This soupy, coconut milk-based red curry is one of northern Thailand’s most iconic dishes and contains a whole chicken, egg noodles, sharp red onion, pickled mustard greens and coriander. Automata is ...

A sociable and cheerful person who was also good at cooking, Wu’s mother would often make a stir-fry of boiled bamboo shoot and pickled “takana” mustard green. It appeared on the dinner ...