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'Tis the seasoning
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/12/2018
» Most people who like to cook will also like to have their kitchen spacious, well-lit, airy and filled with all necessary utensils, a big fridge and a big cupboard for all those seasonings.
Stop and eat the flowers
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 01/07/2018
» There's a saying you may have heard about the Chinese and their relationship to food that goes, "They'll eat anything that moves except for bicycles." If that's the case, there isn't be much difference between the Thai and the Chinese as both will eat just about anything.
Net closing in on seafood's future
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 25/02/2018
» Just last month I visited Wonnapa beach in Bang Saen, Chonburi. We drove past a seller who was busy arranging her freshly caught pu ma (blue crab). Priced at 150 baht per kg, it was cheaper than what you would see elsewhere. But these crabs are tiny and apparently not worth all the cleaning, cracking open and picking to get at the small amount of meat. Furthermore, buying them means you are supporting the fishermen to catch immature animals.
It's a jungle out there
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/01/2017
» If you make a trip to a place like Sangkhla Buri district in Kanchanaburi, or maybe Ban Rai district in Uthai Thani or Dan Chang district in Suphan Buri, you'll feel that you have left the city far behind and are in a very different environment. So when mealtime comes and you get hungry, you'll probably want to find a restaurant whose character matches that of the town -- one with a view of surrounding forest and mountains, if possible.
Clean cuisine
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/10/2016
» Bad news, and not the first time that we have heard it: Thai-Pan (Thailand Pesticide Alert Network) have announced the results of analyses that they have performed on fresh produce being sold in supermarkets, major supply markets and small neighbourhood markets. It was found that many contain toxic chemical residue that exceed the legal standards.
Spores to the fore
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 01/11/2015
» If the weather doesn’t pull any surprises over the next week or so, people who feel a seasonal craving for the mushroom called het khone — the “termite mushroom” — should get some money ready and head off to buy some at a special place they’ve heard of or maybe visited before.
Let food be thy medicine
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/06/2015
» People who don’t do much of their own cooking probably think that preparing a meal is a complicated business. First it has to be planned, then the ingredients bought, and then there is the time spent cooking. After that there are dishes to be washed and cleaning up to do. Even then, there is no guarantee the food will turn out well. Finally, the money involved might be more than what you would have paid if you had simply bought the meal. So, might it just be a good idea to forget about the cooking, decide what you want to eat, where you want to eat it, and how much you want to spend, and then buy your meal?
A foreign but not forbidden fruit
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/10/2014
» When we hear someone mention khanom farang (a muffin-like sweet), man farang (potato), maak farang (chewing gum) and trae farang (natural trumpet), we know that the word farang means the item in question was a Western import into Thai culture. But the word farang itself has two meanings. One is the name of a fruit — the guava — that was introduced by Westerners, and the other refers to Caucasian foreigners.
Destroying the past
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 13/07/2014
» The close link between Thais and water, or waterways, stretches far into the past. The cultural basis of this bond can be seen everywhere: the structure of traditional houses, Thai professions, religious and other beliefs, customs, arts and crafts, and cuisine. All are closely tied to water.
Fish out of water
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 29/12/2013
» For the fish-loving foodie there are two Thai freshwater fish that warrant special attention. The pla salit (gourami) and the pla kod (naked catfish) may both come from freshwater streams and ponds, but in their physical appearance they have little in common. Also very different are their availability, the way they are eaten and their flavour.