Mae Khrua Hua Pa

Mae Khrua Hua Pa (Thai: แม่ครัวหัวป่าก์) is a Siamese cookbook written by Than Phu Ying Plean Phatsakorawong in 1908.[1][2][3]

Description

Widely considered to be the first written cookbook on Siamese cuisine, Mae Khrua Hua Pa includes the first recorded recipes for dishes including Massaman curry.[4][5] The book also included recipes with cannabis.[6]

In 2024, Thai food scholar Hanuman Aspler launched MKHP_as_is, a project to translate Mae Khrua Hua Pa into English for chefs.[7]

References

  1. ^ Nualkhair, Chawadee (2020-04-24). "In Thailand, Funeral Cookbooks Preserve Recipes and Memories". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  2. ^ "Deconstructing massaman curry, Thailand's mellow classic". Travel. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  3. ^ "Food as rebellion". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  4. ^ "Now Legal, Cannabis Is a New Old Ingredient in Thailand". Whetstone Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  5. ^ "What is Thai Cuisine? Thai Culinary Identity Construction From The Rise of the Bangkok Dynasty to Its Revival". Thaifoodmaster. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  6. ^ "A growing business". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  7. ^ "MKHP_as_is". Thaifoodmaster. Retrieved 2025-01-04.