Here’s another interesting one. These are literally deep-fried flowers (dawk mai tawt [ดà¸à¸à¹„ม้ทà¸à¸”]). Apparently these are a Hmong specialty and these particular ones were found on the island of Koh Kret. Koh Kret is basically in the middle of the Chao Phraya River as it runs through Northern Bangkok. As you can see from the vendor selling them, there is a vast variety to choose from. I have no idea what kind we chose although my friends that ordered them may have. I didn’t bother to ask them at the time. Despite the variety to choose from, I imagine that they all taste pretty much the same–just like their light batter coating.
I found another site with a list of edible flowers. There was probably a good number of these available at the stand I saw:
ดà¸à¸à¸„าร์เนชั่น (Carnation), ดà¸à¸à¹€à¸”ย์ลิลลี่ (Day lily), ดà¸à¸à¸à¸´à¸‡à¸¥à¸´à¸Š เดย์ซี่ (English Daisy), ดà¸à¸à¹€à¸Ÿà¸™à¹€à¸™à¸¥ (Fennel) ,ดà¸à¸à¸™à¸±à¸Šà¹€à¸—à¸à¸Œà¸±à¸¡ (Nasturtium), ดà¸à¸à¸„าเลนดูล่า (Calendula),ดà¸à¸à¸šà¸µ บาล์ม (Bee Balm), ดà¸à¸à¸„าโมไมล์ (Chamomile), ดà¸à¸à¹„วโà¸à¹€à¸¥à¹‡à¸• (Violet), ดà¸à¸à¸à¸¸à¸«à¸¥à¸²à¸š (Rose), ดà¸à¸à¹‚รสà¹à¸¡à¸£à¸µà¹ˆ (Rosemary), ดà¸à¸à¸¥à¸²à¹€à¸§à¸™à¹€à¸”à¸à¸£à¹Œ (Lavender), ดà¸à¸à¹„ลà¹à¸¥à¸„ (Lilac), ดà¸à¸à¹à¸à¸™à¸´à¸Š ฮิซซà¸à¸ž (Anise Hyssop), ดà¸à¸à¸à¸²à¸£à¹Œà¸”ีเนีย (Gardenia), ดà¸à¸à¹à¸žà¸™à¸‹à¸µ (Pansy), ดà¸à¸à¹€à¸¥à¸¡à¸à¸™ เวà¸à¸£à¹Œà¸šà¸µà¸™à¸² (Lemon Verberna), ดà¸à¸à¸—ิวลิป (Tulip), ดà¸à¸à¸žà¸£à¸´à¸¡à¹‚รส (Primrose), ดà¸à¸à¸£à¸±à¸™à¹€à¸™à¸à¸£à¹Œ บีน (Runner Bean), ดà¸à¸à¹€à¸šà¹‚à¸à¹€à¸™à¸µà¸¢ (Begonia) เป็นต้น
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