Mango (mamuang) and sticky rice (khao neow) is one of the famous dishes of Thailand.
It isn’t hard to see why it’s so popular.
Continue reading Thailand Food Exploration: Khao Neow Mamuang
Mango (mamuang) and sticky rice (khao neow) is one of the famous dishes of Thailand.
It isn’t hard to see why it’s so popular.
Continue reading Thailand Food Exploration: Khao Neow Mamuang
It’s taken me a long time to get around to it, but I think the moment’s right to talk about som tam.
More specifically, som tam Thai.
I came across longkong in the durian orchard we visited recently.
“Oooh, longan,” I said, before being corrected by our Thai host that these were in fact longkong.
I’m clearly someone who loves to be disappointed.
Why do I think this, you might wonder? Well, it’s because I adore buffets, despite the fact that they are usually pretty crap.
From sad pork pies at a wedding disco, to greasy scrapings of Peking duck skin at the all-you-can-eat Chinese, to dried pebbles of scrambled egg at the breakfast buffet, the intention is often superior to the food.
Are you getting your 5-a-day of bamboo? If you answered yes, you’re either an internet-savvy panda or a patently troubled individual.
Luckily, it’s what’s inside the bamboo that we’re interested in.