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Insect appetizers
These went really well with the snake soup last week. We forgot to take photos of them past the prep stage, though. They were salted and deep fried, and then…
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This be rat snake soup (tom yam)
If this gets to you, wait until I post the appetizers.
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It tastes like chicken…
I had snake soup for breakfast this morning. It was one of the snakes on this page. More to follow.
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Culinary subversion (Pancake Puff vs. Moffle)
A while back, G-man tipped me off in the comments that he’d found something pretty funny: Pancake Puffs, which seem an awful like something we’re used to seeing in Japan…
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Half full
I just came in from picking chillies off our bushes in the front yard and began errantly picking my nose when checking email. At least I’ll never make that mistake…
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Food link shortage
Here’s some food-related links a reader sent me a while back: Meatwater, High Energy Survival Beverage Incredible Sushi Art Beijing takes dog off the menu for Olympics
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Underneat this
Okay so this is how I imagine this conversation went: Walmart Employee: “Hello ‘dis be Walmarts, how can I help you?” Customer: ” I would like to order a cake…
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Taco truck ban?
(I need to take a quick break from baby blogging) As if bacon-wrapped hot dogs being outlawed wasn’t enough, it seems taco trucks are now in jeopardy on the streets…
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Captain Ahab: The Man Who Brought Us Lizard Salad
Yesterday provided a chance encounter with a local character which has forever changed our culinary lives. WE HAVE EATEN LIZARD, SOME KIND OF IGUANA. Specifically, this kind of iguana, although…
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Last night a chili pepper saved my life
Me, the wife, the baby – we’ve all been extremely busy the whole time I haven’t been blogging. As I mentioned in a previous post, I had a gadzillion papers…
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2nd Anniversary Dinner (at home)
From 12 o’ clock, clockwise: Samoo – A special delicacy of ground pork and a whole bunch of special herbs, from the Ubon area. Nam’s mom made a pot of…
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Upside down in the Third World…
…or is it the First World that’s fucked? First check out this article: The Bacon-Wrapped Hot Dog: So Good It’s Illegal //////////////////////////////////////////////// Now, which of the following do you think…
