Kaeng phak waen with straw mushrooms is very simple as it requires no meat. The nice aroma comes from roasted green chilies. However, some people put fish in making it similar to kaeng phak kat and kaeng phak plang. Some recipes call for just roasted green chilies, no fresh chilies in the chili paste at all. (Saowapha Thakaeo, personal communication, July 4, 2007) |