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Moo Daeng (“Red Pork”)
The Thai variant of char siu is often too lean and served with overly sweet sauce… This place does it well, though.
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Red sauce
Prepping lunch for 20 tomorrow.
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Farewell, Play Bar
One of Maha Sarakham’s first really cool outdoor pubs. Lots of memories here… It was the first place to offer deep fried larb balls. It was also where T and…
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Funky Khao Soi
Noodles are life. Curry is life. These are curry noodles.
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Dripping Umami Bomb
Mina brought a hamburger bun stuffed with a fried duck egg over to my desk and said, “try some.” I was just waking up, so I told her I needed a…
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Sugoi Ramen, Maha Sarakham
My review on Google Maps basically says it’s sugokunai. Mushy noodles and lukewarm broth are just not my thing, but Thais seem to love both. I just want to put some photos…
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Hematogen – the Russian Cow Blood Candy Bar!
Today I learned about Hematogen (latin: Haematogenum), which is a nutrition bar partially made from black food albumin taken from processed cow’s blood. Yum! I also fell in love with…
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Issan-Japan Fusion
Accidentally found on Google; cannot find original source but will link to it if I do.
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Best Halloween Headline, Ever
Mukdahan, Thailand – Thirteen Isan youths who dug up a pile of dead dogs to eat found out two days later that the animals had rabies. Everybody loves free food.
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Sustainable Food Product in Maha Sarakham
It tastes like shrimp, I swear: Fried scorpion anyone?
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Round eggplant tip
After 10 years of experimentation, I have finally figured out that medium-sized round eggplant is the best. Too small, and they are bitter. Too big, like in the photo above,…
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Perfect Morning Bowl
Khao Soi is a heavenly blend of savory, spicy, and sour.
