Three entrees later, we move on to the mango sticky rice course before finishing with the fruit spread. We would be exploring the city on the back of an old Russian Mink Bike and doing our favourite activity: eating! The 114-page cookbook derives its unsanitary title from author Saiyuud Diwong's nickname, Poo, which is Thai for crab. To say a cooking class is not my normal home is, therefore, an understatement…so, the fact that I not only enjoyed Cooking with Poo, but I produced three edible dishes is nothing short of a miracle – and probably all you need to know as my review!

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You will also come across a lot of insects, an excellent protein source I might add, as well as stacks of spices and chilies. Therefore, any use of Cookies for collecting personal data will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Personal Data Protection Policy of the Company. Her staff was quietly and efficiently supporting the class by quickly removing dirty pans and dishes to wash while we sampled our dish before moving on to the next recipe. About a square mile wide and home to around 100,000 people Klong Toey is a tough place to live and, in 2007, Poo was struggling. Yes, as fascinating as I found the market’s cascade of sights, sounds and smells, the more squeamish traveller may wish to give it a miss.Anyone (except me) can teach you to make a Pad Thai, but not everyone can help a community while they do it. The numbers at Klong Toey are swelled still further by immigrants from neighbouring countries like Laos and Burma who arrive with no legal status or documents and are left with little option but to take the dirtiest and lowest paid jobs on offer. And after all, there is no denying it, it is an incredibly humbling and thought-provoking experience. It’s not in an area of Bangkok that most tourists visit, so if you want all the details on how to get there and what to expect if you do, then see our guide to Wat Paknam here.

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But fear not, the Thai cooking class I’m going to be talking to you about involves no faeces whatsoever. Contact c (Lump) - a lack of a response does not mean that you have permission to use material from this page.Klong Toey is home to an estimated 100,000 people, a mix of poor people from Bangkok plus economic migrants from other regions of Thailand (mainly the north and north-east) who have been drawn to the Thai capital by the prospect of work.