HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video. Thank you for watching!
I went to Thailand as a kid with my family and ordered this fish dish on the beach, they grilled it over charcoal and it was one of the best things I've ever had. I've been wanting to make this dish for many years since then, so I was so happy when I found your recipe! It takes a lot of work but I am happy to say that it tastes exactly as I remember it.
Omg! This is one of my favourite Thai street food. I cannot find galangal and kaffir lime leaf at local supermarket today (they usually sold out quickly due to small quantity available), so I replace them with ginger and lime skin. I use black tilapia, scale on, grill it, and the result is soooooo yummy!!! Thank you Pai for this simple but awesome recipe!
Hi, I am from India, I tried Hainanse chicken, Salt roasted fish, and Laab Gai. All came out to be so good n enjoyed Thai food. I am very much interested in trying new recipes. We can avoid oil. 😋😋
When I was in Bangkok in December 2023, we had the salt crust-grilled tilapia as part of our sidewalk street vendor meal on several occasions, and I really came to love it. During my solo on-foot exploration I lost count of the number of salt crusted fish I saw on the charcoal grills of the street vendors I’d pass. I will definitely try this recipe!
I made this dish for my parents today and it was really good. I also made black pepper shrimp with glass noodle - also from your recipe. Both were stunning.
salt crusted fish...i like the smell of galnggal and lemon grass amazing combination very flavor full fish thanks to your recipe madam.... happy cooking..
im from the southern parts of iran and we always always always have a paste of tamarind cilantro and garlic with fish very similar flavor profiles we even leave the scales on too ive always stuffed my fish with that paste but im going to try it with the salt crust i bet it will be amazing thanks!!
Pallin , you look alike my daughter pretty much! I love your way cooking presentation gestures: it so pretty, charming, polite , amiability. And I really like the sauce you made. It looks yummy.
Subscribed! We haven't seen your show in quite a while and honestly forgot about it, but we still use your recipe for fried rice because it is the best. Your videos are brilliant, and well will be looking forward to trying your new recipes. keep up the good work!
When I was in Thailand last, the cook at the resort was named Pai as well. But the really funny thing is, they suggested I try this kind of fish when I was next trying the street food in Chiang Mai. I kinda wish I had watched your video first - I ate the skin. 😂 Now I know. 😜 Thanks for this great channel, it's my first go to place whenever I cook Thai (which is a fair bit) and I want some advice or pointers.
Jeff Ward not sure what are you live but if we have marshals I'm homegoods or TJ max go thier. Much cheaper. Try pink Emily and size it comes in all different textures I always buy it in the grinder and loose in the bag. I use it with vinegar and water to soak pork beef or chicken for 10 minutes. She see where your water looks like after you're done soaking
hallo pai, i really love your video and recipe, i've tried your eggplant salad and it is really amazing... I'd like to request fried fish with thai chili sauce recipe, thank you :)
Oh it's that easy! XD I had Spanish Salt Encrusted Fish and it was delicious :P I thought it was very hard to make but you basically just pat salt into the fish :P I might try this sometime :P
Hi, Pailin: Have you ever tried using coarse sea salt since coarse kind is harder to melt. It will make the fish less salty, therefore, the skin becomes edible? I haven't had this experience. I am just trying to save the skin & for presentation purpose.
where did you find that gigantanormous crusher at? i would love to get one that big. . i am gonna put that sauce on everything. even my apple jacks !!!
Jalal Dawod Haha. You got just 1 point. Fish sauce. And I guess there is a misconception about sesami oil and Thai cuisine. Actually sesami oil is rarely used.
Jalal Dawod - Another misconception? Japanese food is all chemical free. Really? I don't think so. - One of the biggest company producing MSG is Ajinomoto, a Japanese company. - It enhances the favour and add umami taste (discovered by Japanese). That's why it's used in seasonings. - I have a background in Chemistry and to me, chemicals are not something that will always kill you. Even water(H2O) can be considered a chemical. - MSG is basically just sodium (like you can find in table salt) and glutamic acid (an amino acid found in regular protein). Biochemistry students can easily draw its molecular structure. - MSG is not evil. The danger of consuming too much is the sodium level, just like salt. - Moderate amount of MSG is safe according to all official health organizations in the world. Excluding some pseudoscience ones.
cHemon then they all lie. I ask every time if they use msg in their restaurant and they always look at me like he had no idea what I'm talking about that's when I know they're lying. My stomach hurts while I'm eating. That's when I send my food back. I'm not allergic to salt so it cant be just salt. So you never answered why can't your food taste good without it? I make all Asian food and I make it delicious but just organic ingredients
Jalal Dawod Whatever you want to believe and it's your choice of life. :) Also, anywhere did I say MSG is necessary to make food taste good? It's not even in the original topic. Why suddenly you feel the need to throw MSG discussion into my face?
HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note:
If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel.
Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video.
Thank you for watching!
How will it looks if I grilled it? Do I also coat the fish with salt?
I went to Thailand as a kid with my family and ordered this fish dish on the beach, they grilled it over charcoal and it was one of the best things I've ever had. I've been wanting to make this dish for many years since then, so I was so happy when I found your recipe! It takes a lot of work but I am happy to say that it tastes exactly as I remember it.
Omg! This is one of my favourite Thai street food. I cannot find galangal and kaffir lime leaf at local supermarket today (they usually sold out quickly due to small quantity available), so I replace them with ginger and lime skin. I use black tilapia, scale on, grill it, and the result is soooooo yummy!!!
Thank you Pai for this simple but awesome recipe!
Hi, I am from India, I tried Hainanse chicken, Salt roasted fish, and Laab Gai. All came out to be so good n enjoyed Thai food. I am very much interested in trying new recipes. We can avoid oil. 😋😋
When you said that you bought the fish because it was on sale..... I think i fell in love😍
It's how I roll ;)
When I was in Bangkok in December 2023, we had the salt crust-grilled tilapia as part of our sidewalk street vendor meal on several occasions, and I really came to love it. During my solo on-foot exploration I lost count of the number of salt crusted fish I saw on the charcoal grills of the street vendors I’d pass. I will definitely try this recipe!
When my wife makes this, she does the Nam Jim seafood sauce with crushed hard boiled egg and peanuts, it's so good!
the sauce looks delicious
i still remember my first time eating this dish in Hat Yai, Thailand. the juiciness has stunned!!!
This has inspired me to have a go at this. I tried it in Chiang Mai and loved it - you made it look so easy. Thanks for all your videos.
I made this dish for my parents today and it was really good. I also made black pepper shrimp with glass noodle - also from your recipe. Both were stunning.
salt crusted fish...i like the smell of galnggal and lemon grass amazing combination very flavor full fish thanks to your recipe madam.... happy cooking..
im from the southern parts of iran and we always always always have a paste of tamarind cilantro and garlic with fish very similar flavor profiles we even leave the scales on too ive always stuffed my fish with that paste but im going to try it with the salt crust i bet it will be amazing thanks!!
Pallin , you look alike my daughter pretty much! I love your way cooking presentation gestures: it so pretty, charming, polite , amiability. And I really like the sauce you made. It looks yummy.
Haven't tried this when I visit Thailand but will do once it's safe to travel again. Nice recipe
I'm a big fan of your channel. Keep it up
Subscribed! We haven't seen your show in quite a while and honestly forgot about it, but we still use your recipe for fried rice because it is the best. Your videos are brilliant, and well will be looking forward to trying your new recipes. keep up the good work!
one of the best way for fresh tilapia .
Yum! One of my absolute favourites. I'll try making the sauce your way.
PS. Shoutouts to Adam's arms' cameo!
Always always fun to watch your videos, interesting and very informative. Keep it up!
Impressive yet quite simple to prepare. This I have to try.
Made it last night. Wished I bought bigger fish. It was so easy to make and yet so tasty. We finished it in seconds:)
My brother made it last week very delicious . He learned from you
You have the best smile award!
8:08 i thought you are going to say "god" 😆
lol that 'salt cave' is called 'salazón' in spanish and it was used by the romans to preserve the fish longer without freezing it ^.^
Man, I love this woman's smile.
I know this dish is yumm! Coming from Guam, we eat lots of fresh fish. Ty Pailin, love you clogs 👍🏼😁
Thank you so much for answering my request! Literally thought I'd need to wait for summer :) thank you again!
The one I ate Pla chon pao, salt roasted snake-head fish, when i was in bangkok is a bit different from this one but it's extraordinary 👍
I like it so much...very delicious. I just try to cook this for lunch . Super delicious...👍👍
When I was in Thailand last, the cook at the resort was named Pai as well. But the really funny thing is, they suggested I try this kind of fish when I was next trying the street food in Chiang Mai. I kinda wish I had watched your video first - I ate the skin. 😂 Now I know. 😜 Thanks for this great channel, it's my first go to place whenever I cook Thai (which is a fair bit) and I want some advice or pointers.
one of my favorite dishes
Must be Karma. Just watched Chef John salt-crust beef. I'm off to the store to buy a large quantity of Kosher salt. I see a pattern brewing. 👍
Haha, I was thinking the same.
Jeff Ward not sure what are you live but if we have marshals I'm homegoods or TJ max go thier. Much cheaper.
Try pink Emily and size it comes in all different textures I always buy it in the grinder and loose in the bag. I use it with vinegar and water to soak pork beef or chicken for 10 minutes. She see where your water looks like after you're done soaking
Thank you for sharing your recipe, M gonna try it on coming weekend .Love from Indonesia
That fish looks so delicious! Going to try this soon :)
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hallo pai, i really love your video and recipe, i've tried your eggplant salad and it is really amazing... I'd like to request fried fish with thai chili sauce recipe, thank you :)
THE MEAT LOOKS SO JUICY !!
Oh it's that easy! XD I had Spanish Salt Encrusted Fish and it was delicious :P I thought it was very hard to make but you basically just pat salt into the fish :P
I might try this sometime :P
Never brush off the salt and always accidentally eat it. Good tip
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Hi Pai, I like your channel, can you make a video how to make sai krok isan... I like it but no idea how it made... I like your channel
Hi Pai...I'm definitely subs! Great recipe...easy to follow.. :-)
It's so satisfying. loved it❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi, Pailin: Have you ever tried using coarse sea salt since coarse kind is harder to melt. It will make the fish less salty, therefore, the skin becomes edible? I haven't had this experience. I am just trying to save the skin & for presentation purpose.
I have never tried it before but it's an interesting idea. If you try it let me know how it goes!
The fish is done to perfection! I can see that it is juicy and succulent and makes my mouth watered. Thank you.
P'Pai, I'd like to request a banana cake (เค้กกล้วยหอม) recipe krub! 😬
Do you smell the herbs when eating it? Or it better if I rub the paste on 1 side and salt on 1 side?
This peanut jaew' is interesting! :)
Very good cooking I want to eat so much.
Thanks so much you help a lot btw can I use Asian Sea Bass ?
Yes you can!
Omg I'm ordering this in the restaurant
Very delicious.
You are super gorgeous chef! You video is great!
Hi dear in the oven both up and down heating elements are on or only the top one ?
Regards
Can i use groupers fish
Where can I find kaffir lime leaves
so yummy thank you
I don't see a ring on that finger! Better hurry guys, she's a catch! No pun intended considering the fish recipe.
A perch? Isn't that a snapper? Might try both!
fragrant goodness :p
Does this recipe work with whole tilapia?
Another name for that herb galangal?
“get under the armpits”. I just inhaled a mouthful of coffee.
where did you find that gigantanormous crusher at? i would love to get one that big. . i am gonna put that sauce on everything. even my apple jacks !!!
any fish will do as long as it has white flesh right? :) will definitely try this! 😊
yes!
can i please come over for supper 🤤🤤 do you own a restaurant in vancouver?
Yummy 🤤🤤
Can I grill it on the stove instead using an oven?
You can grill it on the grill...but don't think it would work well on the stove.
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Armpits. Adorable! :)
lol. Even though I'm Thai and used to seeing whole fish on the table, I was a bit horrified when seeing the thumbnail pic.
Fish does have "armpit"!! I should have known. hahahaha
Are a Thai or Chinese?
I love eating skin..... this is not much salty.....we wrap fish here with vege and super sauce or paste....in laos
I forgot to mix flour with salt..
Do ratatouille.
You are so gorgeous!
armpit 55555
Fish don’t have arms 5555
No scale team here.
You scale on ppl are wack
Let me guess. You'll be using fish sauce, sesame oil and soy sauce for the dip. Let's see
Jalal Dawod
Haha. You got just 1 point. Fish sauce.
And I guess there is a misconception about sesami oil and Thai cuisine. Actually sesami oil is rarely used.
cHemon question. Why is it necessary to use MSG in all Asian sauces. You're food should be naturally.
Japanese food is all Chemical free.
Jalal Dawod
- Another misconception? Japanese food is all chemical free. Really? I don't think so.
- One of the biggest company producing MSG is Ajinomoto, a Japanese company.
- It enhances the favour and add umami taste (discovered by Japanese). That's why it's used in seasonings.
- I have a background in Chemistry and to me, chemicals are not something that will always kill you. Even water(H2O) can be considered a chemical.
- MSG is basically just sodium (like you can find in table salt) and glutamic acid (an amino acid found in regular protein). Biochemistry students can easily draw its molecular structure.
- MSG is not evil. The danger of consuming too much is the sodium level, just like salt.
- Moderate amount of MSG is safe according to all official health organizations in the world. Excluding some pseudoscience ones.
cHemon then they all lie. I ask every time if they use msg in their restaurant and they always look at me like he had no idea what I'm talking about that's when I know they're lying. My stomach hurts while I'm eating. That's when I send my food back.
I'm not allergic to salt so it cant be just salt.
So you never answered why can't your food taste good without it?
I make all Asian food and I make it delicious but just organic ingredients
Jalal Dawod
Whatever you want to believe and it's your choice of life. :)
Also, anywhere did I say MSG is necessary to make food taste good? It's not even in the original topic. Why suddenly you feel the need to throw MSG discussion into my face?
Thumbs down for wasting the skin.
how come she talks too much extra instead of just cooking
love your cooking show