Martha Nt

make it exist first, you can make it look good later

your social media is not for your friends, it’s for you and your dreams and your self expression and it’s meant to put something into the world intentionally, so that people who are looking for you and who need you can find you.

How to conceptualize a dish

Part A: THE FOUNDATION

1. main ingredient - seasonal ingredients

2. constrains - dietary restrictions, type of cuisine

3. course # - appetiser (lighter, more acidic) main (heavier, more hearty)

Part B: FLAVOUR BALANCE

• brightness

• richness

• umami

Part C: TEXTURE

crunch (breaks up the monotony and brings out dimention →
mouthfeel (coating the

Thai curry traces back to 4th-century Indian traders and missionaries who introduced spices to Siam, leading to the development of nam prik (thick paste) by the 13th century. The addition of shrimp paste (kapi) around the 14th century and the arrival of Portuguese merchants in the 16th century, bringing hot chilies, further shaped the complex