Temple of Thai »
14 January 2014 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
One of the most popular cookbooks of 2013, Pok Pok: Food and Stories from the Streets, Homes, and Roadside Restaurants of Thailand by Andy Ricker and JJ Goode has been a phenomenal achievement. Listed in AZ’s top cookbooks of 2013, Andrew Zimmerman comments “Andy Ricker’s a rock star and I adore his new cookbook. Perfect […]
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Tags: andy ricker, Chiang Mai, fish sauce chicken wings, Northern Thailand, pok pok cookbook, Thai cuisine, thai food
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09 December 2013 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
A big thank you to Pui at Pui’s Place Koh Phangan. She made us her Special Papaya Salad for us. Absolutely delicious! This Papaya Salad Thai(style) is surrounded by, peanuts, acacia seeds, baby bamboo, pickled spring onions with cabbage, sour sausage, eggplant, deep fried pork skin, boiled eggs, scallops and sausage. NB working clockwise from […]
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Tags: appetizers, chilies, Northern Thailand, papaya salad, Thai cuisine, thai food
Temple of Thai »
02 November 2013 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
We’ve worked with Andy Ricker to create recipe ingredient kits to make it a little bit easier to cook up the detailed Thai recipes in his long-awaited Pok Pok Cookbook. You can find a handful of recipes from the book, including Papaya Salad in our site.
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Tags: andy ricker, Chiang Mai, cookbook, ingredients, new york city, northern thai food, Northern Thailand, nyc, pok pok, pok pok pdx, thai food, thai recipes
Kaitlyn Moore »
27 February 2011 »
In Thai Tradtion and Culture »
If you have ever been to Thailand you will know how important the local Buddhist temple is in every day life. Many Thai people will regularly visit the temple to leave offerings for good luck and a sign of respect for the Buddha. Kaitlyn Moore visits a local flower market in Chiang Mai and ponders the ready-made gift offerings on sale.
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Tags: Chiang Mai, flowers, gift offerings, Northern Thailand, Thai market
Kaitlyn Moore »
20 November 2010 »
In Thai Tradtion and Culture »
Update 2012: The Yi Peng festival took place in Mae Jo, Chiang Mai on the evening of November 25th 2012. In Bangkok, waves of light twinkle down the Chao Praya under a glitzy fireworks show. In Sukhothai, their Loy Kratong celebration is more traditional, as teenagers in silk and gold costumes dance next to elaborate […]
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Tags: Chiang Mai, firecrackers, floating lanterns, full moon, Loy Kratong, Northern Thailand
Kaitlyn Moore »
11 November 2010 »
In Thai Food & Drink »
Thai sausages are relatively unknown outside of Thailand, which is unfortunate, as Thailand has a long tradition of preserving meat, and creating new flavors, with their spiced sausages like Naem and Sai Ua. Thailand’s street markets are crowded with vendors selling the local specialty sausage, grilled, smoked, or even deep-fried.
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Tags: Northern Thailand, sausages, street food, street vendor