Filleting Fish in Yangon
September 23rd, 2014 — 9:45am
Well before daybreak, young girls in Yangon are working hard filleting a haul of freshwater fish from the Ayeyarwady River.
Category: food
Jaew – Lao Dips & Relishes
September 22nd, 2014 — 5:50am
A couple of weeks ago, I promised Madam Pla Daek another post about Lao food. I’ve been extremely busy though with lots of traveling, so apologies for the delay but here you go…I hope these images get your craving Lao food and heading for the kitchen. In Laos cuisine there are numerous jaew, dips and relishes
Wet Weekend in Chanthaburi
September 22nd, 2014 — 4:26am
I recently spent a rain-soaked weekend in the eastern Thai town of Chanthaburi. It’s a pleasant provincial town with more than its fair share of beautiful old buildings which were built by Vietnamese immigrants in the 1920s. Most visitors to Thailand pass through without stopping, en route to nearby Trat, the ferry point for
Soup Seller, Phnom Penh
August 23rd, 2014 — 7:31am
A soup seller with her earthenware pot wrapped in lotus leaves sitting in a side street waiting for customers.
Eat Local
August 21st, 2014 — 5:51am
I love my neighbourhood. I have a choice of half a dozen fresh markets in the immediate area and many more if I care to travel just a little further. Every day around 5:30 I take a stroll down to one of them and make the difficult decision of what to buy for my
Bangkok Chinatown Noodles
August 18th, 2014 — 7:04am
I had a wander around Bangkok’s Chinatown yesterday and captured this familiar street scene.
Klong Toey Kitchen
July 29th, 2014 — 6:49am
A quick shot of another seemingly chaotic kitchen knocking out fantastic food. The cook at her woks is preparing dishes for a very popular take-away street stall in Klong Toey, Bangkok.
A Thai Classic
July 29th, 2014 — 5:45am
Pad Thai is a classic, albeit relatively modern, street food dish. It’s also one that can vary greatly from vendor to vendor, from underwhelming to superb, so it’s worth trying a few out. I also think a little restraint is called for when eating it. Somehow that second plate never quite tastes as good as
Scenes from Yaowarat, Bangkok
July 28th, 2014 — 8:21am
Here’s a few more shots from Saturday’s walk to Bangkok’s Chinatown. The network of alleys make it a endlessly fascinating place to explore. I usually start at a random point on Charoen Krung Road and wander along in the general direction of Yaowarat, ducking down any side street that takes my fancy. Seafood is