Beurre monté including as a sauce, as an ingredient for other sauces, as a poaching medium, or as a resting medium for cooked meat. In order to make a "beurre monté", boil a very small quantity of water, i.e. 15–60 mL (1–4 tablespoons). Once water has come to a boil, turn the heat down and start whisking the cold butter into the water, one or two chunks at a time. Add more butter whenever the chunks have melted. Once the emulsion is started, more butter can be added at a time. Continue adding butter while whisking until one has the desired quantity
Phra Aphai Mani yak who can transmute herself into a beautiful girl. Although, "Phra Aphai Mani" contains many mythical creatures and supra-natural protagonists, its major difference from other Thai epics is that they are originally created by Sunthorn Phu himself, unlike those poetic tales based on well-known folk stories like "Khun Chang Khun Phaen". Moreover, Phra Aphai Mani was composed during the period of western colonisation of Southeast Asia. As the result, many parts of the story include the characters of European ancestery, from mercenaries to pirates. Some Thai literary critics believe that Suthorn Phu composed Phra Aphai Mani as an anti-colonisation story,