The text is a script from a cooking video where the host, Uncle Roger, demonstrates how to make Thai green curry. He starts by toasting spices, including white peppercorn, coriander seed, and cumin seed. He then pound the spices until they are fragrant, using a mortar and pestle. He shares his 50-year-old pounding technique and emphasizes the importance of pounding properly for a good curry.
Uncle Roger then starts making the curry paste by adding eight chili peppers, including six bird eye chili and two long chili. He suggests not using onion and garlic, and instead using ganga and ginger. He adds yoga, kefir, lime leaf, lemongrass, and coriander root to the mixture.
He pours the ground spices into a pot of simmering coconut milk, and adds shrimp paste for its strong, distinctive flavor. He also adds salt and fish sauce to the mixture. While the curry is cooking, he reflects on his life and the people who have left him, using the pounding as a form of therapy.
After the curry paste has been cooked, he adds chicken, thyme, fish sauce, and vegetables to the mixture. He tastes the curry throughout the process and adjusts the flavors accordingly. He finishes the curry with palm sugar and serves it over rice.
Throughout the video, Uncle Roger shares his experiences, humor, and cultural insights. He expresses his love for food and the process of cooking, and his pride in his 30-year-old restaurant, Isaan Kiel in Shepherd's Bush, London. He invites viewers to visit his restaurant and try his Thai green curry.
1. The video is a cooking tutorial for making Thai green curry.
2. The cook, Uncle Roger, has 5 million subscribers and is known for making egg fire.
3. The curry recipe includes toasted spices, chili, chicken, and a specific type of ginger.
4. The cooking process involves pounding the spices, adding chicken and fish sauce, and tasting frequently to adjust the seasoning.
5. The curry is served with rice and is described as having a lot of oil on top.
6. The restaurant where the cook got the recipe from is called Isaan Kiel in Shepherd's Bush, London.
7. The cook mentions that his favorite dishes are the North East style catfish, sun-in-law egg, and of course the Thai green curry.
8. The cook has been open for 30 years since 1992.
9. The cook has learned how to use YouTube and Tinder in his 50s.
10. The cook is proud of his YouTube figurine and encourages viewers to buy one to support him.
11. The cook mentions that his curry is the only one in London made without an induction stove.
12. The cook ends the video by expressing his feelings of being made special by his subscribers, particularly his niece and nephew.