Brooklyn, New York – As some of you may have noticed that lately there have been some posts about last time this and last time that or that I haven’t posted in awhile. I may be resisting the inevitable – putting up the pictures and little stories of my last few weeks in Thailand (those [...]
Chiang Rai, Thailand – My first experience with a motorbike was in Mae Hong Son less than a year ago. It ended rather quickly with me teetering and twisting down the hill pulling all the wrong bars and simultaneously nearly crashing it into a car and driving into the lake while the bike shop girl [...]
Smer Jai Khao Soi Gai
Chiang Mai, Thailand – In between shopping at JJ market, the ever empty decor, art, antiques and clothing market just north of the old city, and perusing the galleries on Th Faham, I snuck in my requisite Chiang Mai khao soi at Smer Jai also on Th Faham. It would be [...]
Fried Flowers Salad at Pun Pun
Chiang Mai, Thailand – On a quick trip to Chiang Mai, I ended up bumping into two friends from Bangkok in the cafe of the guesthouse I’d recommended to them (Elliebum). Since half of the couple is vegetarian, the whole couple leans heavily that way. So I’ll call them the [...]
Pad Pak Muu Grob (Crispy Pork and Vegetables)
Bangkok, Thailand – Every time I ask someone where their favorite street stand is, I get “oh there’s the best noodle place down the street from my apartment” or “the best crispy pork in Bangkok is right by my work.” Of course, there are a some places that [...]
Breakfast Offerings at Cantonese Noodle House
Trang, Thailand – My last morning in Trang, I returned to Cantonese Noodle House for kopii and salapao creme. The sweet owner bid me “bon voyage” and then remembering I was half-Japanese “sayonara.” I was off to Satun.
Gaeng Som, Muu Yang, Gaeng Mala Ko Or Go
Trang, Thailand – Traveling alone can be difficult when you want to eat in restaurants, especially when you want to try a range of things, because the portions (and prices) are scaled for large groups. Not so at the evening markets where manageable individual portions abound and [...]
Muu Yang
Trang, Thailand – I was told to check out Trang’s muu yang, a special roast pork, which wasn’t that hard since it was pretty ubiquitous throughout town. Charred and crispy, I found it in noodle soups, wok fried with sweet onions and exposed in long strips in the morning market. Also in the morning [...]
Trang, Thailand – Nearly every time I sat down in southern Thailand, I was served a plate of nahm phrik alongside my meal (kind of like chips and salsa at a Mexican American restaurant). You can find nahm phrik, a spicy dipping sauce, all over Thailand, though outside the south I usually have to order [...]
