Is that a real Thai dish?

Or is it just tourist food?

Sawaddee ka! 🙏🏼

The latest recipe is a new and improved pineapple fried rice recipe, with a surprising twist 😉. But I was surprised to be asked many times, “Isn’t that just a dish made up for tourists?” or “Isn’t that Americanized Thai food?”

No…and also…I’m not sure why people think that. It seems if a thing is popular with tourists, it may start to lose its credibility as a “legit” Thai dish.

Now to be fair, serving it in a pineapple bowl is more of a touristy thing, and for a long time I also resisted making a pineapple bowl precisely because it made it look touristy.

But I’ve changed my mind. Because when I bring the fried rice out on a plate, I get the usual, “looks good” reaction, but when I bring it out in a pineapple bowl, it’s like, “WOWWWW! That’s beautiful! Let me take a photo!!” And I want all the fanfare I can get, thank you very much.

And considering it doesn’t take me any longer to make a pineapple bowl and it’s less messy than peeling and chopping, as I demonstrated in the video…I just have no reason NOT to do it!

So I hope you will give this recipe a go, with or without the pineapple bowl. As one of my Patreon member reported,

My 86 year mother commented over and over again "I really like that rice...it is so good!"

And here’s a pro tip I didn’t mention elsewhere:

If you don’t need to impress anyone with the pineapple bowl, buy pre-chopped fresh pineapple from the prepared fruits section at the supermarket so you don’t need to deal with a whole pineapple! Avoid canned for this one, it really makes a difference!

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