Sharwoods
Jirapan Tarrant
Jirapan is originally from the tropical
Jirapan loves the variety of Thai food and her favourite dish is Tom Yum, a delicious, very fresh tasting spicy and sour soup often made with seafood. It’s a dish her Dad always cooks so when she eats it she always thinks of home.
For inspiration, Jirapan loves visiting any kind of fresh food markets, as seeing and smelling all the food gives her lots of ideas. Jirapan has recently started working with Sharwood’s and brings a wealth of expertise of Thai cooking and flavours.
Making a Thai dish
Chef Update
This time of year is perfect for a warm Thai curry
Cooking Tip
Thickening curry
Thai-style curries tend to be thinner and lighter than Indian curries. If the sauce is too thin, add coconut cream or 100% coconut milk. UK restaurents sometimes use flour for Thai red curries.
Insight
Thai food traditionally uses 5 flavours as ‘building blocks’ which have their place in every dish. Flavours: 1 ) Sweet e.g. palm sugar 2 ) Sour e.g. lime juice 3) Salty e.g. fish sauce 4) Bitter e.g. pea aubergine 5) Hot e.g. chilli