July 2, 2020
2020-07-02T14:30:00
Cooking Demonstration: Authentic Thai Food
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Join us online for a delicious cooking demonstration!
Learn an easy pair of Thai recipes you can make at home!
Professional cook Natty Netsuwan will share her passion for the authentic food of her place of birth, as she shows us how to make Sticky Rice Balls in Coconut milk (boa loy) and a Cucumber Salad (yum tang gua).
Try cooking along at home!
You’ll need:
For Sticky Rice Balls
- 1/3 cup coconut milk *
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup glutinous rice flour **
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- Optional: pureed pumpkin and taro
For Cucumber Salad
- 1 sliced cucumber
- 1 egg (optional)
- 2 tablespoon fish sauce *
- 2 sliced green onions
- 1/2 sliced 1-inch lengths onion
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 sliced tomato
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- 2 tablespoon vinegar
* Coconut milk and fish sauce can be found at many stores, including Trader Joes, Safeway, and Draeger's.
** Glutinous rice flour can be found at Asian supermarkets, including 99 Ranch
About Natty Netsuwan
Natty Netsuwan is a Menlo Park resident who was born in Thailand to a family who loves eating well and cooking from scratch. Natty created the website ThaiTable.com, which focuses on the breadth of "Thai food that Thai people love in Thailand." Natty has taught millions of people worldwide how to make authentic, great-tasting food. Natty also teaches in private homes and at events.
This free event received partial funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.
