By admin | October 13, 2007
This here is a simple Isaan dish of cooked fish (aw bplaa [เà¸à¸²à¸°à¸›à¸¥à¸²]). You just eat each of those fish in one bite, bones, brain and all. The bones are pretty small so they’re not too sharp or crunchy, but this is really borderline. If the fish were just a tiny bit bigger I don’t […]
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 | 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 [หà¸à¸¢à¹à¸¡à¸¥à¸‡à¸ ู่]) 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 […]
By admin | December 29, 2006
Shrimp are common and cheap in Thailand. And they have some big ones! Yum!
By admin | December 27, 2006
We found these interesting looking clams in Kuala Lumpur. I never saw them before and they tasted normal, although I was quite intrigued by the rectangular shape of their shells. Just to the left is some tasty fishhead curry.
By admin | April 26, 2006
Well, here’s something interesting: dancing shrimp salad, or à¸à¸¹à¹‰à¸‡à¹€à¸•à¹‰à¸™ [goong dten]. You might think that’s just a fancy name for the dish until you realize it’s literal. Yes the shrimp are actually dancing! How so? Basically they are scooped right out of a fish tank where they are swimming around and plunked right into a […]
Posted in food, thailand | Also tagged food, thailand |
