Sounds fascinating. Have a wonderful trip and an enjoyable time exploring all the new textures, flavors and tastes ... I am sure, you shall have lots to share and discuss and numerous recipes to try out !
It's quite a few years since I visited Thailand (I've used it a couple of times as a stop-over on the way to Australia) - but I loved the food and the markets.
I'll look forward to seeing your photographs when you get back 'home'.
This year I am taking a 5-day weekend (that's all I can afford) to stay in a B&B on an island in Lake Champlain (North Hero Island, VT.)
The place is quaint and I have a fireplace and jacuzzi, and a patio over looking the lake. I will be within driving distance of Montreal, Quebec and hope to make a day trip there.
I want to see where Ben and Jerry's ice cream is made and maybe even take in the Vermont Country Store.
I've been back from Thailand for almost 3 weeks now. Managed to get on top of all things that were left behind and am now desperately in need of a holiday.
I really enjoyed the country, the markets and the food.
There literally are food stalls everywhere and almost all do amazing food. Sometimes only one type of dish, but what they do, they do well!
The markets were full of stuff I only knew by name and sometimes not even that. They were much more hygienic than I expected as well.
seafood on ice at aw taw kaw market bangkok
one of the fresh markets in Bangkok
garlic and dried chili's
lot's of choice in curries
In total, I've only had one meal that wasn't good and one or two that were indifferent. Not bad for a 3 1/2 week holiday!
We also did a one-day cooking course in Chiang Mai. We were the only 2 there. We each made 6 dishes and a curry paste (and we ate everything ...)
I made sour curry paste and a sour orange curry, pawpaw salad (sum tom), steamed fish in banana leaves (hor mok), pork fried in curry paste with green beens (pad prik khing), chicken sate and hot and sour prawn soup (tom yum).
My friend made red curry paste and fish in red curry, thai beef salad, chiang mai noodles, some awfully sweet banana-coconut something in bananaleaf (I don't have a sweet tooth at all), fish cakes and chicken with basil leaves.
OK couple more pictures:
ingredients for tom yum and end result
It's a very tasty soup and quite easy to make.
Boil water, add galangal, ****** lime leaves and bruised lemongrass. Add crushed chili, coarsely chopped shallot, chrushed garlic, tomato,mushroom and lime juice. Also add something that to me tasted like sambal badjak but milder, they called it chili jam. Add prawns. Only simmer for another minute or so, then season with fish sauce and chopped spring onions.
Butzy, I've seen that Chili Jam before, when we still lived in Hawaii, but never tried it. My husband loves Thai food, but doesn't the names of any of the dishes that he liked. Now, here in the desert, there are no such places.
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