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NORTHERN THAILAND 2019 PART 3: YUNNANESE FOOD IN DOI MAE SALONG
This is the final of our 3 food/travel posts from our trip out to Northern Thailand earlier this year. The photos below are all from Mae Salong - a small village in the tea growing...
NORTHERN THAILAND 2019 PART 2: COOKING AND LEARNING FROM THE AKHA AND LA-HOO PEOPLE
This is the second of three posts on our recent trip (by chefs Andy, Orla and Xander) around Northern Thailand, see here for part 1.After a mind-and-taste-bud-bendin...
nai mong hoi thod
Lou and Llion, two long standing members of som saa recently took their first trip to Thailand and wrote about some of their impressions "In Thailand, you quickly come to realise that the best food ca...
chiang mai beer
In the course of opening and running som saa, we've had all sorts of ideas. Some, like collaborations with Bo.Lan and David Thompson, or importing a thai coconut cream press, we've managed to make a r...
NORTHERN THAILAND 2019 PART 1: COOKING AND FORAGING IN PANG MA KLUAY
Each year our head chefs Andy and Mark travel to Thailand. To learn, cook and eat. Andy has recently returned from his latest trip, where he was joined by two other chef...
Mae Hong Son to Baan Rak Thai
We recently found ourselves back in Thailand, revitalising the taste buds and traveling around looking for new dishes, ingredients and techniques. Our travels began this time in Mae Hong Son, a r...
Southern Thailand April 2017
Every year our head chefs Andy Oliver and Mark Dobbie take trips to Thailand. As well as spending some time in Bangkok - sourcing equipment and ingredients and eating street food - these stints tend...