Martin Boetz, the executive chef at the Longrain Thai restaurant in Springvale, Australia, is profiled here by the Age newspaper. On a trip to a local Thai grocer, Boetz explained the importance for galangal to be “pink and vibrant,” for lemongrass to be “ thin and young,” and he had an interesting opinion on inexpensive brands of fish sauce. “ Bad fish sauce tastes like a decomposed cat has fallen into a vat,” he said . Boetz also said that he hated fusion food , and that the best fish sauce brand that is widely available is Squid brand. Boetz said that when cooking Thai food, he tries to the traditional Thai recipes and cooking techniques.