A Thailand exclusive!
Category: Thai Society/Culture
Good Noodle, Bangkok
Nam’s relatives live in Lad Phrao, and we have some upcoming stuff to do in BKK, so we are definitely going!
Thai Hip Hop Turns a Corner – Milli
The Nicki Minaj of Thailand? Dope.
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Thailand’s Happy Pizza
There is currently an explosion of CBD cafes and edible hemp products/companies all over Thailand. This is kind of the second wave of not-really-pot popularization. The first wave was semi-legal CBD oils and tinctures (although the most sought after ones were straight up black market products that claimed to cure cancer). Now we are to the point where the most popular pizza chain in Thailand, The Pizza Company (revenue over 7 billion baht in 2020 – half of the Thai pizza market), are using it in their ads… Mainstream popularization is a good thing.
My Dream Meal
A friend sent this to me. I don’t know who made it, took the photo, or ate it, but I want it.
I don’t know if I’d be more excited selling this or eating it – it’s damn near the perfect triple order of Thai Basil Stir Fry with Crispy Pork topped with Star Eggs. I spent a whole month perfecting this dish during lockdown, making the crispy pork from scratch with a different recipe each time. It was epic, and this is truly one of my top 10 favorite Thai dishes (of which basil stir fries occupy two or three spaces).
GQ Cool Tech
These guys understand me, I’m sold: GQ Size English site
Online learning
Saw this in my feed and it made me smile because my daughter had to sit next to me and take a swimming class online last term. The current term ends this month, and the kids in Thailand may be going back to school from next term, but who knows? A lot of it depends on if they actually get vaccinated or not (there’s still not enough of any kind to go around and the only one proven safe for kids is still Pfizer – which is in very short supply), but it’s been a while now.
Mosquitoes eating meatballs
The food pictured is look chin, or Thai meatballs and hot dogs and other protein shapes on skewers, a common street food either grilled or steamed and sold for 5-10 baht. The darker meatballs are beef and the lighter ones are usually pork or fish. They often contain gristle or cartilage bits that add a crunchy texture.
You Shall Not Pass – Funny Thai TV Commercial (Verena Sure)
I may have linked this clip before, it’s one of my favorite Thai CMs for sure.
The model’s name is Woonsen Virithipa.