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Airdate: Thai Street Food with David Thompson

Chef David Thompson unlocks the secrets of Thailand cuisine from modern Bangkok, to hidden markets and alleyways of the old town.

2014-10-07_1353Matt Preston once told me that Aussie chef David Thompson served up the finest Thai food in Bangkok.

This week Thompson has his own series Thai Street Food with David Thompson, but note the early timeslot, 6pm Thursday nights.

Over 13 colourful and vibrant episodes and featuring more than 50 recipes, renowned Australian chef and Thai food expert David Thompson offers a glimpse into the vibrant world of Thailand’s streets and markets in Thai Street Food with David Thompson. David’s journey follows the sweep of time as day slips into night, and the people and food change accordingly.

David’s quest to unlock the secrets of Thailand’s mystique of street food takes him from the congested streets of modern Bangkok, to hidden markets and quiet narrow alleyways of the old town. He follows Bangkok’s main river into the slender canals with their diverse communities and dishes wherever food is prepared and sold. He presents curries to Buddhist monks, caters for the local spirits. He prepares dishes to accompany a night watching the fights Thai style and ends up on a midnight excursion trawling for squid in the Gulf of Thailand. It’s an alluring feast for all senses that captures the colour, the taste, the vibrancy, and the life of Thailand’s markets and streets.

Episode One: Morning, Bangkok Awaits
David explores Bangkok and it surrounding areas before dawn and as the sun rises. The country rises well before dawn to prepare food at the market and shop for the day’s ingredients. David visits the morning market in Petchaburi to see what’s on offer. Coffee has become a part of modern day Bangkok, and he interviews the Petchaburi locals who explain how the beans are grown in Chang Rai and then roasted in Amphawa.

6pm Thursdays SBS ONE.

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