Taya Kitchen

Taya Kitchen If you love to cook and if you are passionate about eat, our 100% hands on Cooking Classes are a must.
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Explore exotic South East Asian flavours such as our Thai Cooking Class with fun loving kitchen ninja Chef Taya Meeikeaw today. Regarded as one of the best cooking classes in Brisbane, Chef Taya has expanded her hands on classes previously held at My Thai Kitchen in Milton for the last 5 years into a brand new dynamic cooking studio in Enoggera, named Taya Kitchen.

08/10/2026

3 Chinese ingredients you’re sleeping on 🥬🥢

1. Pickled mustard greens
Sour, salty, crunchy, and so good when you want to add flavour fast. Try it in noodle soups, stir-fries, fried rice, or with braised meats.

2. XO sauce
This is your flavour bomb. It’s savoury, rich, a little spicy, and full of umami. Add it to fried rice, noodles, stir-fried greens, eggs, or seafood when you want dinner to taste like you tried harder than you did.

3. Chinkiang vinegar
A Chinese black vinegar that’s deep, tangy, and a little smoky. Use it in dumpling dipping sauce, cold noodle dressings, braised dishes, or anywhere you want a bit of sharpness to balance rich food.

Save this for your next Asian grocery shop 🛒

❤️ Your Chef Friend Taya

23/09/2026

Recipe writing day ✍️🍜

Testing, tasting, tweaking… then looking at my notes like, “Girl, what were you trying to say here?” 😅

Before a recipe makes it into class, I need to make sure it tastes good, the steps make sense, and no one is crying into their chopping board.

Cooking should feel fun, doable and not stressful.

Your chef friend, Taya 🧡

16/09/2026

3 Thai ingredients you’re sleeping on 🌶️🥥

These are the kind of ingredients people walk past at the Asian grocery store because they’re not sure what to do with them. Fair enough dumplings… but once you know, you know 😜

1. Tamarind
This brings that sour, tangy flavour you get in dishes like Pad Thai, dipping sauces, dressings and some soups. It helps cut through richness and balance sweet, salty and spicy flavours.

2. Thai chilli paste in soybean oil
Also called chilli jam or nam prik pao. This one is smoky, sweet, savoury and a little spicy. Add it to Tom Yum, stir-fries, fried rice, marinades or dipping sauces when you want deeper flavour without doing too much.

3. Coconut cream powder
A great little pantry backup. Mix it with warm water and use it in curries, soups, laksa-style broths or sauces. You can make it lighter or richer depending on how much powder you

Save this for your next shop 🛒

❤️ Your Chef Friend Taya

14/09/2026

🥬 Baby bok choy kimchi 🌶️

Crunchy, spicy, fresh, and ready to be the supporting actress on your dinner plate.

Yes, you can use wombok for kimchi, but it doesn’t stop there. Try it with cucumber, regular cabbage, or carrots too!

Serve it alongside your favourite grilled meats, or enjoy it as a punchy little side salad.

Happy cooking!

Your chef friend, Taya 🧡

09/09/2026

Come Korean grocery shopping with me 🇰🇷🛒 Moa Mart 모아마트

I love wandering through Asian groceries because there are always so many interesting ingredients, sauces, noodles, snacks and little goodies that people walk past because they’re not sure what they are or how to use them.

So I’m starting a tasty little series sharing some of my favourite ingredients from different Asian cuisines — what they are, how to use them, and why they deserve a spot in your kitchen.

Follow along Dumplings, let’s get cooking 🔥

Your Chef Friend Taya ❤️

06/08/2026

Every time I make spring rolls, I’m reminded of where my love of cooking first started — working at my family’s restaurant from about 10 years old.

I used to turn repetitive restaurant prep into a game, like challenging myself to roll 4 spring rolls in a minute 😭

So let me share some helpful tips for making the best spring rolls at home…

✨ Let the filling cool before rolling
Hot filling creates steam and can make the wrapper split. If possible, make the filling the day before and chill it fully in the fridge.

✨ Roll them tight
A firm roll helps them cook evenly and stay crispy.

✨ Seal the edges properly
A little flour-and-water paste works beautifully.

✨ Fry at the right temperature
If the oil is too cold, they turn greasy. Too hot, and they brown before the inside is ready. I like to fry them around 160–170°C.

Crispy outside, juicy inside — that’s the goal 👏

👌Save this for your next spring roll session.

01/08/2026

Asian cooking does NOT mean buying 30 bottles of sauce 🤣

The sauce aisle can feel overwhelming, so here’s where I’d start: a few good pantry basics that actually help you build flavour.

Oyster sauce — rich, savoury, slightly sweet and full of umami. Great for stir-fries, noodles, vegetables, marinades and dumpling fillings.

Soy sauce — salty, savoury and adds depth. Regular soy sauce gives you that classic flavour, while light soy sauce is great when you want seasoning without making the dish too dark.

Fish sauce — salty, funky and powerful in the best way. It adds that “why does this taste so good?” flavour, especially in Thai and Vietnamese cooking.

Keep it simple, learn what each sauce does, and build your pantry slowly.

Asian cooking should feel fun — not like a grocery list from hell 🔥

24/07/2026

After a full week of teaching and sharing my love for cooking, I always look forward to having a Saturday off outside the kitchen to recharge.

So here I am — enjoying matcha pancakes with strawberry bliss at home ❤️

I’ve been in hospitality for what feels like forever, and I’ve been teaching for over 10 years. One thing I’ve learned is this: to keep showing up with passion, you have to feed your own joy.

Whether it’s a sweet treat, the perfect cup of coffee, or riding my motorcycle — find your thing.

Then get back into the kitchen and keep doing what you love 💪✨

24/07/2026

After a full week of teaching and sharing my love for cooking, I always look forward to having a Saturday off outside the kitchen to recharge.

I’ve been in hospitality for what feels like forever, and I’ve been teaching for over 10 years. One thing I’ve learned is this: to keep showing up with passion, you have to feed your own joy.

Whether it’s a sweet treat 🥐, the perfect cup of coffee ☕️, or riding my motorcycle 🏍 — find your thing.

Then get back into the kitchen and keep doing what you love 💪✨
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Fresh edible flowers from one of my favourite Asian groceries, Asian Groceries 🌿🌼This is one of the things I love abo...
23/07/2026

Fresh edible flowers from one of my favourite Asian groceries, Asian Groceries 🌿🌼

This is one of the things I love about Asian cooking — sometimes the most beautiful ingredients are the simple fresh things you find tucked away at the grocery store.

Colour, fragrance, texture and flavour before you even start cooking.

Little market finds like this make me so happy ❤️

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