Food and Drinks

One of my favourite food

by Yin Teing on September 11, 2011

One of my favourite Thai snack is as below: Clockwise- starting from the leaf: not sure if it is sireh leaf but my host plant it by the river and it is plucked fresh white plate consisting of minced ginger, garlic, lemon, small green chillies sliced ginger- fried the black sweet sauce Take everything and [...]

When visiting Thailand, I always take buy coffee from roadside stalls like this: Sometimes the coffee or latte taste nice, sometimes it’s normal. But the price of a small cup of latte cost only between 20 to 35 baht.  Still, it is worth to try out. After I was staying in Thailand for a while [...]

Grilled chicken by the roadside in Thailand

by Yin Teing on May 11, 2011

When you are in Thailand, try out the grilled chicken sold in food courts or by the roadside. So far, each time I eat it’s simply delicious and not too expensive. If got chicken wings or drumsticks, the taste usually will not dissapoint you.

Most major shopping complexes in Thailand have food courts like the one at Central Plaza in Chiang Mai below: From there, you can go around, eat and drink to your heart’s content. Usually, there are English food labels and the staff there would at least be able to speak a few words of English.

100 year old Market in Suphan Buri, Thailand

by Yin Teing on February 11, 2010

In Suphan Buri, there is a 100 year old market. It is unique in the sense that the old structure, ie old shophouses are purposely maintained. The market is opened from morning till evening. There are a blend of old and new things being sold in this market. You can all type of things from [...]

Buying coffee from roadside peddler

by Yin Teing on December 10, 2009

As you travel around Thailand, you will see a lot of roadside peddlers selling coffee and tea. They sell the commercial Nescafe as well as the old version of coffee- that existed long before important coffee came by. A cup of the coffee/ tea cost between 10 to 20 baht. I normally buy from these [...]