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Where food meets faith
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 11/03/2018
» In the past, food and religion were seen as inseparable parts of daily life by Thais. There are several reasons behind this thinking -- some that one may say represents the Thai spirit.
Like the good old days
Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 11/02/2018
» In the past, it was an everyday practice to prepare food for your guests. The Thai people’s way of life was still very much tied to the fields. They travelled by boats.
What's not to miss in Prachuap Khiri Khan?
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 29/10/2017
» A local road trip usually comes with new ambience, nature trails, dwellings and buildings unique to that particular neighbourhood. But that's only superficial. If you really want to get the local experience, food is the answer. Local dishes perfectly represent a community's identity.
A sunshine state of mind
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 25/06/2017
» There's more than a handful of things that Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Bangkok have in common. For one, both places are hot, humid and rainy. Another thing is that they are both swarmed by mosquitoes, and palm, coconut and banana trees can be seen everywhere. A visit to Fort Lauderdale could very well make you feel right at home, save for the fact that cars drive on the right side of the road and the city boasts much better urban planning.
Gone but not forgotten
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 07/08/2016
» Many old Thai dishes that were familiar to people of a few generations ago are gone now, but among the old dishes, a number have been revived and are appearing on menus again. In many cases there have been revisions and adaptations, however, with new ingredients introduced as substitutes for original ones that are hard to find now, or that may no longer be available at all.
A tale of two markets
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 10/08/2014
» In Thailand when we talk about a market, the term is too broad to give a clear picture of the kind of place we mean. But if we specify a fruit market, or a market for vegetables, flowers or seafood, or maybe a floating or weekend market, listeners get a better idea of what we’re talking about and what types of goods are sold there.
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.
For top Thai cuisine, use your noodle
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/10/2012
» There may be more kui tio, noodle dishes, in Thailand than anywhere else. Even a partial list covers a number of noodle dishes. There's kui tio moo (rice noodles with pork), kui tio nuea (rice noodles with beef), kui tio luk chin pla (rice noodles with balls of pounded fish meat) and ba mee moo daeng (wheat noodles with Chinese red pork) or kui tio baeb Kwangtoong (Cantonese-style rice noodles). Also popular are yen ta fo (a rice noodle dish with a red sauce), kui tio Kae (Khae Chinese-style rice noodles) and kui tio Hailam (Hainanese-style rice noodles). And of course we have the standby, kui tio ped (rice noodles with duck meat), kui tio khaek (a curried rice noodle dish), khao soi (a curried wheat noodle dish), kui tio nuea liang (a beef noodle dish from Chanthaburi Province), kui tio kai mara (rice noodles with chicken and bitter melon), kui tio kai cheek baeb Ayutthaya (Ayutthaya-style rice noodles with chicken meat broken into pieces by hand). Also popular here are the Vietnamese chicken or beef rice noodles called pho. And then there are the new ones that keep appearing.
A beautiful work in progress
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/09/2012
» These days you often hear people wondering if Thai food is as good as it used to be. Has the quality of Thai cooking gone down? The answer is, no, it's no worse than it was in the past, just different.
Restaurants Devasted by Deluge
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/01/2012
» Nature seems to have been on the attack in Thailand recently with frequent heavy rains, mudslides burying houses and fields near mountains, powerful storms causing waves that batter coastal communities and, of course, floodwaters from the North inundating central Thailand.