By admin | December 24, 2007
This is a beach side vendor selling a variety of things.  He’ll spend all day in the hot sun walking up and down the beach carrying all that stuff trying to sell his wares.  The peanuts are the tasty, boiled kind. He’s also got some cookies, , and eggs. Also notice the  sticking out of […]
By admin | December 23, 2007
As interesting as Thai food is, sometimes it’s their take on Western food that is truly amazing. Not just amazing, but very, very weird. Now, admittedly we probably come up with some similar aberrations of Asian food back in the West. Even so, Pizza Hut is a perfect example of oddness. Honestly, this stuff is […]
By admin | December 1, 2007
In my yard there is a gooseberry. These goosberries, called mayom [มะยม] in Thai, are quite common in Thailand. They are very sour, but still a popular snack as the Thais like to dip fruits (sweet or not) in sugar chili dips. They grow quite abundantly on the tree as shown here is only a […]
By admin | November 28, 2007
Here’s a dish that might sound strange: fish kidney curry or à¹à¸à¸‡à¹„ตปลา [gaeng dtai bplaa]. A Southern Thai dish, it is usually spiced accordingly. In other words, it is extremely spicy. According to the Royal Thai Institute dictionary: TAI PLA ไตปลา (noun): word for the collection of organs in a fish’s abdomen of certain fish […]
By admin | November 21, 2007
I had a post about jicam before. Â Here’s a nicer shot from a different occassion of the jicama found in Thailand. Â Look at the other post for more details.
By admin | November 21, 2007
Candied lotus roots is a snack especially popular among the Chinese community. These are fairly thick cross sections of lotus root that have been candied. Don’t ask me about the candying process; I’ll just let you know that they are very sweet and kind of like a gummi candy. I don’t really notice any lotus […]
By admin | November 13, 2007
Thai’s love frying stuff and here’s another snack that emphasizes that. Bplaa siuw tawt [ปลาซิวทà¸à¸”], or deep-fried minnows, is pretty basic but tasty…if you like fried stuff. Just pop them in your mouth, a handful at a time.
By admin | November 8, 2007
Here we have two images of khao yam. This is a popular Southern Thai dish run in to surprisingly infrequently in Bangkok. On the chance that I do find it it is usually premade, but in this case everything was in its own separate packet waiting to get mixed. Khao yam [ข้าวยำ] appropriately translates as […]
By admin | November 2, 2007
Jicama’s (มันà¹à¸à¸§ [mangaew] in thai) aren’t too common around Bangkok, but once in a while they come to the market. If you’ve never had jicama before, it’s a pretty bland root. I believe they are much more common in South America. Similar to a potato in texture, although more watery and a little sweeter. The […]
By admin | October 25, 2007
Here we have another Isaan favorite, dtom haeng (or the longer version: dtom haeng kruang nai wua [ต้มà¹à¸«à¹‰à¸‡à¹€à¸„รื่à¸à¸‡à¹ƒà¸™à¸§à¸±à¸§]). In this case we have beef insides, although pork can also be used. It can also be served as a soup. Actually, it is usually just simmering in a giant pot and even you want the soup […]
