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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 […]
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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
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My name is Allan, and below is me at my happiest, chowing down on all sorts of weird and wonderful foods on the streets of Bangkok. An obsession I have pursued for a while now, to feed my passion for both eating and street life in Bangkok. At the same time, I should really point
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One of my sincerest obsessions in Asian cuisine would undoubtedly be the Sichuan Mala Hot Pot, a sensational mouth-numbing experience that is like no other in the world. And because of this, we traced the unique and somewhat formidable eating experience back to its origins, to Chongqing China (actually we were travelling in the area and
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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
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With its unique Portuguese heritage Macau does host its own cuisine called Macanese foods which, as expected is a bit of a fusion between Portuguese and Chinese food. While this post does cover some Macanese foods, it does go wider covering mostly the simple snack food of Macau which are easy to track down and
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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
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Which country has the best beer in Asia? After years of exploring local beer brands, rice whisky, sake, baijiu and other Asian alcoholic drinks, this is my entirely personal ranking of the best beers and alcohols in Asia. From Japan’s convenience-store drinks to San Miguel in the Philippines and Beerlao in Laos, the scores reflect
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First off, I really should apologize for the lack of posts this year in rural Thailand. It’s now been over half a year living here and in this time I’ve posted zero posts on the region. The reason for this is, in the background I’ve been chronicling my life here for a book called a
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Hi, I’m Allan, the grumbly-looking fella, eating all sorts of weirdness while wearing traditional Japanese clobber below. That’s also me filling my face with unusual burgers in Xi’an China, and banging some shots of potent moonshine palm toddy in random parts of remote Myanmar. Yet, despite my somewhat miserable demeanour, this is me at my
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