THAI RESTAURANTS: Behind The Scenes! - HTK Special

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You take 45 minutes to make a dish that it takes a Thai restaurant 5 minutes to make...how do they do it? How do they prep, organize, and run their kitchens? In this video I'm taking you behind the scenes of Thai restaurants by visiting my 2 favourite places in Vancouver: Unchai and Maenam. It's an insider's look you probably have never seen before!
Special thanks to the Thai Trade Centre Vancouver for sponsoring this video, and to everyone at Maenam and Unchai for allowing us into your kitchens!
Unchai website: www.unchai.ca/
Maenam website: maenam.ca/
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About Pai:
Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the RU-vid channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via RU-vid videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitche...

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@IamMotionMedia 4 года назад

One of my first jobs when i was in high school as a young 15yo was in a small Thai restaurant above an old pub. Prior to this I had only had Thai food once. I worked there for 8 years from high school till the end of uni. In that time the owners took me overseas for the first time to Thailand, and the restaurant expanded to having two large independent venues in Sydney. Hard work but rewarding. I grew a unbreakable love for proper authentic Thai food, learnt to cook and prep. Though I no longer work there because Covid19 thought it was time for me to stop (and it probably was) One of the best if not the best cuisines in the world and the nicest people.

@brittanywilliams8653 3 года назад

Do you know the name or brand of the sauces used for fried rice? I want my fried rice to taste like restaurant style but I don't know the sauces they use.

@IamMotionMedia 3 года назад

@@brittanywilliams8653 i use Tiparos Fish Sauce, Maekrua Brand Oyster Sauce, and Golden Mountain Sauce

@brittanywilliams8653 3 года назад

@@IamMotionMedia Is this what the Thai restaurant used?

@oldbay2 2 года назад

@@brittanywilliams8653 you need fermented crab paste to give the umami. The mtn seasoning soy sauce isnt what I would use . I would use Maggi instead if you want Authentic Chinese take away fried rice

@jordanbabcock9349 Год назад

@@oldbay2 the comment is on Thai fried rice... Why would they want your Chinese recipe? Oh, yeah, the Chinese are the Eastern Americans. Opposite of Burger King. Everyone wants it your way.

@korejtorrecampo3933 4 года назад

she's a food ambassador!! Thailand is lucky to have you, Pai! :)))

@geode8556 4 года назад

Hell yeah! Hooyah, Hoorah, Oorah, Hooah!!! So yummie!😛

@traveladdicts2019 4 года назад

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anyone as excited as the Unchai owners being told they were chosen the best Thai restaurant in Vancouver (over Maenam!). A sweet follow-up to your terrific profile of two great, and very different, restaurants.

@TheSilent333 4 года назад

It makes my heart happy to hear about people helping others during these times. If I was anywhere near it, Unchai would have my business without any doubts. Thanks for this amazing look into professional kitchens! I've always been curious about it!

@steveholman3451 Год назад

This is a two year old video but it’s FANTASTIC.!! Wow, thank you, learned a lot and it was entertaining! 👏🏻

@Porscheman1 4 года назад

What a lovely couple for offering free food during hard times!

@BaronSamedi1959 4 года назад

It is the prepping that takes most of the time. And the clean-up afterwards.

@ccxfrank109 4 года назад

Life of cooks brotha

@swordchaos1181 4 года назад

Eating all that stuff is the fastest tho haha

@gialuanthang7716 4 года назад

I love episodes like this because I get to see things I think I would never have a chance to. That salad from Unchai definitely have me drooling like crazy.

@Snake-filledChimp 4 года назад

I really like and respect Unchai for focusing on doing a few dishes amazingly well over doing lots of dishes just "OK". I think a lot of restaurants fall into that trap by puting variety over quality - they stretch themselves too thin and the quality suffers, and customers pick up on that right away.

@aandiejacob9798 Год назад

guys thanks so much for mentioning the thai select thing! I've been struggling to find authentic thai restos in Montreal and now I have at least a baseline guide! Although I've gotten quite good at thai homecooking at this point, sometimes its nice to have the rarer ingredients!

@andrewsasala6841 4 года назад

This was so freaking cool to watch! Their setups are so different to the restaurants I’ve worked in, I’m jealous!

@browniepopkens 6 месяцев назад

K.Pai's expression after tasting is gold. Specially when she says sth out loud in Thai, that means the food is really hitting the spot!

@taylorbarringer 4 года назад

I love how happy you were to see a restaurants dry storage! Haha Its awesome to see the ingredients and products they use. There are so many kitchens I'd love to be able to peek in and see what they are using.

@krisanamartin5583 2 года назад

Unchai ! Your curry looks amazing with a lot of herbs. Awesome! Good choice for wonderful restaurant!

@randallbrown229 4 года назад

Can't wait to travel again... great !!! video...This is where I will eat for a week!!! Thank you everyone.

@michaelbrooks7096 4 года назад

Thoroughly enjoyed seeing both restaurants but Unchai was a winner for me - small, intimate with a couple of passionate people serving authentic fresh Thai. Well done Pai, stay safe during these horrible times. Hope you’re all well.

@CurliQueCowGrrrl Год назад

I just saw this and it is THE BEST! So interesting and informative to see behind the scenes. Thank you Chef Pailin and Vancouver Select Thai restaurants! Now I really have to visit! 😋😋😋😊

@unstoppablefoodie 7 месяцев назад

Well Done! Great perspective in the two types of local Thai Kitchens in your area. The passion & love of Thai cooking/food was on full display at both locations. So many pro-tips. Learned so much in 25 minutes. Thank you for sharing!!

@demoiselledelamontagne 4 года назад

Your "out-of-the-kitchen" videos are always so informative and interesting. I learn so much from them. Thanks, Pai!

@SL-vs7fs 2 года назад

Pai,loved loved loved this video! I got so many tips and ideas out of this. Thank you!

@pawspaws101 3 года назад

What great operators of a restaurant!!! So organised and clean and confident enough to let camera's out the back in prep! Very impressive!!!

@ConnieGao 3 года назад

I almost never comment even though I've been following this channel and have cooked several recipes already. This video is AMAZING! I'm so glad to see beneath the hood at professional thai kitchens and think about what they are doing and the type of ingredients and techniques that could be applied to home cooking. Pailin you are a treasure!

@mewsao 2 года назад

khun pailin i loves watching your channel grows ka! ive been a fan since you had like 10,000 subs

@tonychan4526 Год назад

This is one of your best of many good episodes. Love your stuff.

@NoxiousBlueCloud 4 года назад

Thanks Pai for delivering content while still being responsible.

@wendyjennings1502 2 года назад

Holy Basil...reseeds like crazy in my area! Glad to hear it is used so much with food. I've only used it for tea. Thanks for this video.

@stephentfchan 4 года назад

A meaning video to support good local restaurants at this hard time❤️

@thetipsycookery8268 4 года назад

WOOHOO!! Fellow Vancouverite!! Love your channel!!! Amazing show!

@gummydogs 4 года назад

Amazing insight. You don't see kitchen tours this in-depth even on the big food TV shows.

@Coopdog-dp5eq 4 года назад

This was great! I loved the contrast/compare with the two restaurants. The idea of the couple wanting a small modest place and doing everything themselves... Awesome!

@SquidandCatAdventures 4 месяца назад

I love Unchai too. And a lot of people do as it's very busy. I don't know if they had it there in the beginning, but they have these wide translucent chewy noodles that are amazing and also something that other places don't seem to have. There is a similar thing in Chinese food and it's kind of rare in Chinese restaurants here too. Loved the behind scenes.

@taroshibuya7011 4 года назад

Such good hearts to give food away. Please support them!

@firstclassdrip 4 года назад

Love looking at Thai cooking through this lens! Thank you

@droolalot5795 4 года назад

I've been with you for 5 years and your production is great

@ericbarthe21 2 года назад

Loved the rice cooker test - she is really a good marketer - and great chef/teacher. Thanks for your great cooking school.

@living6a916 4 года назад

Beautiful Restaurants great people . Thank you all !!!

@TracysHomeGarden 4 года назад

Love love Thai food...with so many common ingredients to Vietnamese cooking! The fish sauce! Who does not love fish sauce?! People with ❤️...giving away free food during COVID lockdown is truly awesome...such a great way to give back to the community! 😍😋🇨🇦

@BlueJazzBoyNZ 2 года назад

Outstanding presentation and wonderful people

@pedrovision6987 Год назад

Wow...your videos are like being in a class...THANK YOU!!

@bobdilokjeerapan681 3 года назад

love this episode krab!!! appreciated how far they take the food to the next level!!

@rtongcn 4 года назад

This was so well produced! You’re such a warm and welcoming presenter. I kept thinking you should have had a nice glass of wine to go with all the dishes at Maenam.

@hidavidhuang 4 года назад

What a great tour! Thank for making it possible.

@HowToCuisine 4 года назад

It's bringing me back when I was a chef in a Thai restaurant! Thank you for this video! 😍🔔❤️

@ditackett 4 года назад

Thank u for that. When I watch mark weins do his videos the cooks on the streets in Thailand amaze me so it was really neat to see how they do it in a restaurant in a foreign country. Thank u

@Peter-cm8vi 4 года назад

hey guys, great video. I learned so much from the professionals. It seems that high quality fresh ingredients and good preparation is the key to a great final product.

@david-iam 4 года назад

Why are all my favorite food RU-vidr in cities not local to me? I'd be crazy enough to jump into the car, drive down there and order the same dish so I can properly watch this episode again. Well done! Was a treat to see the behind the scene.

@samhaskins2506 Год назад

Awesome video, loved seeing how the food is allowed to catch fire to create the illusive wok hei

@EDMOND6 2 года назад

Going to check these restaurants out. Thanks Pai !

@GusDeru 4 года назад

Khun Pai, thank you for sharing the video! We'd definitely visit both places next time we are back in Vancouver!

@yiplekhong5111 4 года назад

This is my favourite episode from your channel..please do.more behind the scene video...

@AVATAN1 4 года назад

I so love your show ❤ I'm Chinese-Filipino, But so inlove with Thai Food ❤❤❤❤❤❤ THANK YOU FOR THIS EDUCATIVE TOUR! ❤❤❤❤ KHOB KHUN KRAB! 🙏

@tanluwils1736 4 года назад

Awesome video! I took a look at the merch store for the first time and love that "Let's get started!" on your mug!!!!!!!!!

@helmadewit4005 4 года назад

Thank you so much,I love the Thai kitchen and have many cookbooks (including yours) and just ordered the cookbook Maenam, can’t wait to start cooking!

@BackDownSouth 4 года назад

I watch all your videos, but this was one of the best for me....Thanks for this one.......Love the backroom peek...

@crushivintage 2 года назад

Pailin is so great! Her channel is full of good advice and great recipes with lots of practical advice to cook Thai food at home. It's literally a channel of great cooking lessons for some of the best meals on Earth. Great job! A+++++++++++

@jwpark74 2 года назад

Wow great video. Learned a lot about how much work goes into a good thai restaurant.

@joelow6086 2 года назад

I love these kind of Thai food. They are aromatic and delicious and they make me hungry. Thanks for sharing this video Pailin.

@csl9495 4 года назад

Yes!!!!!!! Please take us behind more professional kitchens! I would like to know the logic behind all of their prep, like her curry paste. How long it keeps, how to store? How to prep similarly at home.

@mahlina1220 4 года назад

FUN episode. I just LOVE your channel!!❤️😘

@dunniam3168 4 года назад

Thanks so much for sharing this video. 😋😘🙋‍♀️

@jcdaclison 4 года назад

This is a very nice HTK episode, Pai! I have been with you since 2015 and I think this is the most comprehensive yet entertaining feature you have ever done. Good to promote local businesses as well. By the way, because of you I have proclaimed myself as an honorary Thai person. I have cooked almost all your dishes and I am set to learn the language soon. Love from the Philippines, my dear! Khop khun khrup, P' ! (or maybe you are my "nong(saaw)" because i am already 46. hahahaha)

@PailinsKitchen 4 года назад

Awww so glad to hear!

@patrickrowland2833 4 года назад

Fascinatingly wonderful, thank you for sharing!

@josefinaharry9489 Год назад

I’m from Mexico City but I LOVE Thi food!!! I can eat it every day anytime!!! 👌😃♥ I found your channel and really like how simple you make it when cooking your delicious recipes 👌♥🥰 THANK YOU for sharing. Looking forward to build my strong culinary skills 🥰

@jlawrence0181 4 года назад

I have to say that the Thai language is one of the most melodious. I must confess that I replayed the audio just to listen to the spoken Thai.

@davidjustdavid3955 4 года назад

Looks good. clean and organised. Miss working in a thai kitchen, everyone is quiet and calm even when busy. No tantrums ❤🇹🇭

@malangpou 4 года назад

I really love this episode! It's fantastic seeing how overseas thai restaurants look like.

@obamas007goat 4 года назад

I would love to see this kind of restaurant docu-series more often

@winkipinki007 4 года назад

Wauw... super clean kitchen. 👌💯 and how sweet to share food 👍

@tnwhy111 4 года назад

We went to Maenam when we visited Vancouver last year because I saw it on one of your instagram posts - definitely did not disappoint and was one of our favorite meals of the week. Thanks for sharing the behind the scenes!

@aminzairi51 4 года назад

i love your channel and seeing how it grows is so inspirational. i love Thai food, people, culture so friendly and always smiling. Love from Malaysia

@minnydew 4 года назад

Now I know where to go for Thai food when I go back to Vancouver. Thank you!

@mrs.b6793 4 года назад

HTK, thank you for taking me with you. I love this kind of content. It inspires the Chef inside me to chase my dream of having a restaurant. Tips, advice and informations are really essential for a frustrated restaurant owner like me! I can never thank you enough. 💕 P. S. I still miss mini whisk and mini spatula! 😂

@michaelminasian4891 4 года назад

This is one of the coolest videos that you've ever done!! Love Maenam

@John-xg2vj 4 года назад

This was very informative. It will help me up my Thai cooking. I was glad to see I use many of the same ingredients as well. Thank you.

@pgacree1601 4 года назад

I thoroughly enjoyed this video. I love that you highlighted the contrast between a smaill, mom & pop restaurant and the larger, high end restuarant. Both equally care about the quality of the food they create. I wish I lived in Vancouver!

@Ollonskog 4 года назад

This was super interesting and informative, thank you!

@autumnsun8640 4 года назад

Everything looks so delicious. Yummy.

@michaelnardmann3208 4 года назад

Awesome idea supporting local restaurants during these times! btw. fish sauce with the 3 black crabs is very good.

@raymondwagner6958 Год назад

I Love all your shows. Very informative

@heyitscalvin 4 года назад

It’s an excellent perspective going behind the scenes of these restaurants. Thanks for this video Pailin!

@jetlee9536 4 года назад

I love Thai food and Thai people

@davidsawmandave8731 8 месяцев назад

After this , I can see how u involved u are , subbed , I am currently learning how to make pad thai , lot to learn , ALOT TO LEARN , CANT WAIT TO COOK MORE

@belindakho 4 года назад

This was an awesome video- you did a great job interviewing the restaurants. Can't wait to try them next time I visit Vancouver.

@namivenki 4 года назад

Pailin, enjoyed watching this video. Can’t wait to visit Vancouver. Btw, you might have luck finding Thai eggplant(brinjal) in an Indian grocery store. We use it a lot in south Indian cuisine as well.

@timivers8823 2 года назад

Very cool video! All your videos are great. Your excitement, and energy is so refreshing. I'm a retired chef and binge watch your videos. Your recipes are delicious too! I crave the flavors of some that I made.

@Cathy.C. 4 года назад

OMG now I want some Thai food!! I sure wish you could do this same thing in Toronto and pick a couple of authentic restaurants. I'm sure if you did that, they'd be instantly busier than they could. handle!

@philafflack1298 4 года назад

Pai! this is a great video! thank you so much! I have your book, now may have to order maenam's!

@peterdoe2617 4 года назад

Always a pleasure to see the same ingredients that I use! My favourite thin soy sauce is Healthy Boy Brand. Black soy, too. As a fish sauce I got recommended "Megachef" in Caboolture, Australia. Only to find that our local asia store in Pinneberg, Germany, offers it too ;-) Just sent a link to this vid to a friend in Canada. This "look behind the scenes" was really fantastic!

@eugene_the_great 4 года назад

Really enjoyed this video! Getting to look behind the scenes was fun!

@Diphallia 3 года назад

This video was fantastic! Loved the restaurant view, it’s inspired me to take my Thai cooking to the next level!

@RavensRules 4 года назад

What a great video. Excellent quality

@jennan124 2 года назад

Wow so interesting to see behind the scenes!

@MyHomeFoodsCrafts 4 года назад

Very well done thanks for sharing

@northshoregirl72 4 года назад

Thanks Pai, Already been to Maenam, such sumptuous flavour there and now I know why! Also, I'll definitely be checking out Unchai! Always love the 'hole in the wall' shops

@turanyoung2323 4 года назад

Hey beautiful ❤, how you doing hope you good and great.. I would love to chat more with you on another platform maybe hangouts. I'm active on it or we could trade emails on it Since here is not the right place to have a chat hope that's okay .. By the way greetings from 🇺🇸.. Stay safe.