Mango Sticky Rice

I was looking forward to Mango Sticky Rice here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The balanced between sweet, sour, salty, and spicy character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with kaffir lime leaves or from scaling up production at the expense of …

I grew up eating Mango Sticky Rice and have strong opinions shaped by memory. The version here triggered that recognition in the first bite — the balanced between sweet, sour, salty, and spicy was right, galangal was handled the way it should be. Thai cooking philosophy balances four key flavour pr…

I've now had Mango Sticky Rice prepared traditionally and in a modern interpretation. Both are interesting. The traditional version emphasises kaffir lime leaves in the way Thai cooking philosophy balances four key flavour profiles in every dish. The deeply aromatic character is more pronounced and …

Mango Sticky Rice at this place was fine. The deeply aromatic flavour was there but not distinguished. palm sugar was present in the right quantities but without the care that makes the difference. You can taste when something is being made to a formula. fresh herbs and aromatics are added at the l…