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Around October time, the Chak Phra Festival is held in Thailand which celebrates a Buddhist holiday and signals the end of the three month rains retreat for monks. As with any Thai festival food plays an important part. Enjoy our photographs from the southern island of Koh Pha-Ngan.

Chinese Moon Cakes are made in celebration of the Chinese mid-autumn festival of the autumnal equinox where the moon is said to be its fullest and roundest and represents a time of plenty. Find out more about moon cakes and the lunar goddess Chang’e also known as the Lady in the Moon.

Thai Iced Tea is just one of the many frosty drinks used to beat the heat in Thailand. In this post Kaitlyn explores Thai-style Iced Tea, Coffee and colorful Herbal Teas that are found in restaurants and at street stalls across the land. These drinks are easy to make at home for your own dinners, summer parties and barbecues.

Penang’s famous Curry Mee is a light coconut soup poured over rice and egg noodles. This is the final photograph from our Malaysian food series brought to you by our roving food reporter Kaitlyn Moore. Kaitlyn finishes her tour in the foodies favorite island of Penang in Malaysia – Thailand’s Southernmost neighbor.

Malaysia’s char kway teow, fried rice noodles with seafood and egg, is similar to Thailand’s Pad See Ew. Join Kaitlyn as she enjoys the food and the beaches on the Malaysian island of Penang.

This Penang Hokkien Mee – prawn noodle soup – is a street hawker favorite, made of a seafood broth and topped with slivers of pork and crispy fried onions. The latest photo from Kaitlyn Moore as she explores the delicious street food available on the tropical island of Penang, Malaysia.

Roti canai is Malaysia’s version of the flat Indian bread roti, which is also a popular snack in Thailand. Teh tarik, or pulled tea, is a traditional accompaniment. This is a combination you’ll find hard not to fall in love with.

Malaysian-style Hainanese chicken and rice is a popular lunch-time favorite and people will queue round the block at busy times. It is very similar to the equivalent Thai dish of khao man gai but differs in one important way…

A bakery in Malaysia crafts tiny Chinese sweet lotus seed cakes. Kaitlyn Moore visits a bakery in China town, Melaka on her quest for the most delicious food in South East Asia.