Green Curry of Pork

KHUN YAI (SOMBAT JANPHETCHARA) was the first person to teach me how to cook Thai food. When I tasted her cooking I realised that Thai food is one of the world’s greatest cuisines — the clarity of flavours, the definition of textures, all combine to make a singularly sophisticated food. Khun Yai learnt her art from her mother, who was attached to the Thai court. For several months I went to learn her subtle wielding of flavours. This curry is her recipe. It is a versatile curry in that, like