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 […]
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 | October 13, 2007
These tiny bugs, called gudjii [à¸à¸¸à¹Šà¸”จี่] up in Isaan are another unique snack. These bugs are actually members of the dung beetle family. In other words, they are bugs that live almost exclusively on animal poop. And many types don’t just eat the poop, but actually play with it by rolling it into little balls. […]
By admin | October 4, 2007
This here is a common Isaan dish called dtom saep [ต้มà¹à¸‹à¸š]. It is a sourish soup, somewhat like tom yam with the main difference in the meat department. Tom yam is generally served with chicken or shrimp as the meat whereas dtom saep is always (as far as I know) with pork or beef. And […]
By admin | August 26, 2007
This is a really simple Chinese dessert. These are traditionally given as an offering during Chinese religious holidays and they are very abundant during those times. Some regular food stalls might even shut down their normal service and specialize in these for a few days prior to a significant day. After they are down with […]
By admin | August 20, 2007
Wow, there sure are a lot of strange fruits in this world! This one might not be one of the strangest, but it is yet another delicious one. They are called custard apples or sugar apples (น้à¸à¸¢à¸«à¸™à¹ˆà¸² [noinaa] for the standard size, น้à¸à¸¢à¹‚หน่ง [noinong] for the large size like this one). They are very sweet […]
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 […]
