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A taste of the past
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 01/01/2017
» When we take our first steps into a new year, starting on the path can be more reassuring if we look back on the year that just ended and put some of the things we experienced in it in one place. Over the past year, the Cornucopia column looked at many things -- among them, the old riverside neighbourhood along the Chanthaburi River, the Pathumwan area as it used to be; the informal markets known as talaad nat; traditional folk medicines; smoked fish; pesticides in vegetables; local dishes you can only enjoy by doing some travelling, and much more. Today I would like to review some of these subjects and gather them together into a kind of culinary and cultural tour.
Old names for a new sensation
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 10/07/2016
» When a popular food or way of eating remains a favourite over time, it lodges deep in people's memories. Even if the food in its original form changes or disappears completely, new ones that come in to replace it will often be referred to by the famous old name.
Stocking up on markets
Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/07/2015
» Last week I recommended that whenever you travel, you should try to taste some of the local food. Now I’d like to suggest that once you’ve become acquainted with a local cuisine, you might do some exploring to find the sources of the ingredients used to make it.
The pick of the bunch
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/07/2015
» Think of the qualities that make the banana such a useful fruit. It is available everywhere all year round, it can be eaten in a great number of ways, and it’s cheap. Thailand has many different kinds of bananas. The kluay nam waa is probably the most familiar of them, but there is also the kluay hawm, the little kluay khai, the kluay hak mook and the recurved and fragrant kluay lep mue nang, to name just some of the commonest ones.
Let's stop for a bite: Uncovering culinary treasures upcountry
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/08/2012
» If you enjoy visiting a particular province to enjoy the local food, you'll probably have a favourite restaurant there. And when you get a craving for certain local dishes you probably return to that restaurant because what you want can't be found in Bangkok, or if it can be, it isn't nearly as good.
Culture served up daily at-markets
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/04/2012
» In Thailand, markets offer far more than just food and household items. Anyone intrigued by the country's language and culture, society and environment will find a lot to interest them in a market, as well as things that give insight into Thailand's economy, creative ingenuity, handicrafts and regional cuisines. In a way, a Thai fresh market can be seen as a rich, living reference library on all things Thai.