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THE JOURNEY

A paste, a pestle, twenty minutes

April 20, 2026
A Thai cook's wrist tells you how old they are.

Every serious Thai dish starts with a paste.

This is the cuisine's central fact.

The ingredient we think about the most is galangal.

The technique worth knowing about is what happens when coconut milk breaks.

How it's cooked at home is different from how we cook it here.

The everyday menu has one — the panang curry.