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Get your spicy clogs on, dears
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/08/2018
» Last week I wrote the story of one of the 12 boys and their coach from the Wild Boars football team who said he just wanted to eat some pad kaprao, the Thai basil stir-fried dish, after their Tham Luang cave ordeal between June 23 and July 10 in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district.
The water culture wars
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/08/2018
» The prominent role that water has played in Thai life for centuries has driven chefs to develop techniques for cooking fish with the goal of eradicating bones and fishy smells, the major obstacles to making delicious dishes.
Hazards that lie within
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/08/2018
» Although Thailand has multiple kinds of delicious food and snacks to choose from, consumers must bear in mind that they are also easily exposed to unsafe diets, which could subsequently land them with health problems.
Mackerel: Fish of the nation
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 31/08/2018
» Thai mackerel has its own specific habitat along the Gulf of Thailand. Because of its small size with a round and short shape, it makes Thai mackerel different from mackerel living in Indian and Pacific oceans, which Thais often call Indo-mackerel.
Pottery's rich history passes the taste test
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/09/2018
» Pottery is the oldest home appliance and food container still in use. Its important role in history endures, with the world's different regions producing their own brands and styles.
Old versus new
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 21/09/2018
» Culinary art keeps evolving. Nothing is the same when looking back 50 years, when the same kind of food was completely different from today. It is quite difficult to predict future food style. It would be possible that shrimp with spicy soup might add vermicelli or black bean. Or pad Thai might add red tilapia fish. Or soybean milk might replace coconut milk in green curry.
A tour of taste
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/10/2018
» The Vietnamese are no strangers to Thailand. Going back 230 years, to the beginning of the Ratanakosin reign, a group of Vietnamese were forced to move into Kanchanaburi province as a military troupe to protect the country from war enemies.
Gone, but not yet forgotten
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/10/2018
» Many aspects of the Central Region's cuisine have been lost over the years. Reasons include the death of older generations, a lack of "cultural handover" between old and young, and, for some dishes, complicated cooking methods that require a lot of effort put into grilling or stewing and for which many people nowadays simply lack time or motivation.
The most versatile dish
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 21/10/2018
» Fried rice, one of the single most popular dishes in Thailand, has something incredible hidden inside. It has blended into all culinary cultures for a long time. Its form is very flexible, with no strict format, which allows chefs to design and change the dish the way they like. It is yummy and inexpensive. Everyone can make a fried-rice dish.
Prices up, quality down
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/06/2019
» Of late, news reports state that vegetable prices are rising. This must be true. Three months ago I could buy some coriander and spring onion with 5 baht. But a few days ago, I had to pay 10 baht for a lesser amount of the same veggies. Not only are coriander and spring onion going up, but so are prices of other vegetables.