By admin | August 14, 2007
This was a nice, large plate of oysters served on the beach of Koh Chang. The local oysters are almost always pre-extracted and rarely served in the shell. That’s good, I suppose, since then they can fit much more meat on the plate! next to the oysters is the plate of accompinments: sliced fresh garlic, [...]
By admin | August 10, 2007
Here’s some more of those jabok nuts that I’ve talked about before. You should go read to learn more about them.
This here is a roadside stand located somewhere between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. You see stands like this all over the major roadways throughout Thailand selling whatever the local specialties are: from grilled pork to seasonal fruits to corn on the cob to rat (yep!…see here and here). The roadside vendors are a great [...]
I like my food and I like meat. I figured I’d post these photos of something I miss here in Bangkok. It’s strange that despite the massive amount of pork Thais enjoy eating, I have never encountered a good, old-fashioned pig roast. I have on occasion seen a very large pig killed for a wedding [...]
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I have no idea what kind of cheese this is, but it was fabulous. It was served as a dessert at a decent restaurant in Italy. The cheese itself was very light and sweet, with a berry sauce on the side. I can barely get any cheese here in Asia, let alone these more unique [...]
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Here’s a photo of a cow tongue being served in a nice, european restaurant. Many people may think it’s quite strange or gross, but it’s actually a very tender and tasty cut of beef. I posted this photo because it’s in stark contrast to one of the odd things I could post from Thailand. What [...]
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This is another European gourmet meal: rabbit. It tasted quite good and seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary. What is strange is the fact that I have never seen nor heard of Thais eating rabbit! They seem to eat just about anything over here yet while I do see live rabbits around, they [...]
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By admin | April 28, 2007
When most people think of crabs they probably think of a very large animal that comes from the ocean. Some people might also be familiar with smaller crabs, including the soft-shelled ones. Well, I was pretty surprised when I found out that these crabs don’t even come from anywhere near the sea. They are actually [...]
By admin | April 27, 2007
Pictured here are a bunch of river mussels (hoi malaeng puu [หอยแมลงภู่]) that I (yep, me!) and a few others actually caught ourselves. Up in Isaan (between Korat and Buriram), the Northeast area of Thailand we just swam in the river, digging them out of the mud with our bare hands. Mussels are fairly common [...]
Here’s one that isn’t all too common here in Bangkok, although I did find it in a local grocery store: crocodile jerky. There’s not much to say about this one except its very tough and very tasteless. I’m sure crocodile jerky could be spiced up a lot, but this being a Chinese brand it’s not [...]
