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Ant egg salads, street food counters lined with entrails, carts filled with bugs. I fully understand why visitors to Thailand can be put off by Isaan food. As not all of it is appealing and much is the complete opposite. But bravado and beetle munching aside, Isaan food does offer much of the best eating …
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Love soup, noodles or noodle soup? Then Vietnam is where you want to be. Soup is everywhere. While great for soup lovers for me I have to look elsewhere for tasty food kicks. Fortunately Vietnamese food is diverse from healthy herb and veg dishes to high-carb French influences. After a number of visits to Vietnam, …
This list is bit of a mixed bunch as there was quite a bit of compromise needed (mostly from my side) between me and Fanfan. While I fail to sell her on the Maid Cafes of Akihabara, which are apparently “creepy” and “perverted”, I do manage to party with robots and indulge in other weirdness. Otherwise, we hopefully found …
Himalayan food is a diverse and unique cuisine which covers all ends of the Himalayan borders and our journey brings us to the Indian side and the idyllic Sikkim region of the Himalayas. An area where Indian food is prominent yet local Himalayan food presides. The local staple dishes in Sikkim are no different to …
As with every list of best Thai street food, it’s a lot to do with personal preference, and when it comes to personal preference I just want big flavours to punch me in the face. Lots of heat, lots of spice, and I’m a sucker for a proper fiery curry. I also have a penchant …
The most exciting part of travel for me is turning up to a brand new destination, walking into the local corner shop and browsing the booze and through the years I have systematically trolled through a hell of a lot of them. I honestly hope this doesn’t make me sound like a full on alco …
If visiting Laos you are likely to arrive from neighbouring borders, Vietnam on the East or Thailand on the West. Two countries which influence Lao food in a big way. In fact most of Lao food staples are similar or the same as that of their neighbours. Influences of Lanna Food (Northern Thailand), Isaan Food (North East Thailand) and Vietnamese …
Isaan sausages or sausages as they’re called in Isaan, (Saigrok Isaan ไส้กรอกอีสาน in Thai) are easily one of my most munched street foods of all time. This is partly due to their deliciousness, but also because they are found all over Bangkok and Thailand, and they are just so easy to eat on the go. However Isaan …
This was not so much about me sharing the sweet custardy delight of durian with my loved ones back home. But more for the challenge and adventure of travelling with this notoriously stinky fruit, which is pretty much banned from public transport, hotels and airlines in Thailand. “No Durian Allowed”. And I really just thought …
Northern Thai Food (Lanna food) is a unique food set which presides in the Northern regions of Thailand. Foods which originated from the ancient Kingdom of Lanna (hence Lanna food) and many which are hard to find in other regions of Thailand. Traditionally eating in Northern Thailand is haunched at small, round tables known as …
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