Eating in Thailand from favourite Thai foods to new eating experiences and exciting restaurants. Travel and food tourism in Thailand.
A reputation I suspect I have earned on my local Bangkok street food street where for two years now I have eaten on the same hidden back street of Bangkok, picking and unpicking favourites, and eating around. While I try to be loyal to my street food vendors, I also like to try new things, …
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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Thailand isn’t best known for its delicious desserts and this is partly due to it not having many. With so many other great food options in Thailand it is hard to complain. As a person who’s not fussed for desserts I would rather have a second main course, maybe a third, and at the end of …
Thai curries are often the best starting point for food exploration in Thailand. Fortunately they are also the easier to find of dishes found from North to South and from fancy restaurant menus to shop-house and local eateries. All popular Thai curries blend their own take on the salty, sour, sweet and hot signatures of …
Back in 2004 I actually lived in this area held up in a run-down apartment block on Sukhumvit 36. My accommodation at the time was so depressing we nicknamed it “The Jail” and each night I’d return to my studio room with the theme song of ‘Prisoner Cell Block H’ in my head. But what …
This epiphanic moment follows a grumbly stomach and a yearning for fluffy pork and chilli stuffed crepes. It also starts on a seemingly ordinary day, sat at my condo peering over local life and the surrounding Thai street food stalls, a day not so different to any other. Soon arrives the smiley crepe lady to …
Few things make me cringe more than overemphasizing or over-hyping food. No food is ever “to die for” and few ever “melt in your mouth”. Pretending they do is little more than lying. Yes, I may be bland and boring, like the Khao Tom (rice soup) of Thai food, but to make things worse I …
As an advocate for Thai street food and food tourism, this is a post I don’t like to share, but it is also necessary. It is something I am asked a lot about. Is street food safe in Bangkok? Through years of experience, I can say explicitly, yes, it is safe, but you do need …
As I spend much of my time living in the rural rice fields of Isaan, I have become somewhat accustomed to the weird foods of the region. But I will forever remember my first days here when I questioned some weird textured meat in my spicy Laab salad. And was told “Uh, that’s brain. Tasty?”. …
It feels that I have exhausted the world of Thai street food in Thailand these days, which is understandable given it was the main focus of this site for a good three years. So Thai Street Food is something I’ve not really revisited in a while, however it will always be a huge part of …
