Raw food expert Ani Phyo heads for Phuket
Ani Phyo: Forget the cooker; eat it raw. - Photo courtesy AniPhyo.Com
Hungry? Yes? Feel like cooking? No? Ani Phyo has the answer – raw food cuisine – and she’s bringing her version of it to Phuket at the end of January, with a class at Mom Tri’s Villa Royale.
Ani, who was born of Korean parents but is thoroughly Californian, has been making a name for herself in the States with her raw food, “uncooking” banquets for hundreds, appearing in magazine and newspaper articles and on TV food shows.
As she explains on her website, “My belief is that illness is created by toxins we put into our bodies. Eating raw foods helps me detoxify, stay healthy, strong, fit, weigh my ideal weight, and look my best.
“When I eat whole fresh organic foods, manufacturers can’t sneak in chemicals, perservatives, artificial colors, flavorings, or other toxins into my food. I go straight to Mother Nature as my source for nutrient-rich foods.”
This, combined with her creative take on the combination and presentation of ingredients has won her considerable acclaim, and has fueled sales of her book, Ani’s Raw Food Kitchen: Easy, Delectable, Living Food Recipes, available through Amazon.
If you’re expecting steak tartare, sushi, larp lerd or similar meat-eaters’ delights, you’ll be disappointed – Ani’s recipes are unashamedly vegan and “guilt-free”. No sugar, even, or wheat. But one look at the chef should give anyone assurance that Ani’s food is good for her and, presumably, for others.
Ani’s four-hour class will take place at Villa Royale on January 24, from 1pm to 5pm. She will present six recipes which participants will, naturally, get to eat afterwards. Tickets cost B800 in advance, or B1,000 on the door. To book, contact Sylvie Yaffe be email or by calling +66 (0) 76 333 569.
For those who cannot make it to the event, videos of her at work are accessible through her website, where there are also plenty of recipes, or through her YouTube channel.
The event is getting a great response already.
Here are the items that will be featured in the workshop
1. Mango Breakfast Cobbler
2. Garden Pate in Collard Roll
3. Nori Rolls
4. Fresh Taco Wraps
5. Tom Yam Goong
6. Pineapple Ice Box
7. Mango Goji Lime
(subject to change without notice pending ingredient availability)
This event has gotten a great response is is SOLD OUT.