The project, however, may have overlooked something important. Thai cooking is an art. Preparing Thai food requires creative freedom. Every chef and everyone who eats the dishes prepared has personal tastes. If you taste kaeng som plaa chon kap phak boong (a soup-like curry made with fish and a morning glory-like plant) in 10 different homes, you will experience 10 different flavours and will enjoy the experience of having each one impress you in its own way.