Here’s a photo of a cow tongue being served in a nice, european restaurant. Â Many people may think it’s quite strange or gross, but it’s actually a very tender and tasty cut of beef. Â I posted this photo because it’s in stark contrast to one of the odd things I could post from Thailand. Â What […]
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This is another European gourmet meal: rabbit. Â It tasted quite good and seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary. Â What is strange is the fact that I have never seen nor heard of Thais eating rabbit! Â They seem to eat just about anything over here yet while I do see live rabbits around, they […]
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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 […]
Here’s one that isn’t all too common here in Bangkok, although I did find it in a local grocery store: crocodile jerky. There’s not much to say about this one except its very tough and very tasteless. I’m sure crocodile jerky could be spiced up a lot, but this being a Chinese brand it’s not […]
By admin | March 11, 2007
Here’s some more chicken feet for you. Deep-fried ones. Look tasty, don’t they? You can read more about chicken feet in .
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 […]
