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Striking a sour note
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/04/2015
» Cooks don’t like the months of March and April, and not because of the heat. They take a dim view of this time of the year because it’s when the limes get expensive.
Forking out for a feed
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/02/2015
» When you are considering buying clothes, electronic products such as mobile phones or computers, or other consumer goods to replace those that you already have, you can hold off if the price is too high. But the story is different when it comes to food, which is a necessity. You can’t just stop buying it because it costs too much.
The ugly truth about coconuts
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/09/2012
» Coconuts have been an important economic crop in Thailand for centuries. The farms and plantations that grow them extend over island and mainland landscapes from Surat Thani through Chumpon and Prachuap Khiri Khan, up through Phetchaburi and Samut Songkhram, and every part of the coconut tree has its place in Thai life. It would be impossible to calculate the amount of coconut cream, the subject of last week's column, that is cooked into Thai savoury dishes and desserts every day. Considering these facts it seems incredible that most coconut farmers in the country are impoverished, and that their fortunes seem certain to decline further in the future. But this is the case, in large part because of the way the marketing system is operated by the businesses that control it.