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As I’m sure you’ve heard me say more than a few times on this blog, there are few greater combinations than som tam (green papaya salad) and gai yang (grilled chicken). It’s a combo that never gets boring. Something about the salty grilled chicken and the spicy pungent green papaya salad is a marriage that… [Read More]
Isaan (Isan), the northeastern region of Thailand, is home to some of the most well known Thai grilled chicken, and som tam (green papaya) recipes in the country. I spent some time in Khon Kaen (ขอนแก่น), one of the 4 major cities in Isan, and while I was there, I ate at a restaurant called Gai Yang… [Read More]
The other day we headed over to Gai Yang Klang Bueng (ไก่ย่างกลางบึง), a lovely restaurant adjacent to Bangkok’s Seacon Square shopping mall, and right next to the weekend Rot Fai Market (so you could have dinner here before going to the market if you’d like). I ate here with my family, and this was one of… [Read More]
Greeting you as you enter is the unique SP Chicken (SP ไก่ย่าง) grill, a modified stand up charcoal rotisserie that has been engineered to roast a chicken to perfection. As the birds go round and round, they get heat from the side, so the skin oil drops downwards and doesn’t cause any grease fires from below… [Read More]
Thai green papaya salad, known as som tam (ส้มตำ) in Thai, is one of the most commonly available and consumed dishes in Thailand. Som tam (ส้มตำ) originates in the northeastern part of the country (Isaan), but nowadays you’ll find it everywhere from Chiang Rai to Krabi. Throughout cities in Thailand, green papaya salad is one of… [Read More]
Hospitals, yes. Schools, yes. Parks, yes. But a cemetery? You’d never search in Bangkok for a food street next to a graveyard, would you? Years ago, the first time I ever went to this popular Silom Isan street restaurant, it was so dimly lit, I didn’t even know we were sitting adjacent to a cemetery…. [Read More]
For the past few years I’ve been dining at Rod Ded Isan restaurant (ร้านอีสานรสเด็ด), but it seems that every time I’ve gone, I somehow haven’t had my camera. Finally, I went back a few days ago to Rangnam Road, camera in hand. The Isan food at Rod Ded never fails to satisfy. Vegetables are fresh, the chilies… [Read More]
I was in Thailand for nearly 3 years before ever coming back to the United States. I eat loads of Thai food in Thailand. And I LOVE it. Upon returning the US for a quick few weeks visit, I noticed that Thai food is quite popular in America now. Nearly all neighborhoods have their very… [Read More]
One rule of Bangkok street food is that where there is a large school, there will be a high concentration of delicious street food. Ramkhamhaeng University may be the largest university in Bangkok, and they pack a near unfathomable amount of street eats into the vicinity. One of the those truly lip-licking joints is known… [Read More]
I first started eating Isaan food at Lan Isaan Lom Yen (ร้านอีสานร่มเย็น) due to its convenient location, just a short distance from the Victory Monument BTS station. The food is also fantastic and there’s always a crowd of happy eaters as the prices are pretty decent. I’ll admit that they make a pretty bomb plate… [Read More]
