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Snacks are big in Thailand. We have them all – savoury, sweet, on skewers, from steamers. But there is one particular snack that represents the exquisite details of the old-school Thai royal cuisine. This is an ancient recipe from King Rama II era that has now been perpetuated thanks to the current renaissance of Thai
Tao Kua is a regionally ubiquitous dish of the Thai deep south. It is a salad. A hearty snack, something locals there eat between meals. While Hat Yai and Songkhla people call it ‘Tao Kua,’ people in Surat Thani call it ‘Pak Bung Tai Rao,’ while Muslim folks know it as Ro Yor. This is
Introducing the highlights of Satun’s gorgeous geological trails after the deep-southern seaside province has been listed as a UNESCO Global Geopark site thanks to its tremendous archeological values. The trails are on lands and into the seas and some with evidences harking back over 500 millions years. Nobody is going to tell you forthright that
There is no denying that we are quite smitten by listings. From the world’s best to the world’s most everything, we love it all. We love looking at them and list some of them into our own personal bucket lists to later check it out. We want to be in, not out. And the lists
There is a saying that a set of Nam Prik or Thai chilli dip with assorted vegetables makes a complete Thai meal. And that is true when you consider how a typical meal in Thailand is usually arranged and served. Now that we are having a big Thai food renaissance in the Kingdom, it
In Thailand, the food’s names oftentimes make them auspicious. Take ‘Kanom Tom,’ the name that means ‘boiled dessert,’ in which the word ‘boil’ in Thai is ‘tom,’ that somehow, in certain situations, means ‘easy peasy.’ No doubt that Kanom Tom is fortunate-sounding enough to be included in the usual treats for deities back in the
For those who are familiar with the steaming hot, soft and fluffy rice – a staple in most Thai meals – this type of summertime rice might appear to be a bit of a surprise. Summertime in Thailand, needless to say, can be brutal. Scorchingly hot weather, perennial blaze of sunlight, omnipresent body sweat.
The world can’t seem to get enough of Pad Thai. That one is true. In all corners of the world, Pad Thai – a Thai-style stir-fried noodle – is likely to be available for your cravings. For the debut food clip that we are doing in this column, I can’t help featuring this iconic dish
Good day from the delicious den of Bangkok. This new column is going to be about foods and places in Thailand, ones that should give you a glimpse of our way of living. More on life, less on politics. But more times than not, they associate. I am a food writer now. But somehow
Thailand’s famous Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai will close to all visitors from February 19th to allow Thai Navy SEALs to recover equipment left in the cave after the international rescue mission extracted 13 members of the Wild Boar youth football team who became trapped by flooding last July. Speaking
Songkran revelers will have five days to enjoy the Thailand’s annual water festival this year, after the Cabinet approved an additional public holiday on Friday April 12th. Government assistant spokesman Colonel Athisit Chainuwat said that state enterprises, financial institutions, the Bank of Thailand, the Ministry of Labour and private corporations could adjust the holidays as
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today offered his well wishes on the occasion of Loy Krathong festival to Thai people and expressed hope that the country will be free from misfortunes and sufferings. Accompanied by his wife, Mrs Naraporn, cabinet members of officials, the prime minister floated a krathong in Klong Padung Krung Kasem in front
