ASK ME ANYTHING - Episode 1

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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 KZbin 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.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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[@suzyinstitches273]

We can scarcely tell that English is not your first language. Kudos!😊 I love your energy and fun loving spirit.

[@PailinsKitchen]

HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this video, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Thank you for watching!

[@jakkrejaiviiivisitacion9027]

Since day one can't help not watching one episodes to anothet . I simply loved Pai.

[@iamsmiling]

I am Thai girl lives in Melbourne. The bit that you say "same same" at the end of video just cracks me up. I get you.

[@chiwitthidi]

iamsmiling same same but different 555

[@mzudsiri]

P'Pai Thank you so much for your videos! You help me better understand how to cook Thai food and enhance what I learn from my mom.

[@venicawood3894]

Khun Pailin, Thank you for all the time and effort you give to help us cook Thai food. I live in England and have been too afraid to try. After watching your videos, and having found where I can buy everything on line, I'm now full steam ahead. Thanks again and happy holidays :)

[@annie808286]

I love your channel and your cooking demos!

[@Clairevoyante]

HAhahah!!! Same same!! My boyfriend told me that's one of the most known expressions used with tourists in Thaïland. I haven't been there (yet!) but I still found it funny to remember.

[@andyandrews1658]

I love Thai-food. It's all I eat and all my mother ever made. The explosion of spices in Thai dishes is a one of a kind. Every time I go home to Bangkok I am in food heaven

[@bassamal-youssef267]

Pai :: wish you always good health and brilliant future in your career, you deserve it really being you worked so hard and your big real smile is enough to enter the hearts of all viewers and keep them concentrate on your food preparation. Good luck alway

[@gracebravo9218]

I like your cooking show Pai and your personality as well as your fashion style your such a classy women oh and very smart too :-)

[@SONTHON1]

Wish you have a good health , lucky & great happy family ! Fan from Hai Phong , Vietnam.

[@mightykc73]

you have a great infectious smile Pai!

[@NorthernThaiGardenGuy]

Your English is awesome, but I love when the Thai in you comes out! Same same! 55555! :)

[@GamingBickle]

gorgeous and a very talented young lady.

[@ideasareLIMITLESS]

Pailin I love your videos and you are an excellent presenter! I have made a few of your recipes and yesterday made the 3 layered agar agar jelly..lychees, mango and coconut milk which tasted so refreshing and delicious however the layers slide apart all the time which made it frustrating to serve up as it didn't keep it layered look. I ended up carefully cutting it into 1 inch squares then poking a toothpick into each square and sliding the squares onto the plates...I poured the layers as soon as the surface of the underneath layer was set but they still separated...is there a way to make them stay together?

[@WhiteLilacc]

You're a beautiful young lady...inside and out. I started watching your video's a couple months back and I must say I've learned SO much. You're an excellent teacher. I had plans to make your Pad See Ew for Christmas dinner but it didn't pan out. I live in a small town and had no access to the different soy sauces. BUT! I just found I can order them from Amazon :) I WILL make this in honor of you. Thank you for all you do for us. God bless you everyday. :) xoxoxoxo

[@rickgavigan1774]

you could get them from importfoods.com as well.

[@WhiteLilacc]

Thank you!

[@commentexpert4486]

Hey Pani you are Bold, cute, creative, self confidence and etc, etc human!!!!😊👍❤️ Keep stay like this.... 🍵

[@Ericisfun]

i just love your spirit

[@stephenbouchelle7706]

Yes for kafir lime! My wife uses it in semi farang - fusion dishes. Turkey meatloaf with grated green apple and kafir lime, for example.

[@somalynman]

Licorice. That ending was awesome.

[@AshfiaNaheed]

Two things are common between you and me. I LOVEEE smaller versions of regular things - i.e. toy tea sets, toy kitchen sets, kittens and puppies and so on. I miss my parents who are not living with me here in US. I just love watching your cooking videos as you explain so nicely how to use what and not. Best of luck.

[@dulcyjor2738]

i like the way she prepares food....the kitchen so clean and tidy...i hate messy kitchen any way...hahaha

[@RFHahn]

You and your presentations are just great, Pailin. Do you happen to know how to buy stink beans (สะตอ) in the Pacific Northwest? (I live in Seattle, not far from you.) Thanks, and continued success!

[@The126869]

Just purchased your book....and started watching videos... the book is AMAZING!!! if you 'all do not have the book,,, it is a MUST BUY ITEM :) Not only is it a recipe book... but has many pages of technique at the beginning .... the is a REAL cooking book! :)

[@johnclark707]

artistry & business is a difficult marriage. yes, licorice is an acquired taste & you've right - it tastes like a medicine cause it is or was & still is for some.

[@Qlachingaga]

I enjoy watching you and your recipes. My question: I have been looking for a recipe for a chicken Thai soup that has pineapple. I tried it at a Chinese buffet restaurant and have not been able to find one that comes close. I looked up Tom kha gai soup recipe but it didn't include coconut milk/cream. Please help! TIA

[@jongiraingas3000]

Love your cook show...

[@cHemon]

Please do this more often, it's enjoyable. Im hoping ep.2 will follow soon na krub. :) ps. I like the way you said "same same" in the end, so Thai 55. I also did that a lot when studying some difficult English vocabs. :)

[@kuromanju700]

Bisous de France et merci beaucoup pour tout ce que tu fais !

[@georgeskhoury352]

she is so passionate about food!!!

[@ShadowIsMoi]

YOUR FRENCH IS ADORABLE PAI IT sounds like the typical France french rather than the Quebec one hehe

[@elizabethshaw734]

Licorice was intended in the early days as a stomach remedy and it still works but it was never meant to be a candy and if you eat too much you can spend too much time in the smallest room of your house!

[@TheJESUSCHRISTRULES]

We love you!

[@k1ghz960]

Have you got a Thai-version of falafel that doesn't involve chick peas or fava beans because I don't digest them well, but I love Thai food and I spent several months there.l Loved the food and the people and thought this might be a good idea. Also like your vids much. Thank you for it all.

[@serfcity1]

I am American and I am a trained classical chef and lived in Thailand but I learned more about cooking Thai food from Pai more than anybody else. Thai food is so horrible in the US and I wanted to eat the Thai food I ate in Thailand. I have been able to replicate all my favorite foods because of Pai. I am so grateful. I'm glad she never compromised the authenticity of Thai cuisine for her audience like so many Thais do because they think they know what foreigners want.

[@realamerican2580]

She is cute and friendly, I like her.

[@dalveersinghmehra3884]

Sawaddee ka.. 🙏🙏🙏 I also wanted to know it's..thanku for 1st answer

[@zamanshompa9325]

love you, Pai..😘

[@uffepedersen1450]

Hi ther. How to turn the hard palm sugar into a nice soft sugar paste?? I think you've told it before, but can't find it.

[@danielapadilla3864]

You are so pretty! Natural beauty

[@rebent1016]

Life is funny . I been to Thailand and just love the food . And I keep trying to cook Thai food like I have tasted there . But nothings ever works out so I am happy to come across your site . Because it is the best channel I have seen so far . And another funny thing is you live in Vancouver .And I live on Vancouver Island .

[@PradeepRaajkumar1981]

happy New Year 17 when are you coming to Melbourne??

[@luningningsalangsang656]

I like your way to cook , you're so nice I live in HGK now i move here Freeport NY

[@joshsmit779]

you are awesome, no questions asked

[@chrisphanqt5507]

I feel you! the liquorice candy, eww

[@lollipop89mimi]

how long you have been this country? I just subscribe you. Also I'm Thai and I love your accent inspiration me and I love your video already.

[@Miss_cin2]

Hahahaha you are very funny I'm laughing while watching this😂

[@thuNguyen-dp4be]

I wish to see again your wedding dress that you posted. Please. Thanks.

[@serenahpa1046]

Hi Pai, can you please do a show how to do Thai Beef salad. Thank you.

[@blkazn77]

When cooking, can you tell us vegetarian options to certain ingredients? My mother always made her Thai food with meat when she was alive, and I loved it SO MUCH, but I am a vegetarian now, so sometimes I miss my favorite meals. Thanks!!!

[@journeytothinify]

I think we're related!! Lol. I LOVE miniature things that are versions of big things and I DESPISE licorice. I can't even stand the smell.

[@VLinas]

Have you ever made a cendol desert ? Would like to learn , can you make a video ?

[@missdemenor]

Omg Pai I thought it was wierd, were same, I love minis too

[@MsKestrela]

I just found this from 2 years ago...you are just too adorable! I've learned so much from you. But I have to tell you that I was put off Thai food years ago from my first experience with it. All these years, I thought I didn't like lemon grass because I got a dish that actually turned my stomach. When I asked the waiter what that strong flavor was, he said it was lemon grass. Fast forward 25 years, and I have a client who is Thai, and a fellow foodie. We exchange food gifts every time she comes in, and one time she brought me a baggie of green leaves. The minute I opened the bag, there was the smell I remembered from 25 years before. ACK! They were kaffir lime leaves, fresh off the tree! I've since learned to love many Thai dishes, but I'm a big NO! when it comes to those leaves. Sorry to hear they're your favorite. :'(

[@roselinaplumm]

I’m with you!! I haaaate licorice!

[@MichelleTopham]

Licorice is the best thing ever :)

[@bernievictoria5754]

Your so funny awesome watching my band 👌members love it👍👍👍👍

[@rickgavigan1774]

Licorice, would be one of my favorite candies. When I grew-up in the 50's, there was a gum called Beemans Chewing Gum. It is hard to find here in So Cal. Love Black Licorice. Just saying. Some Farangs' don't care for the smell or taste of fish sauce ether.

[@bernadettelenka4994]

Beemans Chew is sold in World Market for .99 cents!!

[@pamagujar183]

Do you have any receipts for Guamanian foods?

[@catprincess9]

What are your favorite cusines (apart from Thai)?

[@CatsandNapz]

Haha, I love liquorice! But of course, it is more common in Scandinavia :)

[@AdamHotThaiKitchen]

(whispers) me too

[@dknyism]

Anna Banana That's among the things about Scandinavia that I don't understand. Haha

[@Wotdermatter]

The liquorice candy (sweets in England) that originated from the USA is garbage as it is not the real thing only flavouring, like so many other things that are flavoured such as fruit, chocolate, etc. Real liquorice is a very different taste. Also, real liquorice sticks, from the plant, are good to chew and swallow the juice if constipated.

[@wezzuh2482]

hah i don't get why the rest of the world hates it so much! i'm Danish and liquorice is my favourite candy

[@mararia09]

How do you make some simple and delicious Thai salads?

[@nismook]

the last few seconds killed me, lol

[@24Cocos]

Sawadee Krup ☺ Pee saao, i love all youre videos ❤ greetings from germany !

[@WNKS70]

I don’t like liquorice too 😂😂😂😂 I love your cooking btw as a cooking enthusiast I cooked more Thais than my own dish ( Indonesian it is) although I ate almost anything that spicy 😱😱😱

[@420RiZO]

I want to know how to make "Nam Khao" please. I stay in California but where I'm at no places sale them already made . So I want to make it myself.

[@psychocuda]

Totally agree about licorice. Yuck.

[@elizabethscott2895]

How do you do a sea food boil

[@user-zw6om4st1c]

Tell about your study in le cordon bleu 👩🏻‍🍳

[@mahmoudalhussain9976]

Hi,nice to meet you on you tube

[@alohaaloha4601]

i love hearing about you, cause, im addicted in Thai foods ,i first ate Thai food in Thai Resto here in Tokyo, and sinced then i started cooking tomyan kun and green curry, but its hard at first cause, i cant find english talking thai chef... and then i found you and who speak english fluently and teaching basic thai foods glossary.

[@digvijayparmar8349]

I ,can ,run away, 😂,WITH you. JUST don't tell ,my wife.😂😂😂😂😂

[@therabbitnews9362]

I've seen they make PANAG so easily at the restaurant. How do you make it? I love PANANG. I used to eat Kav Khai at a Buriram market when I stayed there in the early 1981. Do you like Kav Khai?

[@recordcollector1017]

Dara Ea Panang so tasty! My favorite dish for sure

[@nino1954]

❤❤❤Oltre che brava sei bellissima! ❤❤❤

[@phanphan7728]

hope you could be my language teacher

[@austinthavong515]

You’re beautiful and very good cook

[@hozzatullataskin2771]

Pai where are your cafe

[@j.projodihardjo8139]

"Je parle un petit peu français..." Mais vous parlez bien français... Vous êtes très belle ! Hello from France :)

[@ericokamura3150]

Licorice, tastes, "terribly, terribly, TERRIBLE?" LOL!

[@sulasno]

Do you play mahjong?

[@vitkomazzetti]

OMG. She's so right. I hate licorice flavor especially in candy. I agree Pailin: it's awful :)

[@pandababyz77]

PLEASE MAKE THAI ROTI

[@Thatshowugetants]

you are pretty.

[@larrymaloney877]

Do you have any plant based recipes? (No meat, dairy, or oils?) If not, may I suggest you continue your journey of discovery and create healthy Thai foods so that health conscious folks can enjoy Thai? Others, with less cooking skill modify Thai recipes and they are usually pretty good. I bet you could create the ultimate healthy Thai dishes. Please try a few.

[@monalizzalaron4284]

What is your food dream? 😊

[@lina8605]

You're so nice

[@Thana_x3]

I thought u said licorice a little funny lol

[@hirschheisstdermann]

Why don't you wear a ring Pai? สินสอดนี่เท่าไร

[@17kitai]

When Adam started talking, I thought it was one of those voice filters people use to keep their identity hidden.

[@vinodrana4700]

Love you darling

[@kentjohnson5704]

Why does it seem that only the Thai people take full advantage of rice noodles. They are so wonderful but I see very little in other cuisines of Asia.

[@yellowrain3601]

good thought...but maybe you just havent done research, noodles are a staple to many, many...MANY...MANY Asian cultures/countries...so by me saying many so many times, i basically meant, ALL OF ASIA has multiple noodles dishes. you probably just heard of the few world popular ones. actually, Thai noodles doesnt rank very high compared to like, Vietnam, Japan and China. I hope this information helps, my friend. try some Vietnamese Pho, at a "Vietnamese" restaurant, not a thai/lao/hmong restaurant. Try REAL japanese ramen.

[@richiesd1]

French is necessary as a chef. At least some.

[@atelier_rabbit]

I hate licorice, too. it tastes horrible! bleghhh

[@carlitodelossantos4168]

you remind me of Sadhguru, "ask me anything". thanks Pai, may the blessing be.

[@QiaraIris]

You are beautiful, that's all.

[@lerchan]

liquorice is so god awful. couldn't agree more.

[@pibadar]

she's a real cutie

[@phanphan7728]

did she mean "liquid candy"? i cant hear it, someone know about that?

[@KeVtArO]

liquorice candy

[@phanphan7728]

BiGTravels ya thanks :)

[@vigilance4749]

I didn't see a wedding ring on her finger. My chances of getting with Pai increase from 0% to .03%!

[@jamesjones-pz6ym]

I cant believe all the hate on liquorice