Im thai, I cook. And I can say that these food are authentic. We cook them exactly like he did (except more chili) even his pronunciation of the menu is also very correct. Good job!
@@junie7515 Uhh, imagine being okay with one group of people calling anybody that doesn't look like them a foreigner. That's one big reason I dislike Japan, I lived there for many years, even if I stayed there until old age, I'd still be gaijin
This guy knows exactly how Thai food is cooked. He's done it in the correct way. He even makes his own chilli paste which not every Thai person would. Good job.
I stand and clap my hands for Derek at the moment when I see his sticky rice basket (หวดนึ่งข้าวเหนียว) My grandmother is a chef, she has been working in the kitchen more than 50 years and I learned a lot from her. As her grandson, I can tell you that "Khun" Derek has made every dish in the traditional way of Thai food, his accents for the menu and ingredients are also excellent!
I'm Thai and have been cooking for 30+ years, I really respect how Derek is cooking Thai foods this authentic way. He was using Thai fish sauce more than I was cooking here in US. And Thank you for calling everything right. I am enjoying watching this a lot. Khop Khun Kaa. Thank you so much. Loved it.
After being a chef in a Mexican restaurant for 7 years, I chose to dabble in Thai cuisine after the pandemic shuttered my restaurant. I have to say it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The food is endlessly interesting and delicious.
I'm Thai, and I've been to many Thai restaurants in many corners of the world, especially Europe. Most of them make western-style Thai food, which is not what we Thai people actually eat. But Derek... Damn. That's real authentic Thai food right there. Great one. The hardest part of Thai food is the ingredients though. If you don't get them right, you don't get the REAL Thai food.
So true what you say, UK people think you eat thai red/green curry and fish cakes and spring rolls! If they had authentic foods like pappaya, pad kra pao, tom yum soup they wouldnt eat it, far to hot and sour for europeans palette. This guy can cook authentic food.
I am Thai. I am really appreciated by the food you cooked. I can say “That is a real Thai style of cooking”. Well done guys. You know all techniques and which one should be put first and next.
Hi bro❤ I am Thai and I can say that Derek is the best western chef who cooked authentic Thai recipe. Can see that he has very well trained and use the right ingredient.
Wowwwww...this guy just cooked it like he was born and raised in Thailand!!! Kudos 👏 💐 never expected this authentic way of cooking Thai dishes from a Western RUclips channel though, very impressive. 🙂
@@makebistro hahaha...that's gonna be hilarious for me to learn how to cook Thai food from your channel as being a Thai myself. Sure will subscribe anyway 😉 love to support your passion in our Thai foods.
@@chonlakarno.2471 haha there are plenty of resources to learn from Thai people; and everyone should do that, including me!! I wasn't specifically saying come to learn from me; just come if you enjoy more content and passion for your beautiful cuisine! Thanks again :)
This is perfect! as a Thai who usually cook. He literally cook the same way and use the same ingredients as me. Hope everyone enjoy these four recipes.
I am a wife, a mother and a grandmother from Thailand. Every dish looks fabulous. You make me happy to see Thai food cooked the way it really is. Thank you.
YES....!!! I use to make gai laab, I used chicken stock as well to cook it instead of water! HUGE DIFFERENT all together. Ooohhh, I usually don't put the toasted rice until just right before serving. They can get really soggy.
I like how he mentions that making the curry paste from scratch is more for learning about Thai flavors rather than it being necessary for authentic dishes!
As a traditional Thai person. I am so impressed with your cooking and surprisingly your pronunciation. Thank you very much for demonstrating an authentic Thai recipe. TBH, your skill is far better than lots of native Thais.
Another Thai person here, this was so wonderfully refreshing to watch and see farang make truly authentic Thai food. The tools, methods, ingredients are also completely correct. The point that he makes that you can learn Thai methods in cooking to build up your knowledge of Thai food is spot on. Understanding what flavor profiles to build on or what local ingredients to use can really elevate Thai food at home. Definitely the best version I have seen on RUclips so far! We need more videos like this.
Hello, I'm from Thailand. I just want to say how the chef in this video cooks. It's the traditional Thai cooking method. Both the ingredients, equipment and processes, just like Thai people do. It's truly Thai style, wow.
I love the way he has a proper utensils for Thai cooking. especially, steamed sticky rice. I watched many videos for foreigners cooking Thai food. This one is exactly like we cook Thai food. Way to go guys.👏👏👏👏👏
thank you for your kind words. much love to your cuisine and culture - I hope to only show respect and honor the great thailand. see you at my channel :)
My Mom is from Thailand! I absolutely love that you cooked the sticky rice in the basket! What an excellent video! So very authentic Thai! Thanks for sharing. I was completely drooling the entire video.
I am Thai and love to cook. I was impressed by Derek’s Thai cooking skills. His cooking style and ingredients are authentic. Highly Respect to Derek’s Thai cooking skills. I would love to see how he cook Pad Thai and learn from him. Excellently done, Derek, and love your authenticity in every aspect of Thai cuisine.
I find that the thing that makes Thai cuisine so lovable and so unique is the sheer amount and variety of its native aromatics. Once you get into aromatics you just don't want a meal without them.
I'm not Thai but I grew up in Thailand from the time I was 1 year old. Thank you for this video. I have made all of the 4 recipes and they were fast and the real Thai taste - just SPOT ON. I just made the Prik Khing tonight. It was soooo good. Please make more 15 minutes or less Thai food videos!!! This actually HAS changed my life!!!!
I’ve watched so many cooking videos over the years and this video and this format is the best I’ve ever come across. Made all 4 of these dishes this week and all took 15-20 mins which is sadly all the time I have most evenings and all four dishes were 10/10 and all the ingredients came to around £30. Please keep these coming they are absolute game changers.
Really love you exploring different cuisines in this series and inviting knowledgeable experts like Derek along to really make it authentic. Ready for more! :)
It’s really feel so grateful to see the people from other countries cooking and love to eat Thai food 🥰🥰🥰 thanks for your video 🙏🙏 Thailand is my country ❤❤
I lived in Thailand for 12 years and love all of these dishes. The egg salad is my favourite where its just 20 Baht for a dish at a local bar in Chiang Dao. The sweet and spicy flavours, mixed with crispy egg is so refreshing in the mouth.
Chiang Dao, where heaven in the winter turns hell in the burning season. I miss Chiang Dao anyway even I'm just in BKK adjacent and Thailand cooling time is coming close.
I'm half Thai and come from a line of Thai restaurant chefs and street food cooks. Love how much respect Derek has for the food, including the rice. These are super authentic (down to the way he cuts the limes and onion!) and I can smell that larb through the screen - YUM. Love how this highlights simple food that hits hard with amazing and complex flavours. Thank you!
I cook Laab Moo frequently at home. I like to add on the side, fresh crunchy green cabbage leaves and sliced cucumber. These help add a veggie balance to the meat and rice. Also the cabbage leaves can be used as a scoop, so that no utensils are needed. I also prefer culantro over cilantro, and extra mint. Would like to start, steaming my rice with Kaffir lime leaves, for more flavor.
Hi guys, I am a milliom percent Thai who living in Canada, Your foods is the authentic thai food cook.Everything you did in this video was awesome. Whatever you cook was real thai ways, sticky rice, fire eggs, Spicy salad. Your Thai fired eggs brought me think about my mom dish. Thank mates, You made me younger already.
This is such a great video! SO much great content packed in! I'm going to wow my family with these dishes. Being a huge fan of Thai cooking, and basically knowing what is going on, this will take a few dishes to the next level. Plus you all have great personalities and I love watching. Thank you!
As a Thai myself, I watched this video with my father, he’s a chef and he very impressed by how good you are 😊 He kept saying that you’re even ‘Thai’ more than most Thai here 😂😂
When I lived in Houston, there was a Thai food vendor at Urban Harvest Farmers Market who would cook using only local food available at the market, and I lived for the Thai omelet she made every Saturday! If you’re ever in Houston, they have a physical location now and they’re called Street to Thai.
Very authentic way of cooking. He even made his own curry paste which tastes the best, obviously. Even for me as a Thai, I learned 1 thing or two from watching him. Big round of applause in making authentic Thai food without holding back on the taste to suit the westerners. Hats off to you.
Derek did a fantastic job not only showcasing colourful dishes, but demonstrated just how approachable these are in terms of difficulty. This isn't at all about perfection, but you can easily tell he achieves the results he wants just from his own personal experience.
Thank you! Appreciate that! That’s what I was going for,because of course all of these dishes can be and are made in varied ways of complexity and styles. For example, this is barebones laab, I often like to make it with stock instead of water, and make a galangal roasted paste to go in, with many more herbs and culantro etc etc - but the idea here was showcasing the must have components!! Thanks again.
I m Thai. I was amazed by all those utensils he packed for the show. Moreover his knowledge and his menu is just right. He made all menu seems so easy to prepare . Awesome job.
Hey, I am from Thailand. Your Thai food cooking skill is absolutely amazing! That's right ..better than mine or even celebrity chefs in other channels. Love it!
👏👏 After watching so many Thai food tutorial from non Thais. This is one of the most correct way for cooking these dishes and not so many foreigners know them.
The boiling of the pork meat is something that I often do for things like ground beef that I use for taco meat or spaghettis sauce, or even lettuce wraps. Doing it in boiling water separates it perfectly, and gets rid of the grease when you strain it before adding to your recipe. Mike should do a segment on this...I think that once people learn about it they will like it.
As someone who is half Thai and came over from there with my mother as a child and grew up on these dishes, I want to say that it makes my heart warm to see other cultures learning about our foods. Side note for those who don't like spice or can't eat it. You can leave out the peppers for the dishes that have them. The taste won't be exactly the same cause peppers don't just add heat, they also add their own type of flavor, but you can leave them out for a non spicy version. My mother would do that with small portions of the meals that had peppers in them for my brother. She'd make a whole batch then take out a small portion for him before adding in the peppers. He loved the dishes, but couldn't handle the hot peppers....lol.
Thai food is among my most favourite that the world offers me. I have a Ukrainian background and born in Canada. My parents love it too but our favourite restaurant is a long trip but they always remind me of how much they miss their curry. The lady makes it for "white girl spice" lol but she understands our need hehe always makes us laugh. My bf is vietnamese and he makes fun of my lack of spice.. I'm spicy, just not that type ha ha :) Cheers from Canada xx
Agree with the flavour from the chilis. I adapted all the Thai dishes I cook from time to time. And green curry is a good example for a dish which can only be great if its spicy as hell. With a few tablespoons of green curry paste I always felt something is missing. One day I was in a "spicy mood" and put a huuuuge amount of paste in it and that ended in my best version of grren curry, so: only a mountain of these small tasty green chilis can provide the flavour this dish needs :)
This recipe is exactly like how thai people cook. Thank you guys so much for sharing the recipe to another country and make they're know about our country and culture.
Wow he nail it! I'm Thai myself and I can vouch for his skill. His dish is authentic and will taste just like how we do it here in Thailand. Not all cook can recreate thai dish like how he can cuz some will cutting corner or use substitute ingredients or just cook randomly altogether.
I'm Thai as well and I can assure y'all Derek definitely knows what he's doing! I'm impressed that he even cooked Kao-khua himself! I've never seen any foreigner cook Thai food the way it should be before, but Derek mastered this, Bravo! Plus he pronounced the name of all dishes correctly!
i really appreciate the way you cook thai foods. it's so authentic and skillful like we do in thailand. sometimes i watched a cooking show done my westerner and i wanted to scream at the way they cooked thai foods.
I understand its very different. But thats like when I watch thai people cook pasta, its a disaster haha Guess we modify food to suite the palette of that country. I eat all thai food, but i hate the smell of fish sauce :-)
Just made the egg salad and Larb today, turned out really well, main feedback I got was "You could use more mint if you want", I have some left over lemongrass so I will make them again next week so I can work out the kinks and remember everything well.
I like the synergy of these guys! Derek makes it fun to learn while cooking! Asian food especially stir fry js pretty quick. It’s the prep of ingredients and chopping that takes most of time and planning out with thickness and cooking time. I actually pre-cut verges for several days use and slice and pre-marinate meats in individual freezer bags ready to use from freezer. The ground beef dish and that fried egg is something we learn as kids in Asian homes to quickly prepare for ourselves to put over bowl of rice that’s kept warm all day in the rice cooker 🙌🏽🙌🏽
I'm Thai. and let me tell you this. 0:53 when he opens the bag and shows what's inside, I'm like "it looks like he knows what he's doing. that is interesting" then at the end of the video, I'm like "OK, he's good. that is authentic" .... good job mate. another seal of approval from a Thai guy :)
One of the best cooking skill in recreating "larb" Esan or Lao dishes, you should try to add young lemongrass finely sliced it's a delicacy. Congratulation for doing such a great job on this segment!
I'm Thai. I must admit, Derek is doing a great job with the cooking and his pronunciation of the menu (as commented by PPeacHH N. below) is very good. Thank you, Derek, for capturing the authenticity of Thai cuisine. Thank you.
I’ve lived in Thailand for 22 years and this is the first Western chef on RUclips I’ve seen cook Thai food correctly. He absolutely nailed this. Everything looked fantastic. Follow these steps to the T and you won’t be disappointed.
Love it when you host Chef Lucci, he's such a pleasure to watch and is a great teacher as well! Will definitely be trying the salad, laab, and noodle dishes
Thank you for this informative video. I cook Thai food myself and grow lemongrass and thai peppers in my garden. It was great to learn new Thai recipes outside of the classics. It seems like Northern Thailand has a wealth of incredible dishes. I love how chef Derek says he's learning everyday about Thai cuisine. I hope he starts a channel one day.
Thanks!! Join my channel, it’s starting. And I’ve been posting thaj videos and information on my instagram.com/makebistro for years!! See you there :).
Just from the looking of how each dish was prepared and cooked, I know exactly how they smell and taste because the Derek did the perfect job in cooking every menu. His pronunciation was on point with the dish name most of the time too! Gotta go and have some lunch now as this video made me so hungry!
เหนื่อยใจนะ เวลาเห็นฝรั่งคนอื่นๆ ปรุงแบบพิศดารแล้วบอกว่าเป็นอาหารไทย ต้มยำใส่ถั่วลันเตา ผัดกะเพราใส่ใบโหรพา แครอทในต้มข่าไก่ น้ำส้มสายชูในผัดไทย เพลียมาก ขอบคุณช่องนี้มาก ที่เผยแพร่วิธีปรุงที่คนไทยเขาปรุงกันจริงๆ // This is the right way to cook Thai food. I'm Thai, I confirm.
As a food bistro owner, I would say his cooking senses is so Thai, we use our feeling to measure fish sauace, palm sugar and every thing in our dishes, his Thai cooking skills at a top 1% for westerner.
I'm Thai and it's so impressive to see him cook in a very authentic way. I never make a chilli paste myself, always buy from a local fresh food market🤣
Just want to give you guys a shout out here, this is exactly what I do in my own kitchen. Thank you for making this video and showing the world different aspects of Thai cuisine. Well done! From a very Thai person here, I give you guys 10/10.
I’m Thai but pretty sure he cook better than me especially making the roasted rice and sticky rice!!! I never ever try to make them before! Well done chef👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Larb or laab, is probably one of my favorite things to eat in life. It is pretty simple, yet has a ton of flavor. And it can be so different depending on where you have it. (No, i do not want a sweetened version of larb). I have a favorite restaurant that introduced me to it and I couldn't get enough. And after I found Mark Wiens on RUclips, I realized how easy it was to make. And, now if i need a larb fix, I can make it myself.
This is a shorthand version of laabp, but the original form (the Lao versions) are much more complex, especially when dealing with raw meat Laapb (beef, shrimp, fish). The Thai style ones are more commercialized and the original Lao styles are not for the faint of heart, but it will elevate your palate to the next level of intense flavors.
Im thai, I cook. And I can say that these food are authentic. We cook them exactly like he did (except more chili) even his pronunciation of the menu is also very correct. Good job!
I think Derek might have gone light on the chili for my own sake so don't judge.
ขอบคุณมากครับไมค์กินเผ็ดไม่ได้ 555 gotta go easy on the spice when cooking for Mike :)
Mike needs some spicy training lol. We Thai people were train to eat spicy since young age.
Mike has a very delicate palate that can't handle spice (or just a bit of a wuss)
Not every Thai eat very spicy. I’m one of them. lol
I grew up in Thailand. The chef cooked everything authentically and perfectly just like how my mom would! Loved it 😍
I think we have to let Uncle Roger (@mrnigelng) be the judge of that! 😂
I bet your mom can cook better! He was good but thais will cook better!
@K T: That is awesome that he is capturing the authenticity of Thai cuisine.
@@robblissism
because the words of a thai person is not good enough on... thai food?
@@suzy5166 Moms always cook better but he's a professional chef so.. maybe not?
As a Thai, this is my first time seeing farang cooked Thai foods that looked truest to local's. Well done.
Farang is a racist term
@@RemyGold i'm sorry if it sounded insulting to you but most of Thai people consider it like a slang, very common. Didn't mean to harm anything lol.
@@junie7515 kind of offensive >.>
@@PorcupinePunched it's a fact though from Thai perspective☺️. The word is not insulting.
@@junie7515 Uhh, imagine being okay with one group of people calling anybody that doesn't look like them a foreigner. That's one big reason I dislike Japan, I lived there for many years, even if I stayed there until old age, I'd still be gaijin
This guy knows exactly how Thai food is cooked. He's done it in the correct way. He even makes his own chilli paste which not every Thai person would. Good job.
Yes,you can do Thai except larlic
I stand and clap my hands for Derek at the moment when I see his sticky rice basket (หวดนึ่งข้าวเหนียว)
My grandmother is a chef, she has been working in the kitchen more than 50 years and I learned a lot from her.
As her grandson, I can tell you that "Khun" Derek has made every dish in the traditional way of Thai food, his accents for the menu and ingredients are also excellent!
ขอบคุณมากครับ
คุนเก่งกว่าผมที่เป็นไทยแท้ๆ
"the rice is not secondary". The respect he shows to each individual item is remarkable. Truly a great chef
I'm Thai and have been cooking for 30+ years, I really respect how Derek is cooking Thai foods this authentic way. He was using Thai fish sauce more than I was cooking here in US. And Thank you for calling everything right. I am enjoying watching this a lot. Khop Khun Kaa. Thank you so much. Loved it.
ฝรั่งคนนี้ทำถูกต้องทุกอย่าง น่าประทับใจ :)
I am very impressed know all the techniques well, but forget ..รสดี หนู๋ว่า เค้าลืมใส่ค่ะ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@nipaphunathome5307 ผง นัว
Finally, someone who truly honors Thai cuisine. 👏👏👏
I'm Thai and I think he's good at cooking. he's not only know the recipes, but also knows why we do it like that, which is amazing.
Wow. Two Thumbs up. I am Thai. I appreciate what you guys have done. The first time I have seen foreigners cook real Thai food.
You can tell by the comments how much everyone loved this video. This chef knows how to cook Thai!
After being a chef in a Mexican restaurant for 7 years, I chose to dabble in Thai cuisine after the pandemic shuttered my restaurant. I have to say it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The food is endlessly interesting and delicious.
You would probably like lomo saltado a Peruvian dish! As well as Korean bbq!
I'm Thai, and I've been to many Thai restaurants in many corners of the world, especially Europe. Most of them make western-style Thai food, which is not what we Thai people actually eat.
But Derek... Damn. That's real authentic Thai food right there.
Great one.
The hardest part of Thai food is the ingredients though. If you don't get them right, you don't get the REAL Thai food.
So true what you say, UK people think you eat thai red/green curry and fish cakes and spring rolls! If they had authentic foods like pappaya, pad kra pao, tom yum soup they wouldnt eat it, far to hot and sour for europeans palette. This guy can cook authentic food.
Really?
@@fancpro6947well, yes. One wrong ingredient can ruin the Thai dish terribly.
I am Thai. I am really appreciated by the food you cooked. I can say “That is a real Thai style of cooking”. Well done guys. You know all techniques and which one should be put first and next.
Hi bro❤ I am Thai and I can say that Derek is the best western chef who cooked authentic Thai recipe. Can see that he has very well trained and use the right ingredient.
Wowwwww...this guy just cooked it like he was born and raised in Thailand!!! Kudos 👏 💐 never expected this authentic way of cooking Thai dishes from a Western RUclips channel though, very impressive. 🙂
thank you! come join me on my new channel, lots of Thai content coming.
@@makebistro hahaha...that's gonna be hilarious for me to learn how to cook Thai food from your channel as being a Thai myself. Sure will subscribe anyway 😉 love to support your passion in our Thai foods.
@@chonlakarno.2471 haha there are plenty of resources to learn from Thai people; and everyone should do that, including me!! I wasn't specifically saying come to learn from me; just come if you enjoy more content and passion for your beautiful cuisine! Thanks again :)
So tempting😢😮
Proud that you cook Thai food the traditional way. From thailand
This is perfect! as a Thai who usually cook. He literally cook the same way and use the same ingredients as me. Hope everyone enjoy these four recipes.
Seeing Derek getting this amount of respect in the comments makes me wanna cry. He deserves every bit
He sure does - his passion for Thai food while teaching and cooking for others is where he shines!
cry baby
I am a wife, a mother and a grandmother from Thailand.
Every dish looks fabulous. You make me happy to see Thai food cooked the way it really is.
Thank you.
❤thank you
For Larb you can improve taste of minced pork with change from plain water to pork stock soup. That is my mom secret when she make Larb for dinner. :)
might try this
Great suggestion, khun Thanawat!
Mine was missing flavor this would’ve been a great idea!
YES....!!! I use to make gai laab, I used chicken stock as well to cook it instead of water! HUGE DIFFERENT all together.
Ooohhh, I usually don't put the toasted rice until just right before serving. They can get really soggy.
Absolutely, that's what most of streetside Esarn food cart do but you don't at home and you complain yourself of "why can't I get the same delicacy".
I like how he mentions that making the curry paste from scratch is more for learning about Thai flavors rather than it being necessary for authentic dishes!
The most accurate “Farang” cooking Thai food video on the internet!! Respect!! Nothing is compromised. He cooked like real Thai.
thank you!
@@makebistro คุณเก่งมากๆ ขอชมเลยครับ คุณทำอาหารเก่งกว่าผมอีก ผมยังทำพริกแกงไม่เป็นเลย ซื้อจากตลาดอย่างเดียว🤣👍🙏
As a traditional Thai person. I am so impressed with your cooking and surprisingly your pronunciation. Thank you very much for demonstrating an authentic Thai recipe. TBH, your skill is far better than lots of native Thais.
I've never seen a foreigner cook Thai food so deliciously before. He’s so nice. 👍👍
Another Thai person here, this was so wonderfully refreshing to watch and see farang make truly authentic Thai food. The tools, methods, ingredients are also completely correct. The point that he makes that you can learn Thai methods in cooking to build up your knowledge of Thai food is spot on. Understanding what flavor profiles to build on or what local ingredients to use can really elevate Thai food at home. Definitely the best version I have seen on RUclips so far! We need more videos like this.
❤❤ thank you
He can cook Thai food like Thai people really do and the menu that he makes is quite a menu that foreigners normally don't know. Love your channel.
Hello, I'm from Thailand. I just want to say how the chef in this video cooks. It's the traditional Thai cooking method. Both the ingredients, equipment and processes, just like Thai people do. It's truly Thai style, wow.
ฟังที่เค้าพูดคำว่า ยำไข่ดาว เค้าพูดไทยชัดเลยนะนั่น😁
@@panatdasukchart6903 ดีใจมากเลยฝึกเรียนภาษาไทยทุกวันนะ
การเคลื่อนไหว การผสม การเตรียม เหมือนเชฟคนไทยเลยครับ ขนลุกเลย ชื่นชมครับ
ไช่ค่ะเหมือนคนไทยทำเลย
I love the way he has a proper utensils for Thai cooking. especially, steamed sticky rice. I watched many videos for foreigners cooking Thai food. This one is exactly like we cook Thai food. Way to go guys.👏👏👏👏👏
I'm Thai and he makes me so proud, everything he said is correct. The way he pronounce the third dish "Pad Woon Sen" is 100% Thai accent.
I'm thai and I love cooking. This is my first time watching foreigner cooking my food and I'm not upset. Good job, man
thank you for your kind words. much love to your cuisine and culture - I hope to only show respect and honor the great thailand. see you at my channel :)
Derek seems like an amazing guy. Super knowledgeable and humble, glad he came on!
My Mom is from Thailand! I absolutely love that you cooked the sticky rice in the basket! What an excellent video! So very authentic Thai! Thanks for sharing. I was completely drooling the entire video.
I am Thai and love to cook. I was impressed by Derek’s Thai cooking skills. His cooking style and ingredients are authentic. Highly Respect to Derek’s Thai cooking skills. I would love to see how he cook Pad Thai and learn from him. Excellently done, Derek, and love your authenticity in every aspect of Thai cuisine.
ขอบคุณครับ❤❤❤❤ actually I have pad Thai on my channel so you’re in luck ha ha. Please follow. See you soon 😊
Amazing. As a Thai ,this is real authentic Thai foods, the ingredients and the way you cook each menu!!!! Well done.👍🙏
I'm Thai, and your respect toward our cuisines is immeasurable. Kudos!
I find that the thing that makes Thai cuisine so lovable and so unique is the sheer amount and variety of its native aromatics. Once you get into aromatics you just don't want a meal without them.
I'm not Thai but I grew up in Thailand from the time I was 1 year old. Thank you for this video. I have made all of the 4 recipes and they were fast and the real Thai taste - just SPOT ON. I just made the Prik Khing tonight. It was soooo good. Please make more 15 minutes or less Thai food videos!!! This actually HAS changed my life!!!!
That's amazing to hear! Please follow my channel for my Thai material!
I'm Thai. I feel good to see foreigners eat Thai food. You make Thai food very tasty. FC from Thailand.
I'm Thai and I feel that my culture is honored and respected. Thank you so much for making this video😊
I’ve watched so many cooking videos over the years and this video and this format is the best I’ve ever come across. Made all 4 of these dishes this week and all took 15-20 mins which is sadly all the time I have most evenings and all four dishes were 10/10 and all the ingredients came to around £30. Please keep these coming they are absolute game changers.
Glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know.
Really love you exploring different cuisines in this series and inviting knowledgeable experts like Derek along to really make it authentic. Ready for more! :)
well your in luck, so much more coming!
Yep, great series. Look forward to many more.
He has always been doing that.
Okay now that i'm seeing this guy's authentic Thai-style cooking i actually think he's better than some of us
It’s really feel so grateful to see the people from other countries cooking and love to eat Thai food 🥰🥰🥰 thanks for your video 🙏🙏 Thailand is my country ❤❤
I lived in Thailand for 12 years and love all of these dishes. The egg salad is my favourite where its just 20 Baht for a dish at a local bar in Chiang Dao. The sweet and spicy flavours, mixed with crispy egg is so refreshing in the mouth.
Chiang Dao, where heaven in the winter turns hell in the burning season. I miss Chiang Dao anyway even I'm just in BKK adjacent and Thailand cooling time is coming close.
I'm half Thai and come from a line of Thai restaurant chefs and street food cooks. Love how much respect Derek has for the food, including the rice. These are super authentic (down to the way he cuts the limes and onion!) and I can smell that larb through the screen - YUM. Love how this highlights simple food that hits hard with amazing and complex flavours. Thank you!
As a Thai, This chef knows how to cook Thai food . So impressive
Love seeing you guys not only like Thai food but also cook such an authentic Thai food the way Thais do.. I'm Impressed.. Good job ..
I’m Thai and I love cooking. This is the best authentic Thai food cooked by farang (foreigner) ever!!!! Hands down!
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I cook Laab Moo frequently at home. I like to add on the side, fresh crunchy green cabbage leaves and sliced cucumber. These help add a veggie balance to the meat and rice. Also the cabbage leaves can be used as a scoop, so that no utensils are needed. I also prefer culantro over cilantro, and extra mint. Would like to start, steaming my rice with Kaffir lime leaves, for more flavor.
Hi guys, I am a milliom percent Thai who living in Canada,
Your foods is the authentic thai food cook.Everything you did in this video was awesome. Whatever you cook was real thai ways, sticky rice, fire eggs, Spicy salad.
Your Thai fired eggs brought me think about my mom dish. Thank mates, You made me younger already.
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Fire eggs −> Fried eggs, right?
100% อาหารไทยแท้แน่นอน
คุณสุดยอดมาก
แน่นอนครับ ทำเก่ง ซะด้วย 😊
I am Thai and all I can say is that his recipes are super authentic! just like how we’d make at home 👍🏽
As a Thai person, that Pork Salad (Larb) is spot on 😍
You truly understand Thai food very well, I’m Thai and even if I don’t eat spice I would still try it.
This is such a great video! SO much great content packed in! I'm going to wow my family with these dishes. Being a huge fan of Thai cooking, and basically knowing what is going on, this will take a few dishes to the next level. Plus you all have great personalities and I love watching. Thank you!
I am Thai and i can say that even Thai people can learn how to cook these Thai dish from your video because you cook authentic way. Good job.
I'm Thai and you cook Thai food more authentic than some of our Thai restaurant.
As a Thai myself, I watched this video with my father, he’s a chef and he very impressed by how good you are 😊 He kept saying that you’re even ‘Thai’ more than most Thai here 😂😂
As a Thai, if any foreigner wanted to present Thai Food to their country, be like this guy, he got everything on spot
I’m Thai, but this guy cooking is even more authentic than my mom cooked for me. Great job guys.
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When I lived in Houston, there was a Thai food vendor at Urban Harvest Farmers Market who would cook using only local food available at the market, and I lived for the Thai omelet she made every Saturday! If you’re ever in Houston, they have a physical location now and they’re called Street to Thai.
That egg salad looks incredible. Love the oil-less dressing and cooking egg in oil as the fat instead. Can't wait to try!
His accent when saying Thai name is actually pretty decent. It kinda shows he’s really been in Thailand haha. I love that. ❤
Very authentic way of cooking. He even made his own curry paste which tastes the best, obviously. Even for me as a Thai, I learned 1 thing or two from watching him. Big round of applause in making authentic Thai food without holding back on the taste to suit the westerners. Hats off to you.
Derek did a fantastic job not only showcasing colourful dishes, but demonstrated just how approachable these are in terms of difficulty. This isn't at all about perfection, but you can easily tell he achieves the results he wants just from his own personal experience.
Thank you! Appreciate that! That’s what I was going for,because of course all of these dishes can be and are made in varied ways of complexity and styles. For example, this is barebones laab, I often like to make it with stock instead of water, and make a galangal roasted paste to go in, with many more herbs and culantro etc etc - but the idea here was showcasing the must have components!! Thanks again.
I m Thai. I was amazed by all those utensils he packed for the show. Moreover his knowledge and his menu is just right. He made all menu seems so easy to prepare . Awesome job.
Hey, I am from Thailand. Your Thai food cooking skill is absolutely amazing! That's right ..better than mine or even celebrity chefs in other channels. Love it!
Thanks so much! See you at my channel :)
👏👏 After watching so many Thai food tutorial from non Thais. This is one of the most correct way for cooking these dishes and not so many foreigners know them.
The boiling of the pork meat is something that I often do for things like ground beef that I use for taco meat or spaghettis sauce, or even lettuce wraps. Doing it in boiling water separates it perfectly, and gets rid of the grease when you strain it before adding to your recipe. Mike should do a segment on this...I think that once people learn about it they will like it.
I just learned something new! Thanks 😊
As someone who is half Thai and came over from there with my mother as a child and grew up on these dishes, I want to say that it makes my heart warm to see other cultures learning about our foods. Side note for those who don't like spice or can't eat it. You can leave out the peppers for the dishes that have them. The taste won't be exactly the same cause peppers don't just add heat, they also add their own type of flavor, but you can leave them out for a non spicy version. My mother would do that with small portions of the meals that had peppers in them for my brother. She'd make a whole batch then take out a small portion for him before adding in the peppers. He loved the dishes, but couldn't handle the hot peppers....lol.
Thai food is among my most favourite that the world offers me. I have a Ukrainian background and born in Canada. My parents love it too but our favourite restaurant is a long trip but they always remind me of how much they miss their curry. The lady makes it for "white girl spice" lol but she understands our need hehe always makes us laugh. My bf is vietnamese and he makes fun of my lack of spice.. I'm spicy, just not that type ha ha :) Cheers from Canada xx
Agree with the flavour from the chilis. I adapted all the Thai dishes I cook from time to time. And green curry is a good example for a dish which can only be great if its spicy as hell. With a few tablespoons of green curry paste I always felt something is missing. One day I was in a "spicy mood" and put a huuuuge amount of paste in it and that ended in my best version of grren curry, so: only a mountain of these small tasty green chilis can provide the flavour this dish needs :)
finally, I found some foreigner that can actually cooked Thai food. appreciate your cooking skills, the foods looks so tasty 😋
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The most valuable thing I've learned from this video that I'll use everyday was how Derek cuts his limes. Genius
This recipe is exactly like how thai people cook. Thank you guys so much for sharing the recipe to another country and make they're know about our country and culture.
Not only your authentic recipe, but your pronunciation also perfect. Love you, guy.
Wow he nail it! I'm Thai myself and I can vouch for his skill. His dish is authentic and will taste just like how we do it here in Thailand. Not all cook can recreate thai dish like how he can cuz some will cutting corner or use substitute ingredients or just cook randomly altogether.
I'm Thai as well and I can assure y'all Derek definitely knows what he's doing! I'm impressed that he even cooked Kao-khua himself! I've never seen any foreigner cook Thai food the way it should be before, but Derek mastered this, Bravo! Plus he pronounced the name of all dishes correctly!
Thank you! ฝึกเรียนทุกวันครับ
i really appreciate the way you cook thai foods. it's so authentic and skillful like we do in thailand. sometimes i watched a cooking show done my westerner and i wanted to scream at the way they cooked thai foods.
lol thank you!
I understand its very different. But thats like when I watch thai people cook pasta, its a disaster haha Guess we modify food to suite the palette of that country. I eat all thai food, but i hate the smell of fish sauce :-)
I am a chef myself I would say this guy have Thai soul in him great job !!!
Just made the egg salad and Larb today, turned out really well, main feedback I got was "You could use more mint if you want", I have some left over lemongrass so I will make them again next week so I can work out the kinks and remember everything well.
you should ( and i do) use more mint than I used here..its all Mike had lol.
I like the synergy of these guys! Derek makes it fun to learn while cooking! Asian food especially stir fry js pretty quick. It’s the prep of ingredients and chopping that takes most of time and planning out with thickness and cooking time. I actually pre-cut verges for several days use and slice and pre-marinate meats in individual freezer bags ready to use from freezer. The ground beef dish and that fried egg is something we learn as kids in Asian homes to quickly prepare for ourselves to put over bowl of rice that’s kept warm all day in the rice cooker 🙌🏽🙌🏽
I'm Thai. and let me tell you this. 0:53 when he opens the bag and shows what's inside, I'm like "it looks like he knows what he's doing. that is interesting"
then at the end of the video, I'm like "OK, he's good. that is authentic" .... good job mate. another seal of approval from a Thai guy :)
thank you sir!
One of the best cooking skill in recreating "larb" Esan or Lao dishes, you should try to add young lemongrass finely sliced it's a delicacy. Congratulation for doing such a great job on this segment!
I'm Thai. I must admit, Derek is doing a great job with the cooking and his pronunciation of the menu (as commented by PPeacHH N. below) is very good. Thank you, Derek, for capturing the authenticity of Thai cuisine. Thank you.
I think he can speak Thai very well.
I’ve lived in Thailand for 22 years and this is the first Western chef on RUclips I’ve seen cook Thai food correctly. He absolutely nailed this. Everything looked fantastic. Follow these steps to the T and you won’t be disappointed.
Love it when you host Chef Lucci, he's such a pleasure to watch and is a great teacher as well! Will definitely be trying the salad, laab, and noodle dishes
Thank you for this informative video. I cook Thai food myself and grow lemongrass and thai peppers in my garden. It was great to learn new Thai recipes outside of the classics. It seems like Northern Thailand has a wealth of incredible dishes. I love how chef Derek says he's learning everyday about Thai cuisine. I hope he starts a channel one day.
Thanks!! Join my channel, it’s starting. And I’ve been posting thaj videos and information on my instagram.com/makebistro for years!! See you there :).
Just from the looking of how each dish was prepared and cooked, I know exactly how they smell and taste because the Derek did the perfect job in cooking every menu. His pronunciation was on point with the dish name most of the time too! Gotta go and have some lunch now as this video made me so hungry!
เหนื่อยใจนะ เวลาเห็นฝรั่งคนอื่นๆ ปรุงแบบพิศดารแล้วบอกว่าเป็นอาหารไทย ต้มยำใส่ถั่วลันเตา ผัดกะเพราใส่ใบโหรพา แครอทในต้มข่าไก่ น้ำส้มสายชูในผัดไทย เพลียมาก ขอบคุณช่องนี้มาก ที่เผยแพร่วิธีปรุงที่คนไทยเขาปรุงกันจริงๆ // This is the right way to cook Thai food. I'm Thai, I confirm.
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สวัสดีครับพี่ๆ ทำได้เหมือนมากครับ ข้าวเหนียวต้องใช้มือกินอร่อยๆมากๆครับ อุปกรณ์ก็ใช้ของไทย เครื่องเทศก็ไทย สุดยอดครับ ประเทศไทยยินดีต้อนรับครับ มาเที่ยวไทยกันครับพี่ชาย สุขภาพแข็งแรงๆครับ🙏🏻🇹🇭😇
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As a Thai, everything he did was truely impressive.
Mind blowing stuff. Love this format, Mike! Guests bring fun expansion packs to the Pro Home Cooks library.
hah great way to look at it! much more coming in the master series this summer
@@LifebyMikeG Glad you're incorporating your bro. This was a great vid. I miss the old format and this was a great throwback.
@@LifebyMikeG Thanks for this awesome video! Could you recommend a brand of palm sugar (in paste form like Derek used here for the dressing)?
As a food bistro owner, I would say his cooking senses is so Thai, we use our feeling to measure fish sauace, palm sugar and every thing in our dishes, his Thai cooking skills at a top 1% for westerner.
Thank you!
โอ้ยหิวข้าว😂 ภูมิใจแทนคนไทยมากครับ พึ่งเคยเห็นฝรั่ง ทำอาหารไทยแบบถูก100%😱👏
The way Derek eat man. After every bite of meat, he’s always follow with a spoon of rice, just like how Thai people eat. RESPECT
Rice is not secondary!!!
I'm Thai and it's so impressive to see him cook in a very authentic way.
I never make a chilli paste myself, always buy from a local fresh food market🤣
Just want to give you guys a shout out here, this is exactly what I do in my own kitchen.
Thank you for making this video and showing the world different aspects of Thai cuisine. Well done! From a very Thai person here, I give you guys 10/10.
He could be an expert of Thai foods, not every Thai know how to cook that advance. I'm Thai and so impressed with his cooking skill.
I’m Thai but pretty sure he cook better than me especially making the roasted rice and sticky rice!!!
I never ever try to make them before! Well done chef👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Haha you can ทำได้เลยยยย ขอบคุณครับ
Larb or laab, is probably one of my favorite things to eat in life. It is pretty simple, yet has a ton of flavor. And it can be so different depending on where you have it. (No, i do not want a sweetened version of larb). I have a favorite restaurant that introduced me to it and I couldn't get enough. And after I found Mark Wiens on RUclips, I realized how easy it was to make. And, now if i need a larb fix, I can make it myself.
This is a shorthand version of laabp, but the original form (the Lao versions) are much more complex, especially when dealing with raw meat Laapb (beef, shrimp, fish). The Thai style ones are more commercialized and the original Lao styles are not for the faint of heart, but it will elevate your palate to the next level of intense flavors.
The way you cook is really authentic I would say and your Thai pronunciation is on top, my mind blown!! Good job!!