You can’t admire all the interesting food on this side of the world while ignoring the huge variety of drinks. Many of the drinks are actually desserts that are just packaged in a convenient way. Here’s one particular drink (lawd chawng [ลà¸à¸”ช่à¸à¸‡]) and I’m not sure exactly what it is, but something along the lines […]
By admin | February 12, 2007
This was a really tasty home cooked meal. Seriously. Gaeng pak waan sai kai mod daeng [à¹à¸à¸‡à¸œà¸±à¸à¸«à¸§à¸²à¸™à¹ƒà¸ªà¹ˆà¹„ข่มดà¹à¸”ง], or in English, a vegetable soup with red ant eggs. Ant eggs are used in a couple of Isaan dishes, but they are seasonal. Another common way to serve them is in an omelet. You can click on […]
By admin | December 29, 2006
Shrimp are common and cheap in Thailand. And they have some big ones! Yum!
By admin | December 27, 2006
This here is shark fin soup. I know it’s not a very politically correct soup, but as a purveyor of odd foods, I had to try it at least once. Despite its primarily Chinese origin and popularity, it is available all throughout Asia. it is very common in high class restaurants and around Chinatowns. We […]
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 | November 11, 2006
Here’s a dish I didn’t really enjoy, a knew I wouldn’t enjoy, but still had to purchase it anyway simply for the photo value. This is literally chicken bits to the fullest extent. I am unsure what it’s called in Thai, so I just call it chicken insides (kruang nai gai [เครื่à¸à¸‡à¹ƒà¸™à¹„à¸à¹ˆ]). If you look […]
By admin | October 17, 2006
Well, I know I mostly talk about weird Asian foods on here, but I couldn’t resist posting about one of my favorite American foods. Well, American is probably stretching it a bit. Maybe I should just say Rochesterian food? What we have here is the infamous trash plate (or garbage plate, or many other names). […]
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By admin | September 24, 2006
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 […]
By admin | August 30, 2006
The title of this post may be a bit deceiving. Â Unhatched wouldn’t work because no egg is hatched. ‘Egg that hasn’t come out of the chicken yet’ doesn’t quite sound right. Â Unborn wouldn’t work…or would it? Anyway, This is certainly one of the stranger dishes I’ve tried in my time over here. The taste is […]
By admin | August 20, 2006
I had a post somewhere along the lines talking about eels. Â Well toads are another ‘filler’ meat. Â I say filler because I’m not aware of anyone actually eating the toads for the meat. Â It’s more just a protein to put into a dish that will mask the taste of the toad meat. Â An example, yet […]
