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Maha Sarakham Restaurant Review – Little Tokyo
Went to a new Japanese restaurant opening today with Tong. It wasn’t crowded at all, and my first impression was bad because it reeked of fresh paint inside. I don’t…
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Tabasco? Wasasco? WASABI-O!
Last year, I wrote an e-mail to my Santa Claus impersonating buddy in Japan (impossible to find a link for you, dude – there are at least 7 “Santa Daves”…
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You say iodated, I say iodized
Let’s call the whole thing off.
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Dynamite
A couple of Pinoy exchange students came over to the house last month to make some food, and we had a party with their classmates and some teachers. In order…
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Prime Brahman Beef
After years of experimenting with the tough meat of Bos primigenius indicus (commonly known as Brahma or Brahman, the breed of bovine originating in India that eventually spread to the rest…
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Mussels and Archa
One of the best dinners I’ve had this year, at a friend’s house a few weeks ago.
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Mosquitoes Eating Fruit (Part 2 – Eggplant)
I thought I was going to have to rename this series to “Mosquitoes eating Fruits and Vegetables,” but as luck would have it, it seems that the internet mostly agrees…
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Best Product Name 2013 – “I Like Vaggie”
I’m going to declare this the automatic winner for 2013, even though it’s only January. I found it for sale in the canned goods isle of our new Tesco Lotus…
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Keeping termite nests
A couple months back, we visited a small restaurant in neighboring Kosum Phisai, on one of the two main routes to Khon Kaen from Maha Sarakham. This place advertises along…
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Treasures from Japan – Part 2
These will mostly, if not all, be consumed over the New Years break. Thank you, Dai!
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Treasures from Japan – Part 1
I hereby deem this the Ultimate Japanese New Years Variety Pack! From top left, clockwise: oshiruko (sweet red bean soup), shoga-yu (hot ginger drink), amazake (sweet sake w/curds), matsutake soup…
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Thai-French fusion supermeal
Patongko, foie gras, and French-pressed Thai Arabica.
