Rosa's Thai Cafe: The Cookbook

by Saiphin Moore

Overview

Rosa's Thai Cafe. Born in the East. Raised in the East End.

In keeping with its contemporary twist on authentic Thai cuisine (sometimes based on western ingredients), Rosa's Thai Cafe celebrates traditional Thai cooking techniques and features over 100 recipes, including dishes from the menu at Rosa's as well as family favourites and regional dishes from founder Saiphin Moore's regular trips back home. Recipes range from the aromatic Beef Massaman Curry to the Soft Shell Crab Salad, Larb Spring Rolls, homemade Sriracha Sauce and Mangoes with Sticky Rice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784720247
Publisher:	Octopus
Publication date:	02/02/2015
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
File size:	50 MB
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About the Author

Saiphin grew up on a mountain farm in Khao Kho, Northern Thailand, where she learned to cook with ingredients brought straight from field to wok. When she was 20, Saiphin moved to Hong Kong as a nanny where she spent the next 18 years cooking endless family meals and dinner parties, fitting catering jobs around her babysitting duties. Shortly after meeting Alex in 2001, she set up her own Thai takeaway and later a sit-down restaurant named Tuk Tuk Thai. The pair lived in Hong Kong for 6 years, before selling the restaurant and moving to London together in 2006.

Rosa's Thai Cafe
Founded by Anglo-Thai husband and wife team Alex and Saiphin Moore, Rosa's is a Thai café group that has grown from a street-food stall in Brick Lane in 2008 to 11 London restaurants (Soho, Spitalfields, Angel, Carnaby Street, Islington, Brixton, Chelsea, Victoria, London Fields, West Hampstead & Stratford) today.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Small Bites 16

Salads 34

Soups 62

Curries 74

Stir-Fries 94

Grills & Marinades 130

Noodles & Rice 160

Sweet Things 184

Basics 200

Index 220

Acknowledgments 224

Editorial Reviews

Chef Moore owns and operates Rosa s Thai Café, a London restaurant that now has six locations and plans to expand to North America. The 100-plus recipes in her inviting first cookbook include fusion dishes (chicken kra pow puff pastries, a riff on Cornish pasties), traditional favorites (oxtail soup), and original creations (seafood in Thai gravy with beets) that promise to satisfy readers craving a spicy, aromatic Thai meal. The book features attractive, simply styled photographs and an easy-to-read layout... VERDICT An excellent addition to Thai cooking collections, best for intermediate home cooks familiar with Asian ingredients. —Library Journal May 2015

"Those familiar with Thai cuisine will recognize many recipes here, from pad Thai and fish cakes to spring rolls and all colors of curries. Moore loves to experiment and has discovered that some Thai dishes are perfectly tasty with Western ingredients. So she substitutes rutabaga for papaya in a refreshing Thai salad. Enough incendiary chilies hide in seafood spaghetti to subdue any hangover. There's even a recipe for homemade sriracha sauce."

"Chef Moore owns and operates Rosa's Thai Cafe.... The 100-plus recipes in her inviting first cookbook include fusion dishes (chicken kra pow puff pastries, a riff on Cornish pasties), traditional favorites (oxtail soup), and original creations (seafood in Thai gravy with beets) that promise to satisfy readers craving a spicy, aromatic Thai meal. The book features attractive, simply styled photographs and an easy-to-read layout.... VERDICT An excellent addition to Thai cooking collections, best for intermediate home cooks familiar with Asian ingredients."

From the Publisher

"Those familiar with Thai cuisine will recognize many recipes here, from pad Thai and fish cakes to spring rolls and all colors of curries. Moore loves to experiment and has discovered that some Thai dishes are perfectly tasty with Western ingredients. So she substitutes rutabaga for papaya in a refreshing Thai salad. Enough incendiary chilies hide in seafood spaghetti to subdue any hangover. There's even a recipe for homemade sriracha sauce."

Booklist

05/15/2015
Chef Moore owns and operates Rosa's Thai Café, a London restaurant that now has six locations and plans to expand to North America. The 100-plus recipes in her inviting first cookbook include fusion dishes (chicken kra pow puff pastries, a riff on Cornish pasties), traditional favorites (oxtail soup), and original creations (seafood in Thai gravy with beets) that promise to satisfy readers craving a spicy, aromatic Thai meal. The book features attractive, simply styled photographs and an easy-to-read layout, but it doesn't lend itself well to spontaneous cooking, as ingredients such as pandan leaves, tamarind pulp, morning glory, and galangal can be challenging to obtain. VERDICT An excellent addition to Thai cooking collections, best for intermediate home cooks familiar with Asian ingredients.

Library Journal