Um Karnrawee

What were your images of Thailand before your first visit? Images of Thailand vary according to taste and temperament. Perhaps it was fantasy of gilde...

What were your images of Thailand before your first visit? Images of Thailand vary according to taste and temperament. Perhaps it was fantasy of gilded palaces, a palm-fringed beach of snowy white sand, a tribal village high in misty mountains, or brassy, cosmopolitan Bangkok. All are valid impressions, yet misleading in terms of the whole for Thailand, like the nation's food, is a mixture of flavors from unique history of nothern region which will be serving to you.

I am original Thai from Chiang Mai the northern region of Thailand who live here for more than 5 years. I like to cook and my best cook is the Thai! I know cooking Thai food from my blood but to be sure I even finished a cooking class and got certificate ;) I like to travel a lot so I like new things such as places, people, cultures and food!!!

Here will be a real local home made serving for Thai food lovers and everyone who loves spicy. Reserve to identify your favorite dish!

Looking forward to meet you at my table n see you soon.

V skutočnosti je to vlastne moja prezývka. Moje občianske meno je Karnrawee Tomanek. Ale pod touto prezývkou ma pozná každý. Takisto aj ja poznám všetkých mojich thajských priateľov najmä pod ich prezývkami.

V Thajsku je toto úplne normálne a vychádza to z histórie. Kedysi dávno neexistovali občianske mená vôbec. Thajci mali v minulosti krátke mená, ktoré nemali viac ako 2 slabiky a žiadne priezvisko. Takto to fungovalo po stáročia. Časom to však začalo byť stále viac a viac komplikované. Bolo tažké rozlíšiť kto je kto a tak sa jeden z našich kráľov, Rama V., rozhodol adoptovať západný systém s dvoma menami: rodným (krstným) menom a priezviskom. Tento nový systém poslúžil aj samotnému štátu, najmä čo sa týka registrácie obyvateľstva.

Ľudia však naďalej používajú prezývky a občianske mená sa využívajú takmer výhradne len v úradnom styku, napríklad na tlačivách, dokladoch, žiadostiach a podobne. Ale aj v samotnom úradnom styku sa používa najmä rodné meno a jeho použitím sa vlastne vyká. Čiže ak budete niečo vybavovať na thajskom úrade, tak vás k okienku zavolajú zvolaním Mr. Jozef alebo Mrs. Zuzana :-)

Kľudne ma teda volajte Aum (vyslovujte Um) – je to jednoduché a praktické a pre nás úplne normálne.

Narodila som sa v Thajsku, neďaleko mesta Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai (v preklade Nové Mesto) je druhé najväčšie mesto v Thajsku ležiace na severe krajiny. Známe je najmä svojou špecifickou kultúrou (je to kultúrne centrum severného Thajska), rozmanitou kuchyňou (ktorá sa do istej miery odlišuje od kuchyne v iných častiach Thajska), rôznymi špecifickými kulinárskymi pochúťkami, ručnými remeslami a produktami týchto remesiel, architektúrou a taktiež festivalmi najrôznejšieho charakteru.

Na Slovensku žijem už siedmy rok spolu so svojou rodinou. Sme zmiešaná thajsko-slovenská rodina, vidno to je najmä na našej dcére :-)

Milujem jedlo. Nadovšetko. Predovšetkým to thajské, ale obľubujem aj ostatné kuchyne: slovenskú, taliansku, francúzsku či nemeckú. My Thajci si jedlo maximálne vychutnávame a akt jedenia je pre nás obrad. Jedlo ako také tvorí podstanú časť našej kultúry aj individuálneho života. Jedlo je jednou z úplne najdôležitejších životných priorít.

Preto milujem aj varenie. Varím odmalička a je to moja vášeň. Veľmi rada sa nechávam inšpirovať aj európskou kuchyňou a skúšam najrôznejšie európske jedlá. Prioritne sa ale sústreďujem na autentickú thajskú kuchyňu v celej jej šírke a rozmanitosti.

Teším sa na vašu navštevu u mňa.

Reviews

Suzanne
over 1 year ago
4

Our first eataway, and, based on it, we hope not our last! Good food and company, thanks.

Jeremiasz
over 1 year ago
5

Karnrawee was a great host! The food and atmosphere was very nice.

Marta
over 1 year ago
5

Last week I visited Karnrawee . This was my first eataway meal in Bratislava. What a great experience ! We had the most delicious curry from Thailand. Karnrawee is a great host. She told us a lot about the region she comes from and specific recipes. She also told us about the effort she made to fin...

Last week I visited Karnrawee . This was my first eataway meal in Bratislava. What a great experience ! We had the most delicious curry from Thailand. Karnrawee is a great host. She told us a lot about the region she comes from and specific recipes. She also told us about the effort she made to find special ingredients in Bratislava, like a honey mango ( golden yellow and very sweet ) which she uses to make her delicious rice pudding. We met her family and listened to their story and about life in Slovakia. I have met great people and I loved the whole experience. Will be definitely be back in town! Highly recommended to anyone who lives there and who is travelling to this beautiful place.

Soul Kitchen Giusy
over 1 year ago
5

I really enjoyed the meal at Karnrawee, it was an amazing experience that I really recommend. Not only cooked our host delicious food, but she also took us on a journey to discover the real taste of Thailand, something I couldn't have experienced otherwise. We were warmly welcomed to her lovely...

I really enjoyed the meal at Karnrawee, it was an amazing experience that I really recommend. Not only cooked our host delicious food, but she also took us on a journey to discover the real taste of Thailand, something I couldn't have experienced otherwise. We were warmly welcomed to her lovely house full of an exotic atmosphere, where we started our culinary journey with a fabulous Khao Soi Gai (coconut noodle soup with chicken). The Kao Pad Sapparod (Thai fried rice with shrimps, raisins, cashew and pineapple, served in a half pineapple, one per each guest!) was something I won't easily forget! Our journey ended with a fresh dessert, that perfectly completed a wonderful meal. Highly recommended!!!

Miguel
over 1 year ago
5

Amazing meal, every dish was an experience that definitely no restaurant in Slovakia offers. Along with the company the setting and the hospitality was above and beyond and I can't recommend enough this cook.

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