The recipes in this book are the product of Charmaine Solomon's travels in Thailand, where she tasted, learned and recorded over 190 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, seafood, poultry, vegetables and desserts. Included are time-saving recipes for curry pastes that can be made ahead and frozen. All the spices and condiments used are easily accessible, and the text gives glimpses of the diversity of Thailand's ethnic origins and cross-cultural influences.