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C. Buddha's Hasty Musings

Raising a family in Thailand // Documenting Issan food, culture, music, and people

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  • Food,  Photos

    Smoking Pork Ribs with Lamyai Wood

    Outside cooking in Southeast Asia sometimes means grilling in between thunderstorms… But the beer is cold and the cats are comfortingly selfish, plus the freshly cut lamyai (longan) smells so…

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  • Food,  Oh, baby!,  Photos

    Max and Mina’s Fish and Chips

    Uncle Andreas got us a bottle of malt vinegar, so we decided to make beer batter and fry up some fish. Unfortunately, the local Makro didn’t have much of a…

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  • Food,  Photos

    Chicken Eggplant Curry

    Just trying to get every worthy flavor profile embedded in my favorite Lodge pan.

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Kentucky Fried Gai

    Rolling through these mean trademark-infringing streets.

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  • Food,  Photos,  Society & Culture,  Thai Society/Culture

    Thai Beef Meets US Beef

    I offered the ox a taste of beef, but he refused, saying that he was Hindu, and although this could be viewed as narcissistic, it hardly hinted at cannibalism. “Besides,”…

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  • Food,  Photos,  Thai Society/Culture

    Beef Basil Stir Fry with Lotus Seeds

    I can never stop experimenting with new ingredients for krapow. Also, a drippy fried egg makes everything taste better.

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  • Photos

    The Chill Zone

    In the Radio Flyer, next to the air compressor.

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  • Food,  Photos

    A Gift of Wood

    Nam put out the call on FB for fresh lamyai (longan) branches that I want to try for smoking meats, and a good friend came through. Her dad cut off…

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  • Food,  Photos

    The Basil Sun God

    Mina wants a pizza, Mina gets a pizza. This pizza disappeared so quickly after it came out of the oven, I didn’t get a pic. I’ve been trying new crusts…

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  • Cars,  Photos

    How many kittens can you see in this photo?

    HONDA CRF250m & crew The spooky one is Ghostface Kitteh. The tabbies are RZA and GZA. Method Meow not pictured… Wutang forever.

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  • Food,  Photos

    Tacos de Larb

    The ultimate Thai-Mexican fusion: This was, again, an awesome leftover mashup. Larb made from chicken is fairly uncommon, but I found a local food stand that makes it really well……

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  • Food,  Photos

    Home Fries with Mango Salsa

    …and some leftover carnitas and beans, topped with fried eggs.

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