1. Shrimp Chili Dip (นำ้พริกกุ้งสด) “Nam Prik Goong Sot” Nam prik goong, or “Shrimp Chili Dip” is very similar to the Central Thai-style dish of nam prik ga-pi, but here we are making a recipe that can be useful as…
Read moreA feast of Thailand’s best local food awaits in Khon Kaen – this is ‘Raan Soop Hang Wua’ (ร้านซุปหางวัว), and Grandma’s oxtail soup cooking mastery here is astounding. This recipe for oxtail soup is enough to make any lover of…
Read moreDow Pochana (โต๋วโภชนา) is a restaurant in Bangkok that specializes in Thai Chinese braised duck, and they do it really well. They also have a short menu of other complementing dishes, the fried garlic shrimp being one of my personal…
Read moreThai jungle food (อาหารป่า) will explode with flavors on your tongue – and when you have a spectacular countryside atmosphere and friendly owners to go with it – that’s a recipe for a pilgrimage food destination. In this blog post…
Read moreWatch it on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/m8U6pFIgzSI A few weeks ago I posted an article about Yusup Pochana, an outstanding Thai halal restaurant. Nearly everything you could possibly order here is delicious, especially all forms of khao mok, and the goat…
Read moreTom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย) is another one of the Chinese influenced Thai dishes. It’s often a combination of cabbage, greens, turnips, tomatoes and onions all boiled down for hours until they become extremely soft. Sometimes Tom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย) is…
Read moreCrispy Roadside Fried Fish Chunk with Spicy Mango Topping I didn’t stare at this piece of fish too long. However, while I paused to admire it’s beauty, I couldn’t help but wonder if for centuries this same beautiful slice of fried fish…
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