Street Food in Bangkok

 Each week we post a link to an article in Bangkok 101 and today we are looking at a recent edition and about how popular the street-food vendors are.

“Try heaving a hot egg barbecue brazier all day on a bamboo shoulder yoke, or shoving a gas-fired cauldron of soup stock across an eight-lane road.”.

The skill that these street vendors show us every day makes them special! There are special spots all over Bangkok which are worth investigating but they may be in the strangest spots – under bridges, down the side of a building, on the outside corner of a Buddhist Wat and many more. The coffee man near our office building does a roaring trade as the people come off the river-taxi in the morning and is next to his friend who serves freshly cut fruit and another who serves a collection of fresh vegetables and tasty sauces.

Bangkok street food is something that is commonly written about by visitors and daily eaten by the local people. Here is also an App you candownload and use to find information on some popular places to visit - and a map of how to get there.

The street-food is generally quite safe and very tasty. Great photo ops too. But remember this is how these people earn their living. A tip for a photo is very considerate.

Here is  another article by Bangkok 101 about street vendors that they recommend - https://www.bangkok101.com/street-food-odyssey/

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Amazing Thai Taste Festival (2018)

One of the attractions of Thailand to many people from outside of Thailand is the food that we have in Thailand and love so much to eat.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has organized the Amazing Thai Taste Festival for us again - it showcases the best food from around Thailand - 'Eat Thai Food, Feeling Good'.

It is organised into eight zones.

 1: Good Reputation - exhibitions regarding types of rice in Thailand and cooking tips

 2: Good Local - signature dishes from the five regions of Thailand

Sai Ua - northern Thai sausage

Khanom La - southern Thai silky crepe

Tam Suea - spicy mixed salad (Isan style)

Seafood from the east

Authentic Thai desserts - from the central region

  3: Good Organic - for health-conscious people

  4: Good Fruit - look out for the sticky rice and durian/mango

  5: Good Taste - with Michelin recommended stalls

  6: Good Idea - chic restaurants, handmade handicrafts and workshops

  7: Good Power - over 30 shops working together under the Pracharat network

  8: Good Enjoy - demonstrations and cooking workshops plus musical performances by famous Thai performers.

Let's Party and Eat!!

It was organized from the 8 to the 10th of June from 12:00 until 20:00 at Siam Square.

      

10 of the best street foods you can try

Each week we post a link to an article we have found in Phuket 101 - https://www.phuket101.net/ and this week we point you to an article about 10 of the best street foods you can try in Phuket  -  https://www.phuket101.net/phuket-street-food/

1)     Pad Thai

2)     Pancake / Roti

3)     Noodle Soups – Kuey Teow

4)     Papaya Salad – Som Tum

5)     Fried Rice

6)     Grilled Chicken – Kai Yang

7)     Satay – chicken, pork or beef

8)     Stewed pork leg with rice – Khao Ka Moo

9)     Fried yellow noodles with chicken, shrimps or vegetables

10)   Thai steamed dumplings – Kanom jeeb

See how many of these you will try…

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Ten Thai dishes you MUST try

Each week we post a link to an article we have found in Phuket 101 - https://www.phuket101.net/ and this week we point out the ten Thai dishes that you should try on your first visit to Phuket  - https://www.phuket101.net/thai-food-phuket-2/  

1)     Tom Yam Goong

2)     Pad Thai

3)     Khao Pad Gai (OR Moo or Koong) - Fried Rice

4)     Tom Kha Gai

5)     Geng Kheaw Wan Gai - Green Curry

6)     Krapow Moo, Nua or Gai - fried pork basil

7)     Som Tam

8)     Kuey Tiaow - noodle soup

9)     Chicken Rice

10)   Massaman Curry

All of these dishes can be found on the streets of Old Phuket Town OR you may choose to try them at the Panwa House - https://capepanwa.com/panwahouse/ -  adjacent to the Andaman Sea at Cape Panwa Hotel - https://capepanwa.com/

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Sriracha - Local Sauce

Cape+Kantary is a magazine that you will find in all the Cape and Kantary Properties. In every edition there is always an article that we like to share.

In this edition - http://www.capekantaryhotels.com/ckmagazine/Issue16/index.html  - (Pages 36-39) there is an investigation into the popularity of the red chilli sauce that you are commonly served with Asian food. The most common example that you may see on the tables in Aisia is the squeezy see-through bottle with the green twist cap.

This sauce (manufactured by many) began to find it’s way on the International dinner table,  but it was always imported from Asia.

So where did the sauce come from originally?

The writers tell us that there is a company in Sriracha in Thailand which claim to be the originators. Thanom Chakkapak is said to have created this sauce to accompany the freshly served seafood which was caught locally under 100 years ago. Her friends and family loved the sauce so much that they encouraged her to make the sauce and sell it herself!

This did not last long and the Thai Theparos Food Products acquired the recipie and their bottles still bear the original ‘Sriraja Panich name.

If you are interested in reading the full article to find out subtle differences between them please click on the link above. Original article by Dwight Turner.

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