The first time I had a red bean shake was during my university days in Bangkok. A constant mob of students parched from Thailand’s infamous heat and humidity weather cocktail, could be seen surrounding this one popular on-campus drink vendor. Since there was no real concept of queueing, in order to get a drink, we had [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Red Bean Shake
Posted in Drink, tagged red bean, red bean dessert, red bean drink, red bean paste, red bean shake on April 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Delicious Thai street food – Wonton Noodles (Ba Mi Haeng)
Posted in Food, tagged Ba mi haeng, bami, pork bone broth, pork wontons, Thai noodles, Thai street food, wonton noodles, wontons on April 27, 2009 | 7 Comments »
This is one of my favorite dishes when I was growing up in Northern Thailand. There was a Ba Mi Haeng vendor just around the corner from my childhood home. It was, of course, a small little mom and pop storefront, and the ‘mom’ vendor was always grumpy, so we took to referring to this [...]
Salmon Carpaccio, Thai-style
Posted in Food, tagged salmon, salmon carpaccio, Thai salmon, Thai seafood on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Salmon Carpaccio, Thai-style. Seems like an interesting experiment. I love raw fish, especially fatty fish like salmon. Seafood here in the U.S. is often served on the mild-side, so I find myself craving the big flavors found in Thai seafood dishes. I also had an amazing lobster carpaccio this weekend in New York, which [...]
