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Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad

A 9:16 storyboard, 82 seconds of edit time. Scene lengths are cuts, not the minutes the pot actually needs. Music mood: Sparse acoustic, warm room tone, no lyrics.

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  1. Scene 1 · hook · 4s

    Hook

    Shot. Open tight on the finished Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad, then pull back just enough to see the plate. Ivory linen, warm window light, no faces, no logos, no text burned into the picture.

    Voiceover. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad. Grill the eggplant until it collapses, then dress it with lime and herbs. Tofu makes the salad a meal. Here is the whole thing, one move at a time.

    On screen. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad

  2. Scene 2 · title · 4s

    Open on the finished dish

    Shot. Slow push-in on the finished Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad, ivory linen, a gold spoon just out of focus. No faces. No logos.

    Voiceover. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad. Grill the eggplant until it collapses, then dress it with lime and herbs. Tofu makes the salad a meal.

    On screen. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad

  3. Scene 3 · ingredients · 6s

    Mise en place

    Shot. Overhead flat lay. Hands set down small bowls in a quiet rhythm. Labels stay out of frame.

    Voiceover. Set out eggplant, firm tofu, mint, cilantro, spinach. Measure before the pan is hot.

    On screen. Mise en place

  4. Scene 4 · equipment · 5s

    Equipment

    Shot. A slow pan across the tools on the counter, then back to the bowl. No brand logos.

    Voiceover. You need Grill pan or grill, Tongs, Scale.

    On screen. Grill pan or grill · Tongs · Scale

  5. Scene 5 · step · 6s

    Step 1

    Shot. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad: protein and vegetables tossed with a teaspoon of oil. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Pat the firm tofu dry and toss it with half the fish sauce, the aromatics, and a teaspoon of neutral oil. Cut eggplant and spinach to a similar thickness so they finish together.

    On screen. Pat the firm tofu dry and toss it with half the…

  6. Scene 6 · step · 6s

    Step 2

    Shot. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad: grill pan just smoking. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Heat a grill pan until a drop of water skitters. Brush on the remaining teaspoon of neutral oil. Add white pepper with the aromatics.

    On screen. Heat a grill pan until a drop of water…

  7. Scene 7 · step · 7s

    Step 3

    Shot. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad: browned lean protein. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo. Show the action, then a jump cut through the wait. Do not film the full Grill 8 min in real time.

    Voiceover. Cook until the tofu has taken on the seasoning and is hot through, turning once, about 8 minutes. Do not crowd the pan or the firm tofu will steam.

    On screen. Cook until the tofu has taken on… · Grill 8 min

  8. Scene 8 · step · 6s

    Step 4

    Shot. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad: vegetables with color still in them. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. The eggplant and spinach are done once they are tender, with some color left and not stewed to gray. If they brown before the protein, pull them to a plate and return them at the end.

    On screen. The eggplant and spinach are done once they are…

  9. Scene 9 · step · 6s

    Step 5

    Shot. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad: rested grilled plate with herbs. Natural window light, ivory linen, handmade ceramic, no text, no logo.

    Voiceover. Rest the firm tofu 2 minutes. Toss with mint, cilantro and thai basil and lime. Grill the eggplant until it collapses, then dress it with lime and herbs. Tofu makes the salad a meal.

    On screen. Rest the firm tofu 2 minutes. Toss with mint,…

  10. Scene 10 · doneness · 6s

    How you know it is done

    Shot. Close on the center of the food. A skewer, tap, or spoon shows the cue. Hold long enough to see it.

    Voiceover. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.

    On screen. Doneness

  11. Scene 11 · mistakes · 7s

    If it goes wrong

    Shot. Split screen is unnecessary. Show the finished, correct texture, then a hand points at the cue.

    Voiceover. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.

    On screen. Common fixes

  12. Scene 12 · storage · 5s

    Cooling and storage

    Shot. The dish cools on a rack, then a container is closed. No refrigerator brand in frame.

    Voiceover. Cool Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.

    On screen. Storage

  13. Scene 13 · nutrition · 5s

    Nutrition lower third

    Shot. Hold on a single serving. A quiet lower third fades in. No medical claims on screen.

    Voiceover. One serving is about 221 calories, with 19.3 grams of protein. Pai marks it Healthy.

    On screen. 221 kcal · 19.3 g protein · Healthy

  14. Scene 14 · plate · 5s

    Plate and close

    Shot. Spoon or tongs place the last garnish. Pull back to the full plate. End on steam or a still surface.

    Voiceover. Serve 4 plates. Eat while it is at its best.

    On screen. Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad

  15. Scene 15 · cta · 4s

    Close

    Shot. Hold the finished plate. A quiet end card can fade in after the picture. Do not cover the food with a logo.

    Voiceover. Cook Bangkok Grilled Eggplant Salad from the Pai recipe. The amounts, the heat, and the moment to stop are written under each step.

    On screen. Cook it from the recipe

Machine-readable script for a later video tool. Scene durations are edit lengths, not cooking times. Long simmers and bakes are jump cuts. Order: hook, title, mise, equipment, one scene per numbered step (shot, on-screen text, voiceover, duration), doneness, fixes, storage, nutrition, plate, and the closing CTA. Keep the shot list and on-screen facts tied to this recipe.