Thailand

Happy Loi Krathong

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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

Thai Safari

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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Tom Yum Goong from Thailand

Tom Yum Goong

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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Im Back in the UK!

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Dear All Members I have finally touched down after 2 weeks of intense filming and tasting my way through Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. To say the least it was an awesome experience! I made new friends, acquired a few more members, attended a Thai cooking school, delivered a tasting in Malaysia, did some [...]

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Little Gem in Thailand!

Rice and Tomato sauce wrapped in banana leaf

Im on the border between Thailand and Malaysia, quite hungry and very tired when a boy offered me some rice & tomato sauce wrapped in a banana leaf. It was only 4p but to be honest it was one of the high lights of my trip! Comment by M.Radzian M.Azman “Have it in the morning [...]

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Birds nest soup in Bangkok China Town

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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

Fresh from the Thai market

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!!

Chicken or Fish

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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