Thai food is always a takeout favourite, but two food lovers have teamed up to bring the taste of Thailand right into your kitchen. Chawadee - or Chow - Nualkhair is a Bangkok-based food writer and author of food blog Bangkok Glutton who teamed up with Devonport-based Lulu Taylor - after their kids became friends at school. They bonded over food and decided to write a book about Thai cooking - crammed full of authentic recipes as well the historical and regional influences on the food. Covid ended up being a spanner in the works, with the book - Real Thai Cooking: Recipes and Stories from a Thai Food Expert - pulled together at a distance. But it also ensured the book would help the home cook, with easy ingredient substitutions. It was the first of two lockdown projects for Lulu - who also started Secret Kiwi Kitchen - an artisan baking mix company.
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