Background Phakkad-jor or Jorphakkad is a dish using blooming Bok Choy. It is one of favorite dishes of the North. The recipes differentiate locally.   Nutrition Facts The dish contains high calcium which strengthens the eyesight, bones and teeth, as well as prevents osteoporosis. Moreover, Bok Choy helps cancer prevention.   Ingredients 2 kilograms chopped Bok Choy ½ kilogram pork rips, sliced into small pieces 30 grams shallots 20 grams garlics 2 tablespoons chopped garlic 1 tablespoon shrimp paste 1 tablespoon fermented fish 1 tablespoon salt 1 cup tamarind juice 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 5 fried dry chilies

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Background Kanom Cheen Num Ya originates with Mon people. In the past, Mon Kingdom is powerful and influence toward neighbor countries. Burma and Thai adapted the dish called Kanom Cheen Num Ya from Mon but they were preferred in different taste. Burma prefer thick sauce (Nam Ya) so they add some soft banana stalk to the sauce while Thai like to eat fish then they add shredded fish meat to the sauce.   Nutrition facts Kanom Cheen Num Ya is a nutrient food. The dish provides carbohydrate from rice noodles, protein from fish, and verities of vitamins from vegetables which are good for excretory system. The fingerroot is not only help reduce fish smell but it also provides anti-aging and anti-bacteria.   Ingredients 1 kg. Fresh Thai rice noodles ½ cup chili paste, without herbs ½ cup fingerroot, sliced 2 cups fish meat, boiled ½ cup salted fish, grilled and bone removed 4 cups coconut milk 1 cup fish stock Serve with hairy basil leaves, fresh bean sprouts and sliced bitter melon

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Background Khao Moo Daeng (Barbeque pork on rice) originates with Chinese in Thailand and it is classic Thai lunch menu.  Steam rice is put on a plate and arranged with sliced barbeque pork and crispy skin pork, and garnished with thinly sliced Chinese sausage and boiled egg, then dipping with gravy.   Nutrition facts Pork is high in protein: 100 grams of pork is 13.9 grams of protein which helps strengthen muscles and bones and also increases red blood cells that carry nutrients to body parts. Chinese medicine believe that the protein and fat from pork help to keep body warm.   Ingredients 500 grams marinated pork (tenderloin) 50 grams coriander roots, rough crushed 30 grams garlic cloves 1 tbsp. Chinese five-spice powder 2 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp. soya sauce 1 tsp. dark soya sauce 1 tsp. pepper 1 tbsp. food coloring (red)   Gravy ingredients: 1 ½ cups pork bone soup, 4 tbsp. light soy sauce, 4 tbsp. brown sugar, 4 tbsp. roasted sesame and 3 tbsp. cassava (mixed with a litter water)

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