{"id":2856,"date":"2025-05-26T14:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T07:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanuanchun.com\/?p=2856"},"modified":"2025-05-26T14:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T07:37:40","slug":"sato-the-khaen-and-my-fathers-drinking-snacks-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanuanchun.com\/?p=2856&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Sato, the Khaen, and My Father\u2019s Drinking Snacks –"},"content":{"rendered":"

When an ordinary man who cooks for his family every day gets invited to be a guest chef at Zao\u2014an Isaan restaurant in the heart of Ekkamai\u2014this is not just a meal. It\u2019s a moment to bring his roots, his pride, and his flavors to the city.<\/p>\n

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It all began with something very simple.<\/h2>\n

That\u2019s how it usually is with Isaan folks\u2014straightforward and without much ceremony. The idea came from a single sentence by P\u2019Eve (Nattida Palasak), who said to me one day,
\u201cI want to invite your dad to make gap glaem<\/i> (drinking snacks) for the city folks. Tell him I\u2019m serious\u2014I\u2019ll even hire a khaen<\/i> musician to come play. I want your dad to show what Isaan pride really means.\u201d
At first, I thought she was joking. But no\u2014she meant it.<\/p>\n

A Flashback to 2023<\/b><\/h2>\n

I first met P\u2019Eve at the Thai fine-dining restaurant Samrub For Thai<\/i> during an event where I was invited to serve my drinks. We clicked instantly, and she even gifted me a rice mill to use back home. Since then, we kept in touch.<\/p>\n

Then in April 2024, P\u2019Eve, P\u2019Hanif, and the Zao team came to visit us during the peak of a 45\u00b0C heatwave. But once we started cooking and sharing drinks together, the heat didn\u2019t matter anymore. My father said to P\u2019Eve, \u201cYou have to try my gap glaem<\/i> someday. I guarantee you\u2019ll love it.\u201d
That was the spark that brought my dad into the city to cook for Zao.<\/p>\n\t

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