What a Thai Chef Eats in a Day in THAILAND!

What does a Thai person eat and cook on a typical day? Well, after a long absence from Thailand due to Covid, I am home and can finally show you what my family eats in a day. A little bit of home cooking, a little bit of restaurant eating, and a little bit of takeout. Hope you will enjoy!

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About Pai:

Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the YouTube channel Pailin's Kitchen.

Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.

[telomeke]

I _love_ all of Pailin's videos but this has got to be one of my favorites -- the home-cooked and store-bought meals, the side garden with its stringy herbs and random papaya trees, that homey kitchen with the charmingly mismatched crockery and cutting board well-worn from use, all serve up an authenticity that jumps out from the screen and homeruns the message that Thai cuisine and cooking (I suppose _any_ cuisine and cooking actually) are part of real, every day _life_ in the real world, not some abstract, exotic thing out of a cookbook. That breakfast looks delicious (shout-out to the salted duck eggs) and what a great way to magick up simple canned sardines... 👌 The lunch has me craving that ground pork with century eggs, and the prawns and stinky beans. Do you have the recipes, Pailin? The winter melon curry, steamed crab and steamed fish all look like a celebration too. I'm feeling so hungry right now, and I just had dinner! ❤ Thanks so much for this slice-of-life moment Pailin! 😊👍

[vseegobi]

Shout out to all the people who spent years away from their families. I wish you joyful conversations over delicious meals—just like this!

[Sandi-kemi]

My husband is from Thailand, we eat that way here in the states but the only difference is that we don’t use sugar. I love the rice porridge with pickled vegetables. We grow our own Thai basil, lemon leaf, chilies beside our house just like you do. Pad-kee-mow is one of my favorites, even though I’m probably spelling it wrong, lol. That and my husband makes the best curry. I am grateful to my mother-in-law for making him to learn how to cook when he was growing up in Thailand. 😋🥰

[katiestegman]

I could watch 100 days of this and never get bored. I'm a born and raised American and my tailor is a lovely Chinese man (from China) who works out of his house. Every time I'm there I'm eyeballing his kitchen and dying to ask what everything is and what he's cooking (it always smells incredible). One time I pulled up and saw him in his garage washing and prepping a massive amount of a vegetable that I didn't recognize, and I wanted to ask a thousand questions. Hopefully one day I'll know him well enough to ask without it being weird. In the meantime, thank God for YouTube where I can spy on people's cooking and eating habits without feeling inappropriate. Thanks!!

[alwayssearching]

Having lived in Chiangmai for 15 years and traveled throughout the country, I still haven't found another place on the planet that has the zesty, flavorful, and pungent aromas. The sauces are spectacular and each dish is always served with a smile. Thanks for taking me back to my second home Pai.

[unwrittenvespa]

I thought portion sizes can be small in Thailand too. I think smaller portions for a lower price makes sense. People that want more food can pay for more and there’s less food waste. It also creates access to food for different socioeconomic backgrounds.

[suchaya]

ดีใจด้วยนะคะ ได้กลับบ้านแล้วววว ติดตามเชฟตลอดนะคะ ขอบคุณสำหรับสูตรขนม อร่อยมากๆ ทำขาย มีรายได้แล้วค่ะ

[einsy]

Here in the Philippines, sardines in tomato sauce is pretty standard, too. Squeezing calamansi (Philippine lemon) lessens the fishy smell and taste. To stretch the contents of a small can of sardines, you can saute it with garlic and onions then add some veggies (I like adding Chinese cabbage strips), rice noodles and some water. You get a yummy soup dish perfect with a steaming plate of rice.

[islandbreeze]

A slice of your life in Thailand! Yes!!! 🎉This is absolutely a super wonderful video!! I am so glad you thought of doing this for us. Do you have any idea how us foodies crave for this kind of content? Showing us the way of the locals. How people go about their normal everyday life in Thailand. There are thousands of cooking and travel videos on YouTube, but to see the simple foods you eat, how you prepare them, the restaurants in your neighborhood, shopping at a local supermarket, etc is just so magnificent. What a joy! Thank you so much. Please make lots and lots of these kind of videos while you're in your homeland. A fascinating place for us westerners.

[sevenohnine]

Oh man, this video brought back memories from I was living in Bangkok back in the early 70's. Mom worked for the UN so we were there for a couple of years b4 migrated to California. Your parents' house and neighborhood are just as I remembered my childhood there. The steam fish, the salted duck eggs .... all comfort foodz. Thanks for triggering my childhood memories of Thailand.

[namivenki]

Living in the US, this is exactly how a visit to home(south India) looks and feels like. Such similar homes and yards and things we yearn for. Loved this video. That bonsai in the big pot is soooo beautiful!!! Wish Pai had given us a close up of it. 🙂

[goodsamwise]

This is lovely. Thank you so much for taking the time to share a bit of your life while on vacay.

[fredf]

Thanks for sharing what the day-to-day meals are like in Thailand, Pailin. It is very nice to be back to your home country where all the cooking ingredients are so fresh and easy to find everywhere. I love that you can grow your own aromatic herbs outside the house all year round.

[MsAnthropoLogic]

Greetings from Italy, Pai and Art! 😃 this video was amazing, I learned more about Thai culture and food by these 8 minutes than by most of the documentaries available online! Thank you 😊

[Drift_with_Lina]

Absolutely love this video. Can't wait to see more! I love seeing what ingredients you use to get the Thai flavors. Thank you so much! 💕💕🥰

[jenniferwall]

I really enjoyed this video! So happy for you that you were able to go home and visit your family.

[lillianlouie]

Love that you were reunited with your family in Thailand!! A great slice of life! Keep them comin!

[louislouisnfriend]

Love me some Pallin!!! Her videos and instructions are so easy to follow and do. I often refer her recipes/videos to others who wants to learn to cook Thai food. BTW... I make the same things for breakfast too, easy peasy and great to eat in the morning when you don't really feel like making anything major. Keep up the AWESOME work Pallin!!!

[joannalodge]

We've recently moved back from BKK, having been there for 7 years. These amazing videos remind me of our wonderful time living there with our family. Moo ping and sticky rice are still my kid's favourite meal.

[johnmccoy]

That all looks great. Thanks for sharing your family routine with all of us. Have a great trip!