Background Kaeng-Ped or red curry is one of the most popular recipes of Thai food with various ingredients such as green vegetables, meat, chicken and shrimp. Kaeng-Ped-Hed-Kraeng is one of the local and simple recipes that cooked with hed-kraeng (Log mushroom), coconut milk and shrimp. There are found in rainy season and mostly grow up at the cut rubber log.   Nutrition facts Hed-kraeng is local mushroom that is only found in Southern part. It looks like a fan with tiny size, no stalk, similar shape to cockle. It can last long for many days but needs to soak in water before cook. It has crunchy taste and well combined with coconut milk soup. It highly contains carbohydrate and protein for anti-virus.   Ingredients 150 gramshed-kraeng 150 grams shrimp, peeled 1 cup coconut cream 2 tablespoons southern red curry paste 1 tablespoon shrimp paste Salt    

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    Background Tom Preu or Gang Laos is very popular in Northeast of Thailand. The ingredients of Gang Preu is fully contained with health benefits such as Thai herb :Baiyanang, Bomboo shoot and vegetables.   Nutrition Facts Gang Preu is highly beneficial such as Ya Nang leaf juice helps support immune system. Bamboo shoot has high fiber which helps about excretory system and mushroom and bird chili have variety of vitamin. Lastly hairy basil helps about gas in intestine.   Ingredients 500 grams Bamboo shoot 4 cupsYa Nang leaf juice 10 grams bird’s eye chili ½ cup Hairy basil ½ cupSpring onion, chopped ½ cupAcacia 3 tablespoons Burned sticky rice powder ½ cup mushroom, sliced ½ cup Pumpkin leaves 3 tablespoons Fish Sauce 3 Tablespoons Fermented fish sauce

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Background Local people usually plant homegrown vegetables like chili, galangal, lemongrass and kaffir lime. The ripe stalk of galangal can reduce fishy while young galangal and young stalk of galangal is popular among many Thai recipes such as “ KaengSom” and “ KaengPed ”   Nutrition facts Young galangal has medium spicy taste. Eating galangal helps relieve the discomfort caused in stomach and abdomen due to inflammation, reduce against cold and cough by improving blood circulatory. In addition, the rootstock of galangal has benefit in lower cholesterols in blood and its fiber is good for digestive system. Young stalk of galangal 100 G contains energy 20 Kcal, phosphorus 27 ml, vitamin C 23 ml, so it becomes rich in protein and fat when combined with coconut milk, pork and red curry paste.   Ingredients 300 grams pork, sliced 100 grams galangal, sliced ¼ cup curry paste 1 cup coconut cream 2 cups coconut milk 2 tablespoons fish sauce 2 teaspoons coconut sugar   Curry paste ingredients 20-30 bird’s eye chilies 1 teaspoon pepper powder 2 tablespoons garlic, chopped 2 tablespoons shallot, chopped 3 tablespoons lemongrass, chopped 2 teaspoons galangal, chopped 1 tablespoon turmeric, chopped 2 tablespoons shrimp paste 1 teaspoon salt Pound all ingredients together until blended.

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