By admin | January 25, 2008
This was an interesting salad that tasted better than I expected. Banana blossoms are used in quite a few cuisines. I find that they aren’t used all that often in Thailand. Only in a few dishes and as an accompinament (commonly with pad thai). It is very, very bitter. This brings up an interesting point […]
By admin | January 6, 2008
Ahh, one of my most favorite bar snacks. At my local pub they have a somewhat unique dish known as หมูนรภ[muu narok] which literally translates to pork hell. Easy to make since everything is deep-fried: pork, lemon grass, garlic, chilis, shallots, and a leaf called bai makruud [ใบมะà¸à¸£à¸¹à¸”]. While deep-fried [หมูทà¸à¸”] pork is common, […]
By admin | January 5, 2008
Americans might think they know hotdogs. I thought I knew hotdogs. Then I came to Thailand and discovered that there are more varieties of hotdogs and sausages than you can imagine. This is just a small display of the hotdogs and meatballs you can find around town. They come in all shapes and sizes. You […]
By admin | January 2, 2008
Yet another tasty Thai dessert. This is called bua loi kai waan [บัวลà¸à¸¢à¹„ข่หวาน] which literally means sweet rice flour balls and egg. It is served out of a hot, coconut cream broth being continually stirred in a huge vat. A raw egg is then cracked open and plopped in it and you are ready to […]
By admin | December 29, 2007
Another interesting food I happened to have in Hong Kong. Not Chinese at all, but due to the large number of Filipino workers their cuisine is quite common there. This item is dinuguan, which is essentially a stew of pork meat and pork blood. It’s the item in the cup there. The mess around it […]
By admin | December 29, 2007
Here’s a good one… balut. Partly-developed duck or chicken eggs, commonly eaten in the Philippines. They can also be found in Cambodia, Vietnam, and even in some parts of Thailand. These ones that I tasted were actually found in Hong Kong, but at a Filipino street restaurant. Anyway, on to the eggs. I think the […]
By admin | December 26, 2007
There’s never enough bugs for sale, is there? Here’s a typical insect vendor’s cart with all the bugs divided into neat little compartments. And of course, I had to get a closeup of the lovely maengda yet again.
By admin | December 26, 2007
Here’s one that ranks up there with the strangest: grilled duck beaks (baak ped yang [ปาà¸à¹€à¸›à¹‡à¸”ย่าง]). This dish is usually eaten by Isaan folk when they need a snack during their drinking sessions.  The beaks are quartered when looking at them head on so each piecea is actually just one fourth of a beak.  The […]
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 | December 26, 2007
Here we have (again!) some:  (miang mot daeng [เมี่ยงมดà¹à¸”ง])  (maengdaa [à¹à¸¡à¸¥à¸‡à¸”า]) bamboo worms (rot duan [รถด่วน]). There name literally means train which sort of represents their shape.
