Chapter 9 A Thai Affair

Shopping List

Meat

• chicken thigh meat, boneless, skinless (500 g)
• beef, rump or topside, lean (750 g)

Fish

• oysters, large (6 dozen)

Fruit and veg

• limes (7)
• lemon (1)
• ginger (1 small knob)
• garlic (1 small bulb)
• chillies, red, small (3)
• coriander (2 bunches)
• Thai basil (1 bunch)
• mint (1 bunch)
• kaffir lime leaves (14) usually sold in a small plastic box or frozen
• beans, green (250 g)
• mushrooms, button (200 g)
• potatoes, large (2)
• kiwi fruit, ripe but not too soft (2)
• figs (6)
• blueberries (1 small punnet)
• strawberries (1 small punnet)
• pineapple, small (1)
• grapes, black/white, seedless (1 small bunch)
• lychees (6) if in season, or use tinned

Asian groceries

• Jasmine rice (800 g)
• Jasmine tea (1 packet)
• Asian fish sauce, Nam Pla (1 small bottle)
• curry paste, green Mae Ploy-brand (1 tub)
• massaman paste (1 small tin or jar)
• coconut cream (2 cans)
• coconut milk (2 cans)
• tamarind paste (1 small jar)
• lychees (1 tin) or fresh ones.

You may be able to get all the above at a normal supermarket

Chapter 9 A Thai Affair

Shopping List Cont.

Deli/dry

• sugar, white (1 small packet)
• peanut oil (1 small bottle)
• peanuts, salted (100 g)
• coconut essence (1 small bottle)
• coconut, shredded (100 g)
• lime cordial (1 bottle)
• soda (1 bottle)
• ice-cream, vanilla, good quality (2 lt tub)

Wine etc

• 1 dozen Singa or Tiger beers
• 1 bottle of Riesling (Clare Valley)
• 1 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc or Gewurztraminer
• 1 bottle of late-harvest Riesling or Ice Riesling