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Tap jak of all trades
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 18/10/2015
» In the past, this column has taken a look at many of the plants found in Thailand’s fields and kitchen gardens — the trees that bear coconuts, bananas, tamarind, mangoes and papayas and smaller plants grown close to the house, like lime trees, chillies, kaffir lime, taling pling, galangal, ginger, lemon grass and different kinds of basil.
A heads-up on a tasty treat
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 11/10/2015
» There is an old Chinese saying that advises “if you want to be happy for a day, eat some pork. If you want to be happy for three months, get married. But if you want to be happy for life, go fishing.”
On the origin of dishes
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 04/10/2015
» You have to sympathise with the confusion a foreigner may feel when encountering Thai food on its native turf, especially in Bangkok. The visitor may have conflicting feelings; thinking that he knows something about what he sees, but also suspecting that he doesn’t. For instance, if the tourist comes across a southern curry and rice shop he will recognise it easily enough because every southern curry shop has a sign saying that it is a southern food shop, and often mentions the province the owners come from. Even if the sign is written in Thai and the visitor can’t read it, someone nearby might explain.
Off the beaten Trat
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 06/09/2015
» If you were to tell 100 people that you had just come back from a short vacation in Trat province, all of them would assume that you’d gone to Koh Chang, because tourists think of that island as a slice of paradise. There are more than 200 hotels on Koh Chang, and white sandy beaches and dive spots with gorgeous coral. Seafood restaurants, bars and entertainment spots abound, so it is no wonder that you see as many tourists strolling around on Koh Chang as you do on Silom Road in Bangkok.
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.
Mixing things up
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/08/2015
» In today’s column I’d like to visit an exceptional restaurant serving Chinese-Thai food. It is located in an ordinary-looking shophouse with the cooking area out in front. Customers are seated in an air-conditioned room, where they are presented with a menu with a long list of dishes. Those who know it will recall it used to be located behind the sports arena at Pathumwan but has now moved to Lat Ya Road in Thon Buri.
Duck in for tasty treats
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 16/08/2015
» Which is to be preferred, a hen’s egg or a duck egg? Few people would take a stand on this, even though hens’ eggs are cheaper. When making many different kinds and food, including most sweets that call for eggs, only the duck egg will do. It has qualities that the hen’s egg lacks, and justifies the extra cost.
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.
Storm in a coffee cup
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 02/08/2015
» The story was a small one but generated a lot of attention, with plenty of conflicting opinions. A group of businesspeople, equipped with laptops and paperwork, went into a coffee shop and sat there for three hours negotiating and talking business. When they got up to leave they were presented with a bill for 2,260 baht — 260 baht for beverages and 2,000 baht for the time.
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.