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1908 Siamese cookbook

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

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. The book also included recipes with cannabis.

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

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.


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