By admin | February 8, 2008
Frog meat (gop [à¸à¸š]) is served in quite a few restaurants although I wouldn’t consider it a common item. I know of one or two places where you can get the whole frog grilled, but more often it is served in basic Thai dishes as a substitute for chicken or pork. Apparently it is a […]
By admin | January 30, 2008
This is a famous fish dish from Cha Ca La Vong restaurant in Hanoi. It is the only dish they serve although serve is used rather loosely here since the patrons end up doing the cooking. I must admit, this fish was extremely tasty–my best meal in Vietnam. A simple mix of fish with dill […]
By admin | January 29, 2008
Well, I just posted about  and now I had a chance to try them myself. Interesting, but I won’t be seeking them out again. This dish was at a fancy Chinese restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. First of all the texture wasn’t too appealing. A bit crunchy and a bit rubbery with some […]
By admin | January 28, 2008
Check out these before and after shots of a tasty fish we had beside the Mekong river in Vietnam. Â Nothing too special to note of the fish-just your typical asian fried fish-but I was really intrigued by the fish holder. Â It makes breaking off pieces of meat a lot more fun than the usual task […]
By admin | January 27, 2008
Here are some snails we order in Ho Chi Minh City. An interesting food, but I’m not a big snail lover in the first place and these certainly did sway me. I suppose not too bad, but I always find snails a bit rubbery. Maybe I have just never had any good ones. Anyway, there […]
By admin | January 25, 2008
These photos of an Asian delicacy were taken in Bangkok’s Chinatown. They are definitely a Chinese dish and I have no idea what these would be called in Thai. And just like many other Chinese specialties, they are relatively expensive. Ugly looking things, I’m not sure what kind of taste I would expect out of […]
By admin | January 25, 2008
Another shot from Bangkok’s Chinatown. This is either jellyfish or pickled squid, but I’m not sure which. Can anyone help out?
By admin | December 26, 2007
This is a tasty bar snack with the vendors peddling their wares from push carts while honking their horn to inform other potential customers that they are nearby. These vendors frequently congregate in nightlife areas as these snacks go great with beer. Sometimes you’ll even see a vendor standing outside of a bar serving customers […]
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 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.
