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The reverent relationship of man and beast
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 17/08/2020
» In the old days, farmers considered buffaloes their best friends and they were deeply bonded. The animals were not just powerful, but were also very reliable helpers in rice fields. Nowadays, we rarely see the beasts working in the fields because they have been replaced by machines.
Only a prawn in the game
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 31/03/2019
» If you were thinking of treating yourself to some fine freshwater fare, then giant river prawn might well be high up on your wish list. Be prepared to get the wallet out, though, because if you've ever wondered what the most expensive freshwater creature in Thailand is, now you know the answer.
Wat's the centre of Mon tradition
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 10/04/2016
» There are only three days left until Songkran, a festival that is celebrated throughout Thailand, but that is especially significant for the Mon community. The special importance it has for the Mon may have to do with the strictness of their Buddhist belief and the firmness with which they have maintained their cultural traditions. When Songkran arrives they celebrate it in a way that preserves the original character and meaning of the festival, creating an event that we can admire or, better, take part in.
The fishermen hooked on conservation
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 13/09/2015
» Land-bound as we may appear now to anyone living in the city, Thai society of the past had an intimate relationship with water. Thais lived next to water and travelled on it in boats.
A small fish with a long history
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/08/2015
» Pla salit (gourami) is a freshwater fish that Thais have relished for centuries. It is not very big, but its great virtue as a food fish far outstrips its modest size.
Inmates show their innate skills
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 09/08/2015
» There is a place that we all know about — and every province has at least one. Few of us have any plans of going inside, but we are curious to know what it is like in there. I am talking about prisons.
The rich variety of thai curries
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 04/05/2014
» When you want to eat a quick Thai meal, there are plenty of choices. All kinds of noodle soup dishes, khao man gai (Hainanese chicken and rice), khao moo daeng (rice with Chinese red pork and sauce), kui tio rad na (rice noodles topped with meat, gravy and vegetables) and kui tio pad see iew (rice noodles stir-fried with black soya sauce), for starters.
The chinese restaurant kitchen's story
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/09/2013
» Every kind of food has its story to tell. For example, there is chu che pla nuea awn (sheatfish in a thick curried coconut cream sauce), a dish made with curry paste that is half-way between a curry and a stir-fry. It has fewer ingredients than a curry, just sheatfish, curry seasonings, coconut cream, kaffir lime leaves, palm sugar and nam pla.
King of prawns on the comeback trail
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 18/08/2013
» The premiere meat in Thailand is not Mutsusaka beef, Kurobuta pork (aka black Berkshire) or sable fish. Most Thais would give the award to the river-dwelling kung kam kram, or giant Malaysian prawn, and would be especially enthusiastic if the prawn were large, male and fat, with big, long claws and a colouration that combined green with deep blue.
Where's the beef?
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/07/2013
» There are always reasons for choosing the specific meat to be used in making a given Thai dish, and generally they have remained the same over the centuries. Khanom jeen nam ya (fermented rice noodles with a spicy pureed fish-based sauce) must be made with fresh fish _ dried fish, dried shrimp or pork won't do. Tom jeud bai tamlueng (a bland soup that includes the shoots of a morning glory-like vine) has to be made with minced pork, not minced fish or chicken, and kaeng som made with any kind of vegetable calls for fish and nothing else as the protein. Pork and chicken are out.