Mae Khrua Hua Pa
Mae Khrua Hua Pa (Thai: แม่ครัวหัวป่าก์) is a Siamese cookbook written by Than Phu Ying Plean Phatsakorawong in 1908.[1][2][3]
Title Meaning
The meaning of the title 'Mae Khrua Hua Pa' in English is 'The Lady Chef'.[4]
Description
Widely considered to be the first written cookbook on Siamese cuisine, Mae Khrua Hua Pa includes the first recorded recipes for dishes including Massaman curry.[5][6] The book also included recipes with cannabis.[7]
In 2024, Thai food scholar Hanuman Aspler launched MKHP_as_is, a project to translate Mae Khrua Hua Pa into English for chefs.[8]
The cookbook was first published as journal articles beginning in 1888, then finally published as a book in 1908.[4]
References
- ^ Nualkhair, Chawadee (2020-04-24). "In Thailand, Funeral Cookbooks Preserve Recipes and Memories". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Deconstructing massaman curry, Thailand's mellow classic". Travel. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Food as rebellion". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ a b Sinsawasdi, Valeeratana K.; Dhevabanchachai, Nate-tra (2022-09-28), "Thai Cuisine Identity", The Science of Thai Cuisine, Boca Raton: CRC Press, pp. 3–12, ISBN 978-1-003-18292-4, retrieved 2025-10-21
- ^ "Now Legal, Cannabis Is a New Old Ingredient in Thailand". Whetstone Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "What is Thai Cuisine? Thai Culinary Identity Construction From The Rise of the Bangkok Dynasty to Its Revival". Thaifoodmaster. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "A growing business". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "MKHP_as_is". Thaifoodmaster. Retrieved 2025-01-04.