Photos
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The Chill Zone
In the Radio Flyer, next to the air compressor.
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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 some branches from their trees in Ubon Rachathanee and sent them back with her this weekend. Seeing as how imported apple wood chips cost about $30 US for a 5 lb bag, this should be a great alternative. Thanks, Jay (from J)!!
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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 and simple uncooked sauces… I now want a better (hotter) oven.
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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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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… At 20 baht per bag, I’m happy whenever it’s available. I added some shallots to the mango salsa from the other day, and used up the rest of our taco stuff from last week. Verdict: SPICY MOVE!
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Home Fries with Mango Salsa
…and some leftover carnitas and beans, topped with fried eggs.
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Japanese T-bone Curry
Max wanted curry and Mina wanted steak; necessity is the mother of noms.
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Bengal Currants (carissa carandas)
I only started commonly seeing these berry-like fruits this year. They seem to be growing in popularity up here in Issan, but I suspect they were brought here from another part of Thailand, where they are apparently have shorter names: Nam daeng and nam phrong. They are apparently used in India for pickles. I had started calling these Lao Cherries, but there are a couple other fruits already called that (plus they don’t seem to be from this area), so I finally just looked it up. So the important thing: Do they taste good? They taste like vitamin C punched you in the throat. Like the sourest mango and unripe lemon…
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Talisman
I can’t tell if this guy just put a random sticker on his car, or if this is a plea to the gods because he hasn’t changed the oil for five years. Seen in a random parking garage in Bangkok.
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Long Fak Bean Stir Fry
I guess you could call them yardlong beans, but most of the world switched to a better system long ago, and besides, where’s the fun in that?
