Experience Pailin Chongchitnant grew up cooking with her family in Southern Thailand. Chongchitnant published Hot Thai Kitchen: Demystifying Thai Cuisine with Authentic Recipes to Make at Home in 2016. Courtesy of Pailin Chongchitnant. But as I've kind of gained more confidence in myself, I've relaxed my take a little bit. It's just another sauce. Later, Pailin secured the job of a chef in a Thai restaurant group and helped them open a new restaurant in the San Francisco Bay Area. Updated Nov. 16, 2020. The Thai people are just so eager and willing to help other people, especially people who are foreigners, that they see are unfamiliar with the place. And slowly but surely, the channel grew, and now I no longer work in restaurants and devote all of my working hours to teaching others about Thai cooking. While there, she realized how shed taken the Thai food she grew up on for granted. Hello folks, I'm Naveen Reddy. At this tier your name will be in the credits at the end of the videos! Soon, Pailin realised that it wasnt a realistic career goal, so she moved to Vancouver, Canada to study for a bachelors degree in Nutritional Sciences from The University of British Columbia. for (var i = 0; i < evts.length; i++) { It's still all Thai. Access to the HTK Discord community where you can chat and share pics with me and fellow Thai food lovers! This video was a suggestion from one of our Discord members and I thought it was a great suggestion. It adds some flavor, just like rosemary. I just had a personal experience with this the other daythere's a new Thai restaurant in Vancouver that just opened, and I wanted to check it out. And when you gather, the only thing that's different is your food is more elaborate or extravagant. Eddie helped Pailin as a cameraman for a year. She referred to her husband Craig as "Mr. Cooking shows hosted by Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson offered her a dream: to one day be the host of her own cooking show. if (window.removeEventListener) { Although the name credits only one herb, this soup thrives on the trinity of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal. And that's something that I've noticed myself, too. PAILIN CHONGCHITNANT was born and raised in Thailand. After working in professional kitchens, Chongchitnant launched her YouTube channel Pailin's Kitchen and in 2016 published Hot Thai Kitchen: Demystifying Thai Cuisine with Authentic Recipes to Make at Home. As someone who is often introducing Thai cooking to people for the first time, do you feel pressure to make your recipes feel more quote un-quote "authentic," or rather, to cater to a Western audience? 1. Add the coconut milk, lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, Thai chilies, 11/2 Tbsp of the fish sauce, and palm sugar. Our conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity. " Her latest book, Sabai, is filled with 100 . Pais brother was watching the videos back in Thailand, and with his film industry experience he thought her show really had potential. var fn = function() { Her brother has Skype sessions with Pai and her camera operator to give them quick tutorials on their newest piece of equipment or advice on which new gadget to buy. Thai people are so friendly and so helpful. He has more than half a million subscribers on his YouTube channel by the name Kent Survival. Hot Thai Kitchen by Pailin Chongchitnant - 9780449017050 - Book Depository There's something about picking apart meat in crab shells, it's more of an activity there's action involved in this eating rather than just just putting the food in your mouth. Her aim is to demystify Thai food with easy-to-follow and authentic recipes.