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In the Shadow of the Star Egg
A star egg makes everything better, especially when cooked to crispy bottom/gooey yolk perfection. Also, crispy pork is the way to go as far as Thai basil stir fry goes.…
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Dubai Lamps for Sale in Thailand?
Imagine my surprise at finding a supposed source for the new super-efficient LED bulbs made exclusively by Philips for UAE royalty (“exclusive,” as in, you can’t buy them anywhere else),…
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Run toward
It had been a while since I’d seen Rusty. I didn’t know he’d changed hands, but it seems like he’ll be cared for forever now. What a legend. And yes,…
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Lethocerus Indicus (Giant Water Bug)
“The Vietnamese call this insect cà cuống. It is a highly prized food and often boiled and fried whole.” LINK Here in Thailand, it is called maeng da or malaeng…
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Thai Salad is Best
This one is Yam Pla Muk (Squid Yam). What is yam? Yam is one of the 4 types of Thai salads.
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Rat Sushi
This is one of the last photos I took on an outing before COVID lockdown. I checked, but they weren’t actually serving rodents of any kind, so we can chalk…
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Crown Monster Truck
This is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen. I asked the guy who posted it to Twitter for more info, and he told me it’s from Iceland. If anybody…
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Random Thai Lunch Generator
A yummy one, from some months back. Crispy pork red curry with star egg (khai dao), natch.
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Mosquito eating used napkin
Well it’s probably not a fruit (although there might be a smashed banana in there or something – I didn’t check), but mosquitoes seem to suck moisture from anything, including…
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The Best Thai Breakfast – Vietnamese Pan Eggs (aka Egg Pan)
This is one of my favorite things to have for breakfast in Thailand, because the majority of Thai breakfasts is one dish: Grilled pork skewers and sticky rice – which…
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Why I still love Thailand
The ad blurb translated by Googs: Last day. Golden minute. When it’s gone, Boiled chicken. Golden minute. Big size. Only 89 Baht each!!!! One day only. Discount for 60 baht…
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Found himself.
