Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
it may distress some of you to know that food isn’t good all the time in hanoi (and there are nasty rumours saying that all *good* vietnamese cuisine, and certainly what we know overseas, comes from the South)–however: there is not a single person who doesn’t love bún chả. I admit I first heard of bun cha while bored on … Read More
and fried plantains, 3000 dong each. Doi Can street, Hanoi. (ed: 4000 dong as of November)
at phyathai there is crap all to eat compared to other BTS stations. still, there is a street food tent that’s open for breakfast and lunch: (this is the entrance, right under the BTS station–you can see taxis and motocycle drivers waiting for fares under the stairs.) And this is the view from inside. I’m eating congee here! it’s like … Read More
where I’ve been studying lately for the NY bar: amarin is conveniently next to a BTS (chidlom station is visible in the window), and more importantly, really close to the central world megaplex. which means that fewer people come here, so no one ever bothers kicking me out. bonus is that the food court is all thai and … Read More
the spiciest dishes I had in thailand were not the curries, nor the tom yams, but the *salads*. here’s the most popular, papaya salad (som tam): (Recipes are from Vatch’s Thai Street Food by Vatcharin Bhumichitr.) 2 garlic cloves 3-4 small fresh red or green chilis green beans 6 oz young green papaya, cut into fine slivers 1 tomato, cut … Read More
the stuffed moose are a nice touch.
红烧 naxi fish. naxi smoked ham (火腿). fried naxi cheese. naxi baba. lijiang white snow tea (白雪茶). lijiang ricecakes. tibetan sweet tea. tibetan tendlik. fresh Pu’er tea. across-the-bridge noodles (过桥米线). spicy dou-hua.
various rice rolls (filled with taro, cabbage, etc.) + sweet chili sauce and soy sauce, from one of the 29 vendors I pass on the 8-minute walk to work.
my apartment building is the white one on the end of this block, on baan phan tom (it doesn’t show, but the building is much newer than the others at only 2 years old). every morning I walk out this small side street (trok), past a couple of very busy and tasty looking food stands–wish I could get out early … Read More
another one of the happy things about food stands in bangkok is the availability of fruit! I really should take a picture of the typical fruit vendor: his cart is a glass ice box (so you can see what fruit is available), usually with pineapple, rose apples, guava, green papaya, and watermelon. whichever fruit you choose is promptly plucked out … Read More