Background Gaeng Liang (spicy herb vegetable soup with prawns) might be influenced by the Portugal in Siam since Ayutthaya Kingdom. The dish is made from local vegetables and herbs. It is salty and spicy from herbs and aromatic from sweet basil leaves.   Nutrition facts Gaeng Liang is a healthy dish. It is pepper hot rather than chili hot.  Proper having pepper is good for a digestion system and blood circulation system. Pumpkin provides vitamin A which helps keep your eyes healthy. East Indian Spinach (Tum luang) is high in beta-carotene which contains antioxidant. Luffa is high in Fiber. Hairy basil is high in iron and helps relive coughing and cold. Finally, the dish provides protein from shrimp and prawns.   Gaeng Liang paste ingredients ½ cup dried shrimp, pounded ¼ cup shallot, chopped 1 tbsp. black pepper 1 tsp. shrimp paste Ingredients 200 grams prawn, peeled and de-veined 300 grams pumpkin, cut into bite-size piece 300 grams luffa, cut into bite-size piece 1 cup East Indian spinach 100 grams baby corn 1 cup hairy basil Fish sauce

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    Background This is traditional local dessert of Phuket,Ow-Ew is one kind of herb which its seed is similar to basil seeds. When soak into water, it becomes mucilage, add jia-kor( agar ) to make it stable as jelly but without color. Add on syrup or red syrup, grass jelly, red bean as ice refreshment.   Nutrition facts Ow-Ew is one kind of herbs that has cold effect to balance the heat inside our body.  It is suitable and perfect for summer as refreshment dessert.   Ingredients 80 gramsOw-Ew 3 tablespoonsboiled red beans 30 gramsChinese black jelly, diced 3 tablespoons red syrup or syrup Shaved ice    

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  Pad Sataw Moo Goong is a southern fast food and favorite dish of people. Stir-fried prawns and pork with bitter bean in shrimp paste is easy to cook but has an excellent taste.   Nutrition facts Sataw (bitter bean) grows well in the South. They have a strong smell. 100 grams of bitter bean give energy to body 130 kcal., and provide 8 grams of protein, 15.5 grams of carbohydrate, 76 milligrams of calcium and 83 milligrams of phosphorus   Ingredients 300 grams sliced pork 300 grams prawns ½ cup bitter bean 2 tbsp. cooking oil 1 tbsp. shrimp paste 10 grams garlic cloves 40 grams shallots 2 tsp. fish sauce ½ salt 1 Chee fah chili, sliced    

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