What do you think?
Rate this book
The Giggling Squid Cookbook: Tantalising Thai Dishes to Enjoy Together
The Giggling Squid Cookbook is a celebration of Thai food from the much loved restaurants famous for their Thai tapas and beautifully designed bold vibrant interiors. Learn the secrets of their classic and sharing dishes and cook them at home for family and friends and entertain a crowd with a delicious spread of tasty Thai delights.
Thai tapas starters star signature dishes Golden Money Bags, Sweet Jicama Salad, Candy Pork with Pineapple and Grilled Squid with Garlic. Classic dishes with new twists include all their favourite fish, meat, curry, noodle and rice dishes. Plus exciting chapters inspired by the latest exciting addition to the restaurant menu - breakfasts and light meals and a special drinks section with spicy teas and zingy cocktails and mocktails. There are vegetarian and vegan recipes throughout and delightfully sticky deserts with sweet,fruity Thai flavours.
Recipes are introduced by Pranee who opened the first Giggling Squid with her husband Andy in their small fishmen's cottage in Brighton 20 year ago. She was determined to bring real Thai mealtime buzz to the UK and Giggling Squid now has 45 restaurants nationwide with 5 new openings for 2022 plus delivery only outlets too.
Thai tapas starters star signature dishes Golden Money Bags, Sweet Jicama Salad, Candy Pork with Pineapple and Grilled Squid with Garlic. Classic dishes with new twists include all their favourite fish, meat, curry, noodle and rice dishes. Plus exciting chapters inspired by the latest exciting addition to the restaurant menu - breakfasts and light meals and a special drinks section with spicy teas and zingy cocktails and mocktails. There are vegetarian and vegan recipes throughout and delightfully sticky deserts with sweet,fruity Thai flavours.
Recipes are introduced by Pranee who opened the first Giggling Squid with her husband Andy in their small fishmen's cottage in Brighton 20 year ago. She was determined to bring real Thai mealtime buzz to the UK and Giggling Squid now has 45 restaurants nationwide with 5 new openings for 2022 plus delivery only outlets too.
193 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2022
54 people are currently reading
35 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews
January 23, 2023
My mum bought this for me as part of Jólabókaflóð (Icelandic Book Flood for intensive reading time) that we have added to our holiday traditions.
She got it for me, because for the first time in my life I am enjoying Thai food. And that is thanks to The Giggling Squid.
Even my very picky 5 year old tried new things thanks to their Massaman curry, which absolutely shocked me.
So I was absolutely delighted in getting this cookbook. It's even got some of my favourites in it which makes me super excited.
I really did enjoy also reading the story of the founder and why some of the dishes have become a true British Thai fusion.
She got it for me, because for the first time in my life I am enjoying Thai food. And that is thanks to The Giggling Squid.
Even my very picky 5 year old tried new things thanks to their Massaman curry, which absolutely shocked me.
So I was absolutely delighted in getting this cookbook. It's even got some of my favourites in it which makes me super excited.
I really did enjoy also reading the story of the founder and why some of the dishes have become a true British Thai fusion.
September 24, 2023
Amazing Thai recipes! Easy and delicious 😋
January 23, 2023
5 stars for the recipes written for two people which I don’t often see.
4 stars for flavor.
2 stars for the large amount that some of the supporting recipes make. Here’s looking at you stir fry sauce.
1 star for the amount of sugar in the coconut rice (6 tablespoons!!) it was delicious but too sweet for a savory dish. Desert would be more appropriate.
I’ve never eaten at this restaurant before because I live in the US. On a recent trip to London I stopped by a Waterstones and saw this cookbook with the fun name and bright pink cover and couldn’t resist buying it. I’ve tried several of the recipes and have come to the conclusion that I need to put my math hat on and reduce the supporting recipes. Most people just don’t need a quart of stir fry sauce on hand when most recipes call for a couple of tablespoons. I will also be adjusting the sugar downward in the coconut rice, probably by half and I think it will still be delicious
4 stars for flavor.
2 stars for the large amount that some of the supporting recipes make. Here’s looking at you stir fry sauce.
1 star for the amount of sugar in the coconut rice (6 tablespoons!!) it was delicious but too sweet for a savory dish. Desert would be more appropriate.
I’ve never eaten at this restaurant before because I live in the US. On a recent trip to London I stopped by a Waterstones and saw this cookbook with the fun name and bright pink cover and couldn’t resist buying it. I’ve tried several of the recipes and have come to the conclusion that I need to put my math hat on and reduce the supporting recipes. Most people just don’t need a quart of stir fry sauce on hand when most recipes call for a couple of tablespoons. I will also be adjusting the sugar downward in the coconut rice, probably by half and I think it will still be delicious
Read
August 31, 2022This is exciting! I no longer have a Giggling Squid within Deliveroo-distance so super eager to concoct replica dishes myself :) Pre-ordered!
July 10, 2023
Love Giggling Squid's food and it's vibe, but the cook book is not that good- little to no detail or practical advice on making the dishes or sourcing ingredients. Pictures are bright and clear.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews