Kuay Jaap (Rolled Rice Noodle Soup)
Bangkok, Thailand – It’s always best to eat certain dishes at spots that specialize in them. I had kuay jaap (rolled noodle soup) a few nights ago at a noodle place that serves everything from phad thai to kuay jaap to spaghetti. On the recommendation of a Bangkok local, Kunnaya, [...]
Mieng come all wrapped up.
Bangkok, Thailand – The first time I had mieng come I was a little perplexed. Who wanted to eat dried shrimp, raw shallots and unpeeled lime bits wrapped in a leaf? Of course, it only took one bite to decide that person was me. Often self-serve, you can sprinkle roasted peanuts, [...]
Bangkok, Thailand – Just inside the entrance of Prahurat market, the seemingly endless textile market in Little India, on Thanon Chakphet on the right hand side is a friendly khanom (Thai snack) vendor, Som Si. She also has small table of custards, jellies and cakes tucked in front of one of the textile vendors. There’s [...]
Bangkok, Thailand – There was a period of time many years ago when I was devoted to getting more fiber in my diet. I settled on making old fashioned oatmeal for breakfast before work. Old fashioned have more fiber than quick oats, but take longer to cook and I would busy myself putting on makeup, [...]
Bangkok, Thailand – Lunch in the alleyway, laab and gai toht.
Mixing Up Naem Khao Toht (Fried Rice Salad with Fermented Pork Skin) on Silom
Bangkok, Thailand – When I was in Laos, there were sweet and spicy dips made with dried chili and bits of water buffalo skin (jaew bong). Laos and Northeastern Thailand are divided by a border, but many people on either side share [...]
Songkran Barbecue in Chiang Mai
A few images from Thailand’s New Year/water festival Songkran. More soon…
Songkran Offering
Songkran Barbecue in Chiang Mai
Songkran Parade in Chiang Mai
Songkran Water Wars in Chiang Mai
Songkran Water Wars in Chiang Mai
Nahm Prig (Chile Dipping Sauce)
I wanted to join Khun Pim and her family for breakfast, she was making rice soup, but I had to catch my ride to Chiang Mai at 9 a.m. So she stopped her breakfast preparations and put the fried thing on a plate. She put duck sauce in a [...]
Isaan Spread: Gai Yang (Grilled Chicken), Fried Fish, Som Tom (Papaya Salad), Exploded Rice Ball (Nem Khao)
Chiang Khan, Thailand – Early one morning biking around the quiet, sunny streets of Chiang Khan, I passed a guesthouse that stood out from the Thai-style teak buildings around town. It was modern, airy and artsy with a [...]
Misty Mekong Morning
Chiang, Khan, Thailand – When I first got into Chiang Khan, I panicked. At the Loei bus station, where I caught a songthiaw to Chiang Khan, I bought a bus ticket to Chiang Mai locking myself into 3 days in the small town. Arriving travel-wearied to what seemed a hot [...]
