Thai at HOME
“Jungle curry comes from the forest areas of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. It is one of the few curries made without coconut milk. This is because it is made only of produce collected or hunted in the jungle, and coconut trees do not grow in this region of Thailand. The traditional game is replaced here by chicken.” RECIPE NOTE: “In Thailand, if a man mistreats his wife, his mother-in-law fries him two eggs served in a tamarind sauce, which is, of course, nice and spicy!” My mother was born and raised in Yaowarat, in Bangkok’s Chinatown. My grandfather was a Chinese accountant who left behind his wife and six children after he died from tuberculosis. Having no income, my grandmother would cook small dishes and Chinese snacks that my mother and…