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I worked in a very, very good Thai restaurant for a good deal of time, and a chef told me <em>Pok Pok</em> was the best Thai cookbook available in English. Never read it myself, but I had a chance to skim through his copy and it certainly seemed like high-quality, authentic stuff. That said, being authentic, it doesn't shy away from ingredients you'll have trouble finding 10,000 km from Thailand.

Proper Thai sweet & sour sauce. Made some out of Pok Pok and I must say that the western stuff doesn't hold a candle to the spiciness or complexity of the recipe in here.

Charlie Trotter (his labor practices were suspect but the guy is a fucking legend and brought fine dining to Chicago) came to my college to speak. We had a question and answer period after and I asked him the exact same question. He told me to buy a cookbook every time I get a pay check and I have followed it since. Hundreds of cookbooks since I can tell you that there is no "one" cookbook you need. If I buy a book and there is one concept or technique or just advice I didnt know before it is a worthy buy. But I have advice for finding good ones. ALWAYS, yes ALWAYS buy cookbooks written by chefs. Chefs with successful restauants preferably, they got to that point for a reason. Chefs you would respect with restauants you would want to work at. I dont care about those books written by food authors or travel writers. And if you dont have alot of money, its not a problem because there are a ton on amazon for 50 cents that you just have to pay shipping for. I cant give you an absolute best cookbook but here's some that I love

https://www.amazon.com/Pok-Stories-Roadside-Restaurants-Thailand/dp/1607742888/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489909369&sr=8-1&keywords=pok+pok

https://www.amazon.com/Gjelina-Cooking-California-Travis-Lett/dp/145212809X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489909398&sr=8-1&keywords=gjelina+cookbook

https://www.amazon.com/Frank-Stitts-Bottega-Favorita-Stitt/dp/1579653022/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489909419&sr=8-1&keywords=stitt+cookbook

https://www.amazon.com/Momofuku-David-Chang/dp/030745195X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1489909445&sr=8-1&keywords=momofuku+cookbook

https://www.amazon.com/Pok-Stories-Roadside-Restaurants-Thailand/dp/1607742888

I saw one at Barnes and Noble called Pok Pok that looked amazingly detailed.

https://www.amazon.com/Pok-Stories-Roadside-Restaurants-Thailand/dp/1607742888 , heres the amazon link but probably better to check it out in person first anyways.

It's from this restaurant called Pok Pok

pok pok by andy ricker

https://www.amazon.com/Pok-Stories-Roadside-Restaurants-Thailand/dp/1607742888

Pok Pok. I'm crazy about Thai food and most Thai food on the internet is Americanized. This book is a collection of recipes from Andy Ricker who spent years in Thailand sitting down with local chefs, learning great dishes, and copying their recipes and techniques (with their permission). He opened a successful Thai restaurant of the same name in Portland, Pok Pok. You will need a scale, a mortar and pestle, and access to the ingredients. Most asian markets in a decent sized city will have most of it. Amazon is a pricier but serviceable option. Here is his green curry recipe which is extraordinary.

For most other stuff I use google or Seriouseats.com.

The only cookbook you will ever need:

https://www.amazon.com/Pok-Stories-Roadside-Restaurants-Thailand/dp/1607742888

I can recommend this Thai cooking book:

https://smile.amazon.com/Pok-Stories-Roadside-Restaurants-Thailand/dp/1607742888/

I believe their duck laab recipe would work with a mock duck.