History

24 Days of Khanom: Day 22

I Came for the History. I Stayed for the Sugar.

Dec 22, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

24 Days of Khanom: Day 17

Politics, in Pastels

Dec 17, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

24 Days of Khanom: Day 10

Dec 10, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

24 Days of Khanom: Day 5

Wild thing, you make my heart sing.

Dec 5, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

The Timeless Table #3: "Sichuan" Chicken Curry

A deracinated (and unbothered) dish—or something else?

May 20, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

On Destroying and Rebuilding Things

And also daughter-in-law eggs

Apr 20, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

The Timeless Table #2: Quick Skillet Chicken Curry with Charred Broccoli

Adapted from a WWII Free Thai Movement member’s recipe

Mar 9, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

The Timeless Table #1: Chicken in Turmeric Coconut Sauce on Pasta

A glimpse into the globalization of Bangkok's modern cuisine

Feb 23, 2025 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

My Smoky Pork Curry

A controlled burn

Nov 3, 2024 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

Egg-Drop Fish Curry with Pineapple and Tomatoes

A glimpse into the past

Sep 2, 2024 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

Baked Chicken Matsaman Curry

With a hypothetically historical twist

Aug 19, 2024 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

The Complicated History of France-Thailand Relations—Part One

Some highlights

Aug 8, 2024 • Leela Punyaratabandhu

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