodles and rice; and proper wok methods. We will take an exciting tour to the vegetable market to help you to select and
buy Thai ingredients - an immersion into Thai culture. Confidence in cooking authentic, exquisite and healthy Thai meals that you, your family and friends will love, is the takeaway from this series of classes. |
Complimentary with this Series…
Mastering Knife Skills – An Essential Tool in Your Kitchen
Mastering Knife Skills represents Christina Arokiasamy’s culmination of over a decade teaching and demonstrating as world-class Chef at The Four Seasons Resorts in Bali and Thailand and as
Teaching Chef at her media-acclaimed The Spice Merchant’s Daughter Home Cooking School. Her knife skills lessons are in high demand from her students who have recognized that knife skills
cannot be learned from a cookbook alone. With Christina’s professional teaching experience in imparting her knife skills techniques; you will become proficient in using your knife, food preparation
in the kitchen will no longer be a time-consuming chore, and your food will taste so much better.
The Knife Skills lessons cover the following:
| • | Understanding the knife and cutting points |
| • | Sharpening and caring for your knife like a pro |
| • | Proper positions for gripping and cutting |
| • | Techniques for: Chopping, Dicing, Mincing, Slicing, Julienne, Round, Semi-Round, Peeling, Shredding, Angle Cuts, Strips, Rings, and chiffonade Herbs |
| • | Hands-on practice on Onions, Garlic, Ginger, Carrots, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Green Vegetables, Poultry, Fish, and Seafood |
| • | Asian techniques for cutting vegetables and meat |
...The Knife Becomes Your Extended Hand.
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Class 1:
Begin with a visit to the Thai Market and understand Thai Herbs and Spices and Fruits. Shop for today’s ingredients. Back in the kitchen –
learn the difference between Western & Thai cuisines and cooking techniques. Focus on using Thai sauces, blending and balancing flavors, and cutting skills.
| • | Green Papaya Salad |
| • | Tom Yum - Hot & Sour Seafood and Fragrant Lemongrass Soup |
| • | Thai Green Curry with Chicken, Bamboo Shoots, Eggplants, fragrant Thai Basil leaves and Spices |
| • | Stir-Fried Chicken with Cashew nuts and Authentic Roasted Chili Jam |
| • | Perfect Thai Steamed Rice |
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Class 2:
Focus on Stir-frying techniques, use of noodles, coconut milk, using the mortar, and plate presentation. Knife skills continued
| • | Phad Thai - Sweet Tangy Rice Noodles with Chicken, Bean Sprouts, Tamarind and Peanuts ...authentic rot khen (food vendor) style |
| • | Turmeric Coconut Yellow Curry with Galangal, Asian Greens, Tofu and Fish Sauce |
| • | Basil Fried Rice with Organic Pork, Assorted Thai Herbs and Sauces |
| • | Sweet Black Rice Pudding |
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By the end of these series, you should be able to...
- Confidently understand and play with ten or more spices and aromatics in your cooking, using them interchangeably to make your food taste fantastic!
- Independently create exotic meals from several regions of Thailand.
- Discern and have an appreciation for true Thai Cuisine and its intricacies.
- Have a fundamental understanding of how layering flavors effects one's senses, which is one of the keys to becoming a better cook.
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Series Option A:
Class 1: Friday, March 9, 2012, 11:30am - 3:00pm
Class 2: Friday, March 16, 2012, 11:30am - 3:00pm |
Series Option B:
Class 1: Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:30am - 3:00pm
Class 2: Friday, April 20, 2012, 11:30am - 3:00pm |
Cost: $180 for the two-class series. Please note: Each series is limited to five students to optimize personal one-to-one instruction.
Please email for more information or to reserve a spot.
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