Beef

Flaming Pot of Beef Soup at Heng Chun Seng (เฮ้งชุนเส็ง)

7 August 2012 by Mark Wiens
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You may have been served tom yum goong from an elevated donut-shaped metal bowl with a candle in the middle, but at Heng Chun Seng (เฮ้งชุนเส็ง) they serve rich beefy soup smoldering hot by a fiery furnace in the center! They specialize in something known as “maw fai หม้อไฟ“ which directly translates to “fire pot,” – and that’s [...]

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Fall-Apart Tender Beef Noodles at Udom Suk (Kuay Teow Neua Toon ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเนื้อตุ๋น)

31 July 2012 by Mark Wiens
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Few things are as attractive as a slow simmering vessel of meat greeting you at the front of a restaurant. While beef isn’t nearly as common in Bangkok as pork (and pork is normally better quality), there are a quite a few hole in the wall places that serve brilliant beef noodles. At Victory Monument [...]

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Bangkok’s Best Street Food Steak by Chef Odd’s Quirky Stall

9 February 2012 by Dwight Turner

Forget the hotel and restaurant reviews. Forget the smug feeling you have while turning your nose up at the other diners. Forget pretentious environments and the crusty deficit they leave in your bank account. Now get your whole face (aka your face hole) into this fillet mignon with a side of Bangkok traffic. Mark made [...]

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Food Photo: A Sea of Take Away Thai Beef Biryani

30 September 2011 by Mark Wiens

Khao Mok Neua – Thai Beef Biryani Location: Krabi, Thailand The combination of curried rice and meat, known as biryani around the world, is a dish that is truly a mark of comfort. This photo is from the Krabi morning market where vendors line up their takeaway containers of Khao Mok Neua (yellow rice with [...]

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Is this the Best Sandwich in Southeast Asia?

21 May 2011 by Mark Wiens

Sorry guys, this isn’t exactly Thai food, but I feel obliged to share this photo of what I recognize as Southeast Asia’s (if not the world’s) best tasting (and looking) sandwich. This sandwich is made every morning right across the border from Thailand, in Savannakhet, Laos. There’s no real reason to visit Savannakhet, apart from [...]

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