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Coming Together Over Food: A Banquet for the Senses in the Countryside of Chiang Mai
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Living in the city, It’s rare that you get a chance to experience the quiet of the country, an uninterrupted view of the sky and the sounds of nature. In an effort to get outside of our regular life, we ventured out into the countryside of Chiang Mai, driven in the back of a …
READ MORELow Fat Thai Foods for New Year 2016
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Are you a health conscious foodie? Do you love to eat Thai food? Do you want to begin your food journey with “Low Fat” Thai Foods for this year?Then we have written this blog article for you! Thai foods are a great choice for the diet-conscious and those who love to keep fit. Personally, I …
READ MOREThailand National Children’s Day (Wan Dek)
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Children are the future of a country and in Thailand, they are considered the most valuable resource of the nation. There is a Thai saying that states, “Children are the future of the nation, if the children are intelligent, the country will be prosperous.” Like other countries, Thailand observes National Children’s Day (Thai: วันเด็กแห่งชาติ), celebrated here …
READ MORE3 of our Favourite Foodie Floating Markets
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Travellers dreaming of Bangkok often have a visit to one of the city’s many floating markets high on their list of must-dos. Yet floating markets in and around the Thai capital offer more than the obvious photo opportunity of the canal-based traffic jams of Thailand’s past. Many are also prime eating territory, serving up the …
READ MOREOur New Food Walking Tour Around Bangkok’s Chinatown
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You might have already seen our exciting announcement via Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, but if you missed it… we have launched our latest walking food tour in Bangkok’s Chinatown! The Chinatown Food Crawl initially runs on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays as the sun sets and the streets come to life! This vibrant area is touted …
READ MOREHow To Spend 48 Hours In Bangkok
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Bangkok is an amazing city, with everything from historical temples, to green leafy parks , to the most fantastic markets to some of the best food you will have the chance to experience for pennies. Day One Insider Tip: Book a hotel in walking distance to a BTS station or ensure your hotel has a …
READ MOREFocus on Thai Dishes: Pad Krapao
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A real Thai classic Pad Krapao ( which means basil stir-fry) topped with, or served over, a crispy fried egg with a slightly runny yolk. Most of the street vendors around Thailand will serve krapao as it is a very popular lunchtime dish – indeed it is a joke in many offices when you don’t know …
READ MOREOur Favourite Thai Curries
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Thai curry is made from paste, coconut milk or water and then seafood/meat/poultry/vegetables and fresh herbs are added. Thai curries differ from their Indian cousins thanks to their use of fresh ingredients like herbs and aromatic leaves rather than spices. Common ingredients of curry pastes are: – Chillies (the type of curry will determine whether dried …
READ MORELost In Translation Competition
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Oftentimes foreigners in Thailand don’t choke from the spiciness of Thai food, rather from the laughter at some of the Thai-English menu translations one can encounter in the Land of Smiles. While Google Translate is a terrific tool, when solely relied on, it can sometimes have highly entertaining consequences. Like our surprise to see we …
READ MOREThe History Of Thai Food
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Undoubtedly, one of the most popular cuisines worldwide, but what makes Thai dishes so well loved? How did they originate? Thai cuisine is a simple yet clever combination of Eastern and Western influences harmoniously combined into that je ne sais quoi. Sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy flavours work together to make each dish come …
READ MORESouthern Thai Cuisine
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Southern Thai food tends to be much hotter than Thai food from other regions of Thailand and being heavily influenced by flavours and spices used in Indonesia and Malaysia, it is known for its sharp and intense taste. We would like to share with you some popular dishes from Southern Thai cuisine. Geang Probably the …
READ MORE5 Benefits Of Coconut Water
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Coconut water is the liquid found inside young, green coconuts and is the ultimate thirst quencher, offering a tasty alternative to water, especially in the recent heat and humidity of Bangkok. April and May are the hottest months in Thailand, and it is important to ensure you keep properly hydrated, especially if you are off …
READ MORETom Yum Goong (Spicy Prawn Soup)
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We’re just going to come out and say it. Tom yum goong (sometimes pronounced tom yum kung) is the flavour that defines Thailand! There’s just something about that tangy flavour and the rich colours which emanates Thailand. The words “tom yum” are derived from two Thai words: “tom” and “yam”. “Tom” refers to boiling process, …
READ MORESpice Up Your Life: Thai Chillies
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The chili (also known as chile pepper or chilli pepper) is the fruit of plants from Capsicum, which are members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without “pepper”. The substances that give chili peppers their intensity/heat when ingested …
READ MOREDurian: King of Fruits and Discussion
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We are now in the durian season in Thailand. There are 30 recognised species of the “king of fruits” which belongs to the Malvaceae family. Thanks to its distinctive smell, durian is very much a love it or loathe it type of fruit. Fruits can grow up to 30 cm long and 15 cm wide …
READ MORETop 5 Thai Restaurants Along Sukhumvit Road
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As much as we enjoy our street food, and eating fabulous meals for under 50 baht, we also enjoy visiting restaurants for a slightly different experience of food. Bangkok is such a large city it would be remiss of us to simple pick our five favourite Thai restaurants across the city, so we are going …
READ MOREKhao Man Gai
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As we highlight in our very first post, one of our favourite Thai dishes is the simple and humble, yet tasty khao man gai. Despite being commonly found with street vendors, this is a meal you are unlikely to find in Western Thai restaurants – that said we hear there is a street food chain in Portland, …
READ MOREThailand: Street Food On Sticks
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Thai street food is world famous, but probably every third store that you stumble across will have some form of food on a stick for sale. So why is food on a stick so popular in the Land of Smiles? To be honest, we are not really sure why, but it is probably because it …
READ MOREOur Favourite Thai Fruits
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We’ve said it once, and we will say it again, Thailand is known for food. Many of the food stalls you will see adorning the streets will be selling freshly cut seasonal fruits, and wander around any wet market and at least half of the stores will be selling them whole. So we thought it …
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