Embrace the light and delicate flavors of Vietnamese cuisine known for fresh herbs, vegetables, and dipping sauces. Vietnamese dishes share common ingredients but come out differently because of different cooking techniques. In this online interactive class, we’ll make mango salad, lemongrass BBQ pork noodles bowl with fresh herbs (bun thit nuong), Vietnamese beef noodles soup (pho bo), and coconut pudding dessert. You are welcome to pick one or a few or all dishes to cook along or just watch and learn. The list of ingredients will be sent prior to the class.

Rice is similar to other crops that rely on its land. The terroir of rice determines the quality and taste of rice and can produce different flavor profiles even though they can be the same species. Join Ploy and her friend who will tune in from Bangkok and learn about rice. We’ll start with different species of rice and how terroirs affect the rice you consume. Then, we’ll take you to a Thai farm and see the ecosystem of this area where it has a lotus pond, orchid farm, and rice field. We’ll finish our talk with Thai rice snacks.

A Virtual Journey of Adventure, Fun, & Friendraising for CCAE

All proceeds from Odyssey, Of Course! benefit CCAE’s individual scholarships, outreach programs, and public programming.

Celebrate online learning, exploration, and community, and spend a virtual evening with us! Examine different cultures, enjoy new flavors, contemplate a personal quest. We invite you to turn your screen into an odyssey and embark on an expedition of imagination and adventure.

INCLUDED IN THE EVENT:

Experience a cooking demonstration and special welcome from acclaimed chef Jacques Pepin.

Laugh along with a Zoom cooking class gone wrong in a play by CCAE Instructor Andrea Aptecker that has been shown around the world including the New York Playbill Virtual Theatre Festival

Choose from one of 14 different 40-minute odysseys to pursue:

Session 12: Thai Herb Salad and Magic Drink with CCAE Program Director, Ploy Khunisorn

In Thailand, fresh herbs are used extensively to enhance the flavor and depth of Thai street food. In this online interactive session, Ploy will transport you on a journey to a virtual Thailand full of fresh herbs, and explore all the types of fresh herbs that are used so originally in Thai street food. We’ll make a fresh Thai Herb Salad and concoct a magic drink–Lime Butterfly Pea Herbal Tea. The ingredient kit will include fresh herbs, vegetables, and unique Thai ingredients. You have an option to add any cooked meat or seafood of your choice to your salad at home.

Cultural Storytelling Weekly Event

Join a global community to make travel virtual, special, accessible and sustainable.

– Connect with experts to make travel special

– Explore cultural stories to make travel accesible

– Care for our earth to make travel sustainable

The Future of Travel

By hosting free online interactive events every week, we make travel accessible to people of all backgrounds. By connecting you with local experts and cultural stories, we make travel special. By having sustainability-related talks, we make travel sustainable. As a visitor to the earth, let’s make the world better than it was when we came.

Register for our weekly free events. Check out the topics each week through the link.