In 1688 a dynastic crisis spurred a coup d'état when Narai was on his deathbed. The new king, Petracha (r.1688-1703), seized power with support from factions from within the Siamese royal court that were against foreign interference. At the top of their list of enemies was Constantine who was arrested for treason and beheaded before Narai was even dead. Maria fled for protection to the local French garrison, but was later handed back to Petracha after much diplomatic manoeuvring.
And this is when Maria unexpectedly entered culinary history ...
Since she was returned to Petracha a scorned foreign meddler, she was forced into slavery in the royal kitchen. Not much is known of her life in the intervening years, but by 1703 she had been released from slavery. Interestingly, she stayed working in the royal kitchens and eventually rose to the position of master cook to the Siamese royal court. De Pinha is still famous in Thailand today, credited with popularizing a number of new desserts at the royal court: a baked pudding named "Khanom mo kaeng", and a famous Portuguese dish known as "Fios de ovos" or "golden threads". Many sources say she "introduced" the dishes to Thai cuisine, though it is likely that earlier Portuguese traders were the first to introduce them with their place in Thai cookery later being solidified by de Pinha's work at the court. Fios de ovos is also a popular dish in Brazil, again due to Portuguese colonization.
She received an allowance from the French government in later life and her two sons held posts in the Siamese royal court; one was even given the task of overseeing the building of a European-style pipe organ for the court. Her husband has remained highly controversial in Thai culture, though Maria's image seems to have been rehabilitated. Her service in the king's kitchen, the fact that she stayed on cooking after she was freed, and the tasty new desserts that she is credited with introducing to the Siamese seems to have won her a special place in Thai gastronomic history.
In 1688 a dynastic crisis spurred a coup d'état when Narai was on his deathbed. The new king, Petracha (r.1688-1703), seized power with support from factions from within the Siamese royal court that were against foreign interference. At the top of their list of enemies was Constantine who was arrested for treason and beheaded before Narai was even dead. Maria fled for protection to the local French garrison, but was later handed back to Petracha after much diplomatic manoeuvring. And this is when Maria unexpectedly entered culinary history ... Since she was returned to Petracha a scorned foreign meddler, she was forced into slavery in the royal kitchen. Not much is known of her life in the intervening years, but by 1703 she had been released from slavery. Interestingly, she stayed working in the royal kitchens and eventually rose to the position of master cook to the Siamese royal court. De Pinha is still famous in Thailand today, credited with popularizing a number of new desserts at the royal court: a baked pudding named "Khanom mo kaeng", and a famous Portuguese dish known as "Fios de ovos" or "golden threads". Many sources say she "introduced" the dishes to Thai cuisine, though it is likely that earlier Portuguese traders were the first to introduce them with their place in Thai cookery later being solidified by de Pinha's work at the court. Fios de ovos is also a popular dish in Brazil, again due to Portuguese colonization.
She received an allowance from the French government in later life and her two sons held posts in the Siamese royal court; one was even given the task of overseeing the building of a European-style pipe organ for the court. Her husband has remained highly controversial in Thai culture, though Maria's image seems to have been rehabilitated. Her service in the king's kitchen, the fact that she stayed on cooking after she was freed, and the tasty new desserts that she is credited with introducing to the Siamese seems to have won her a special place in Thai gastronomic history.
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