Menu Notes

Question 1

Kiep Moo – Mi Pueblo

Answer 1

braised pork skin, dehydrated, fried in lard, salted

Question 2

Beer Nuts

Answer 2

roasted red peanuts tossed in fried thai chilis, salt, kaffir lime leaves

Question 3

Pla Muek Hank

Answer 3

sun-dried whole squid, grilled on open flame, served with Thai chili vinegar (chilis in white vin)

Question 4

Blistered Green Beans

Answer 4

flash fried, tossed with bacon and dried shrimp

sauce = dried chili/shrimp/oyster/galanga/ginger/sugar/kaffir lime/shallow

Question 5

Gai Thot

Answer 5

boneless chicken thigh meat, marinaded in oyster/soy sauce, garlic, white pepper, battered in rice flour served with charred chili jam

Question 6

Som Tum THAI

Answer 6

Green Papaya Salad

THAI fish sauce, palm sugar, salt, lime, garlic, dried thai chilis, peanuts, dried shrimp, muddled with long beans, tomato slices

Question 7

Som Tum LAO

Answer 7

Green Papaya Salad

LAO salted crab, fish sauce, sugar, salt, lime, garlic, dried thai chilis, long beans, tomato slices

Question 8

Laab Seen Diep

Answer 8

Beef tartare, toasted rice powder, shallots, herbs, thai chilis

fish sauce, dried/fresh Thai chilis, lime, salt, sugar, mint, scallions, cilantro, toasted rice powder

cucumber slices & rauram

Question 9

Laab Moo

Answer 9

minced pork shoulder/liver, green onions, shallots, mint, cilantro

fish sauce, dried/fresh Thai chilis, lime, salt, sugar, mint, scallions, cilantro, toasted rice powder

cucumber & rauram

Question 10

Yum Khai Dao

Answer 10

2 fried eggs sunny side up, celery/shallot/cilantro/cherry tomato/red onions

fish sauce, dried/fresh Thai chilis, lime, salt, sugar, mint, scallions, cilantro, toasted rice powder

Question 11

Nam Toke Het Pha

Answer 11

grilled king mushroom salad, green onions

fish sauce, dried/fresh Thai chilis, lime, salt, sugar, mint, scallions, cilantro, toasted rice powder

Question 12

Dressing

Answer 12

fish sauce, dried/fresh Thai chilis, lime, salt, sugar, mint, scallions, cilantro, toasted rice powder

Question 13

Yum Plah Muek

Answer 13

quickly blanched Monterey Bay squid

fish sauce, dried/fresh Thai chilis, lime, salt, sugar, mint, scallions, cilantro, toasted rice powder

Question 14

Dtom Kha Hoi Malang Pu

Answer 14

Washington State mussels (Mediterranean)

coconut milk, galanga, lemongrass, kaffir lime, sugar, charred chili jam

Question 15

Gang Dang Tofu

Answer 15

red curry paste, kabocha squash, tofu, bamboo shoots, Thai eggplant, Thai basil

Question 16

Gaeng Naw Mai

Answer 16

Laotian Bamboo shoot stew – yanang leaf juice, fish sauce, shallots, lemongrass, sticky rice, thai chilis, pla raa

Question 17

Dtom Saap

Answer 17

chicken soup – bone-in legs, lemongrass, thai chili, galangas, fish sauce, salt

Question 18

Aw/Om Kra-Toong Moo

Answer 18

veg stew with pork ribs & dill, sticky rice, Thai long beans, cabbage, eggplants, dill

Question 19

Gaeng Pa Ped

Answer 19

Duck jungle curry without coconut milk, red curry paste

Question 20

Kao Mun Gai

Answer 20

on-bone-poached chicken breast with chicken stock, chicken fat/ginger/galanga rice, salted bean dark/light soy sauce, ginger

Question 21

Dtom Kiem

Answer 21

Duroc pork belly, dark/sweet soy sauce, 3hr slow cook, pork broth, fermented mustard greens

Question 22

Kai Jeow Klub Nam Prik Gapi

Answer 22

egg omelet with pea leaves, shrimp paste, fish sauce, sugar, lime, garlic, Thai chili

Question 23

Jaew Bong

Answer 23

Laotian Dip

caramelized galanga, shallots, garlic, dried shrimp, chili, shredded dried pork, fish sauce

Question 24

Nam Prik Mang-Da

Answer 24

Isan specialty, charred green chili & whole shallots, fish sauce, steamed water bettles

Question 25

Laab Seen Diep - Bitter

Answer 25

beef tartare with bile, toasted rice powder, shallots, scallions, chili fish sauce, plaa ra, chili

Question 26

Goong Chai Nam Pla

Answer 26

lightly blanched tiger shrimp, marinated in fish sauce, lime, thai chili

Question 27

Goong Pao

Answer 27

grilled head-on tiger prawns, thai chili/lime/garlic/fish sauce dip

Question 28

Seen Ping

Answer 28

beef brisket grilled medium fish sauce, lime juice, dried crushed Thai chili, garlic, toasted rice powder, cilantro, fresh shallots

Question 29

Len Mua

Answer 29

sliced/grilled cow tongue, nam prik khaa (galanga/salt/chili all mortar/pestle)

Question 30

Moo Yang

Answer 30

thin-cut pork loin in oyster sauce, garlic, coriander seeds, glazed with honey Jfish sauce, lime juice, dried crushed Thai chili, garlic, toasted rice powder, cilantro, fresh shallots

Question 31

Jaew Dipping Sauce

Answer 31

fish sauce, lime juice, dried crushed Thai chili, garlic, toasted rice powder, cilantro, fresh shallots

Question 32

Gai Yang

Answer 32

1/2 chicken, 1/2#, brined, marinated in cilantro/curry/oyster/sweet soy/fish/lemongrass/garlic

Question 33

Sai Oua

Answer 33

Northern style sausage hog casing -- ground pork, braised pork skin, fish sauce, Thai chili, lemongrass, shallot served with nam prik noom -- charred shallots, garlic, poblano peppers, serrano chilis, fish sauce, lime juice, cilantro

Question 34

Satay Kra-Toog

Answer 34

lemongrass marinade, tumeric, cocomilk, garlic, salt, ginger, ajat cucumber relish

Question 35

Phat Pak Ga Naa

Answer 35

sauteed Chinese broccoli with garlic/oyster sauce

Question 36

Fermented Mustard Greens

Answer 36

rice water, salt, let stand to ferment like sauerkraut

Question 37

Phat Galum

Answer 37

wok stir-fried cabbage

Question 38

Galanga

Answer 38

ginger family, denser, firmer, hotter, tangier, used in seafood, soup, chili/curry paste

Question 39

Yanang

Answer 39

green flowering plant, used only in Isan dishes, thrives in hot humid weather, can only withstand mild frost