January 27th, 2015 — 3:58am
A favourite breakfast accompaniment of mine are pa ton go, Chinese-style doughnuts. They are widely available across Southeast Asia from the Chinese vendors and are often sold with soybean milk. I consider them essential when drinking the rich local coffee, overly sweetened with condensed milk. Tear a pa ton go in half and dip the
January 27th, 2015 — 3:20am
Over the past couple of years one of Vientiane’s most beautiful temples, Vat Si Saket, has been undergoing a steady process of renovation. The roof of the cloisters have been retiled and now some of the inner walls are being painted. The image above is how they have looked for as long as I can
December 26th, 2014 — 1:31am
On December 26, 2004, at the peak of Thailand’s tourist season, Phuket and the western coast of Thailand felt the full and devastating force of a tsunami. Today is a day of remembrance in Thailand, marking the tenth anniversary of the disaster. A multi-faith ceremony will be held at Tor 813 Memorial site at Bang Niang,
December 24th, 2014 — 4:01am
Here’s a quick one for lovers of pho. The Vietnamese dish is also a staple in Laos. My favourite, however, is khao piek sen, a chewier noodle tossed in a tapioca flour which makes the soup a little more glutinous too. With the cool weather we’ve been having lately, it’s the perfect breakfast dish.
December 24th, 2014 — 3:18am
I’ve been paying a few visits to a fish market close to where I live in Bangkok. At night the place sorts and sells sea fish trucked up from southern Thailand but in the day the catch is all river and farmed freshwater fish. There are lots of small mackerel, one the most popular
