Ok is a cooking method in which mixed ingredients are wrapped in banana leaves and then steamed in a pot or a pan. Another quicker method is to put all of the ingredients in a pot with a little water and let them boil on the stove. It is recommended for ingredients that are cooked in a short time like eggs, fish and eggplants. The name varies according to the ingredients used, for example ok pla, ok kai, ok khai (khai pam or pam khai) and ok bakhuea (ok makhuea), (Rattana Promphichai, 1999, p. 7832-7833); Sirawit Chamrat, personal communication, April 20, 2007) |