This here is an image of ยำà¹à¸¢à¸«à¸™à¸¡ [yam naem] which literally translates to sausage salad. That sounds pretty innocent, but it actually doesn’t contain sausage – at least not in the western sense. The main ingredient is pig skin (boiled, I believe). Chewy, thick, julienned, tasteless pig skin. The saving grace is the other main […]
Here we have สละ [sala], another common fruit in this area. In English it’s called salak or snakefruit. It comes from a palm tree and the fruit tastes similar to pineapple, although the texture is much more firm and dry. They come in clusters like shown and are a pain in the but to get […]
By admin | April 28, 2006
Pictured below are rambutans, a very common fruit in this part of the world. They look pretty odd with all the tendril-like hairs coming off of them, but inside is what I would consider a pretty basic, normal, and tasty fruit. A suppose the flesh is somewhat similar to a grape. If you’re looking for […]
By admin | April 27, 2006
Another fruit I’ve never seen anywhere else before. I’m not sure of the English name, but I believe in Thai it’s called มาไฟ [mafai]. Similar to longans in appearance and size, but very sour in taste. Not exactly my cup of tea.
By admin | April 26, 2006
Well, here’s something interesting: dancing shrimp salad, or à¸à¸¹à¹‰à¸‡à¹€à¸•à¹‰à¸™ [goong dten]. You might think that’s just a fancy name for the dish until you realize it’s literal. Yes the shrimp are actually dancing! How so? Basically they are scooped right out of a fish tank where they are swimming around and plunked right into a […]
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By admin | April 26, 2006
Of course I can’t be in Southeast Asia and forget to mention durian fruit. This is the first post on this blog about durian, but it is so ‘different’ that I’m sure there will be many more to follow. Pictured here is one inner segment of a durian. Basically, you eat the visible flesh and […]
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By admin | April 26, 2006
Here is a photo of some nice-looking nuts. They are not bad, very similar to almond slivers, but sometimes difficult to slide the thin shell off. Of course there’s a story behind these nuts. I’m not sure of the English name for these, and only have a possible Thai name: จำบภ[jambok] or จบภ[jabok]. […]
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By admin | April 15, 2006
Here’s some photos of quail eggs which may not be so strange to many of you, but are not all that common in America. They are quite ubiquitous around Thailand and are usually served hard boiled or fried. They even have special frying pans for the little eggs so the vendors can crack out 7 […]
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By admin | April 14, 2006
This is certainly not the first odd food I’ve tried in Thailand, but definitely one of the strangest. I mean, if you just had to guess off the top of your head, would you ever suspect that scorpions were edible? Well it turns out they are. I’m not sure exactly how they’re cooked. Possibly a […]
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You can’t get enough bugs in Thailand, that’s for sure. These choice bits were purchased during a brief stay in Udon Thani, far up in the Northeast of Thailand. The first three photos are small crickets and are called jing riid [จิ้งหรีดทà¸à¸”]. After that we have a bag of silk worm larva (dakdae [ดัà¸à¹à¸”้]). Not […]
