Chinese-style Chicken Casserole

I was astonished when I first went to Thailand to discover my Chinese mother’s chicken casserole playing a good part in the Thai canon. For a moment I thought she might have a franchise operation going.

Seriously, the Chinese influences in Thai cuisine are clear. In this case, it is in the use of black mushrooms and ginger that we see the south China style. To this Thai cooks have added their own imaginative touches and we have here an aromatic dish, very satisfying and redolent of