High Life

58 品 “另一方面，有机食材的多样性 也是一种挑战。例如，我们采购的鸡 蛋可能大小不一，但优点是品质可以 保证，并且是纯天然的。“ 泰国菜风味浓郁、口感独特，深 受世界各地不同民族人民的喜爱。 Tassanakajohn 认为，鉴于这种热 情，相较其他菜系的厨师而言，泰厨 更容易取得成功。尽管如此，泰国的 年轻厨师仍热衷于烹饪法式或意式美 食。 “希望其他年轻厨师以我为例， 并意识到自己也可以成为一名成功的 泰餐主厨。我们可以共同进步，品鉴 更高级别的美食。我以此为目标，并 深信它终将成为现实.“他说。 “If you look at the history of Thai cuisine, some of the traditional dishes that everyone is familiar with have not been around for that long,” he explains. “For example, Pad Thai was only created 60 years ago. Moreover, Thailand did not have any chili 400 years ago. It was the Portuguese and Spanish who brought chili to the country. From that perspective, Thai cuisine is constantly evolving and as a Thai chef, I want Thai cuisine to progress. That is why I went to the US and learned how other chefs work, think and execute their ideas.” In Thai, “Le Du” means season, and the team at Tassanakajohn’s restaurant pays the utmost attention to the seasonality of ingredients, making sure that only Thai produce and local elements are used. “I liketogostraighttothefarmers to source all of my ingredients. While we still pay the same amount as we do if we have middlemen, we know that we are getting the best from the farmers and they deserve the reward,” he says. “Ontheotherhand, the challenge is that organically grown ingredients can be inconsistent. For example, we might get eggs that vary in size, but the upside is that we can rely on them for quality and that everything is natural.” Beloved around the world, Thai cuisine is extremely popular among individuals of different nationalities and has distinctive, rich flavors. Tassanakajohn believes that due to this enthusiasm, it is much easier for Thai chefs to achieve success than chefs of other cuisines. Nevertheless, young chefs in Thailand still prefer to cook French or Italian cuisine. “I want other young chefs to look atme and begin to realize that you can be successful as a Thai chef. Together, we can be progressive and appreciate the cuisine at a higher level. That ismy goal and I have confidence that it can be done,” he says.