FISH SAUCE (Nam Plah)   Fish sauce is probably the most commonly used ingredient in Thai cuisine.  It’s also used in Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese cuisine, in much the same way soy sauce is used in other Asian cultures.  Soy sauce may be used as a substitute in Thai cooking, but its flavor has a […]

I was a Cub Scout for a brief period in my childhood.  I was a complete failure at it.  My lack of success in this noble organization stemmed from both an early burgeoning of rebelliousness and a sense that I had been gypped.   I felt gypped because I thought I was going to learn how […]