For the salad, clean and prepare the squid, cutting it in half and keeping the tentacles. Remove the skin and score. Set aside. Combine the garlic, garlic chives (or chives), spring onions ...

The Thai dish of som tam, or green papaya salad, is wonderfully refreshing ... of the shells are edible), and they'll also ask how spicy you want it. Take the same attitude when you make it ...

What we call a Thai salad encompasses a wondrously wide range of culinary expression — from som tam thai, made from green papayas pounded in a wooden mortar and pestle, to sour and spicy laab moo isan ...

Enjoy this spicy cucumber salad as an easy appetizer ... you can use thicker Sriracha sauce or a good quality and trusted ...

Add the pea shoots and mix well. To serve, divide the salad equally among four serving plates. Top each serving with some of the lamb. Drizzle over a little more of the dressing, then sprinkle ...

This is a brightly flavoured dish that balances a lot of spice with cooling fresh mint and salad greens. I like to serve it as a starter, but it's also good as part of a Thai meal, with other ...

these five Thai dishes have an origin story to learn from, and tastes to savor. Illustration by Romane Mendes Northern-style ...