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Happy Loi Krathong

Now that I’m living in Asia I need to get accustomed and familiar with Asian culture and “how it’s done” in Asia. This is not as easy at it sounds but I’ve always seen myself as an open minded individual and I am willing to try everything once! However it was a bit of a shock [...]

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Thailand Safari & Thai restaurants in London

We’ve found him! Inspector Grape reports from Thailand: So here I am in the land of powdery white beaches, turquoise blue seas, amazing food and slightly over priced wines. I am of course in Thailand, again! Yes I decided to pack my bags and move to Thailand. A lot of you thought it was a [...]

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Finding the weird and wonderful delights of Bangkok China Town!

Finding the weird and wonderful delights of Bangkok China Town! Dawid goes hunting for Bird’s nest soup, Pigs broth & crispy oyster omelette.

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Tom Yum Goong from Thailand

Returning home last night after a dinner with friends I could still taste the exotic hot & sour flavors in my mouth of the Tom Yum Goong. This was very much a group effort and there is something magical and deeply special about cooking with friends. There was a lot of laughter, music, friendly banter, [...]

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Airport “salad” or not?

You arrive with your fancy unidentified dressing, green leaves and crispy topping, but what are you, where are you from and who are you? I wanted you because it said on the menu: Chinese Chicken Salad. So what is a Chinese Chicken Salad? To be honest, I have no idea but if I knew that [...]

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Birds nest soup in Bangkok China Town

You cannot leave Bangkok without visiting China Town!! Street eating rules here and the best kitchens don’t require walls or a roof! You can get anything here from pigs trotters to shark fin soup. I have always wanted to try “birds nest soup” a delicious delicate soup made from the saliva of a particular bird. [...]

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The Thai Cooking School

So Nonna was a man at the bottom end AND at the head of the school He runs a tight ship and nothing escapes him. We missed out going to the market because it was my turn to get the dodgy taxi driver, the one you get warned about in guide books. We walked down [...]

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Chicken or Fish? It’s all in the taste!!

Well I can honestly say that the Chickenfish tasted like fish in the end. There was so much chili and garlic on it so it is hard to say but the overall conclusion is that this ugly creature tasted like fish in the end! In Malaysia everything is served with rice so I had no [...]

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