What a good time we had learning Thai cooking from Ya, our happy, kind, helpful teacher.We loved the cool breeze in the open air pavilion as we chopped and stirred and cooked. We were surrounded by greenery.
We began with a knife and a pestle. "Bang, bang. Chop, chop." We smacked the garlic or lemon grass or ginger with a pestle. After it was crushed, then we chopped it as directed.
She described her early life in the Thai highlands. "My Papa', him teacher, a gentleman. My Mama', little bit fighting."
She says it's OK for ladies to be tough when grounding spices in a mortar and pestle. If not, young men won't be impressed. "Him thinking we not strong. Cannot take care his son!"
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