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near wild heaven
An old woman came by my table at an outdoor restaurant, selling this (plus another similarly-sized chunk) out of a basket. It was the last of her merchandise so she…
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Steamed Beetles
BEFORE: Not sure what kind of beetles these are, but they need to be soaked (drowned?) to induce excretion before cooking. AFTER: Steamed with lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves.…
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good or bad?
Philippine fishermen net and eat rare megamouth shark My initial reaction when I read the headline was that of disgust, but I guess the main question is whether the animal…
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Red-bellied Pacu in Thailand
Our nanny’s husband has been bringing over various culinary delights (of mostly the jungle food variety) recently since he knows I get a kick out of it and so far,…
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Nankin no Hana
The Japanese pumpkins I planted inside and outside our fence have really taken to the climate here and were in full bloom last week. That’s when our nanny told us…
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Thai Jungle Barbecue
Thai chameleons are surprisingly tasty. Further explanation will follow in another post…
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Nattokinase vs. amyloid fibrils
Attention: My nattoburger invention may now save you from Alzheimer’s.
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Using Thai rice for risotto…
.. and it’s taking a loooooooong time. Also, I have no parmesan. Maybe I’ll use spotted gecko spittle… Improvise, improvise, improvise.
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choco strawberry
No comment, except that these were on sale at Fuji supermarket in Bangkok so this is an Engrish mistake and not a Thainglish one.
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Eating Mickey (or, how I overcame one of my last food prejudices)
I ask that you have an open mind about this post, because the conclusion may surprise you – it sure surprised me. Here I am with my pal Mickey Rat:…
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Volunteering in Kalasin
Last week a few of us teachers were asked to visit some classes being taught on a volunteer basis by our Business English major students out in Kalasin. We went…
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Quick ‘n Dirty Beef Panang
Beef Panang is considered a dry curry (for Thailand at least) because it contains less roux (liquid base), and specifically, less coconut milk than other Thai curries. It is also…
