By admin | April 24, 2008
What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than with a Tofurky? Actually these photos were taken in April, but that’s besides the point. What we have here is a totally vegan imitation turkey. Unfortunately this one isn’t molded into the shape of a turkey like the one I saw last year, but it certainly tasted a […]
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By admin | April 19, 2008
Here’s another tasty appetizer from good old Dinosaur BBQ. Â I wouldn’t consider this meat overwhelmingly strange, but I would say that it’s strange not to see more Asians eating it. Â Around Thailand there is a lot of crocodiles and alligators, but I have never seen it on a menu. Â The only times I’ve seen these […]
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By admin | February 8, 2008
Frog meat (gop [à¸à¸š]) is served in quite a few restaurants although I wouldn’t consider it a common item. I know of one or two places where you can get the whole frog grilled, but more often it is served in basic Thai dishes as a substitute for chicken or pork. Apparently it is a […]
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 | 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 | 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 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 […]
I like my food and I like meat. I figured I’d post these photos of something I miss here in Bangkok. Â It’s strange that despite the massive amount of pork Thais enjoy eating, I have never encountered a good, old-fashioned pig roast. Â I have on occasion seen a very large pig killed for a wedding […]
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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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