Ethnic food with herbs and spices is delicious. But when you try to make them at home, it is difficult from the stage of gathering ingredients. You also have to worry about having leftover seasonings that you don't normally use. ......

That's when I found MUJI's "Handmade Kit Gapao (Stir-fried Thai Holy Basil)". I actually tried making gapao using the convenient kit.

Handmade Kit Gapao (Stir-fried Thai Holy Basil)

This Thai street food makes the most of the aroma of gapao (Thai holy basil). This kit contains one bag each of pesto and sauce made with holy basil and chili peppers. No chemical seasonings, synthetic colors or flavors are used. Contents 70g (2.47oz) (2 servings), price 290 yen (tax included).



The ingredients you need to prepare yourself are ground chicken, eggs, oil, and rice. You only need to prepare ingredients that you can easily buy at the supermarket.

Homemade Kit Gapao (Thai Stir-Fry with Holy Basil) recipe

1. fry the eggs.


Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add oil and saute ground chicken. When meat is cooked, add gapao paste and fry for 1 minute. Add the gapao paste and stir-fry for 1 minute.


Add the gapao sauce and stir-fry for 1 minute.


Serve the minced chicken from (3) on top of the rice, and top with a fried egg.

How does the homemade Kit Gapao (Stir-Fried Thai Holy Basil) taste?

The complex flavor is a combination of the saltiness and umami of soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, and the aroma of garlic. The light chicken is well flavored and has a strong taste that makes the rice more appetizing. The spiciness of the sauce lingers in the mouth. The fresh aroma of basil alternates with the spiciness, delighting the palate to the fullest. And it goes perfectly with the mild egg!


There is no difficult cooking process, and you can enjoy the authentic taste without the hassle of preparing seasonings. The long shelf life and room temperature storage make it ideal for busy days or when you have an uncontrollable craving for ethnic food.