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You can't beat the taste of local food
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/01/2014
» Just about every branch of the media, from television to print media such as newspapers and magazines, seems to share the view that readers, viewers and listeners are always ready for items about food and eating.
Community spirit lives on
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 08/12/2013
» Thailand's repertoire of food rests on three different bases. The first is the household _ foods to be cooked and eaten at home. Some of these dishes are easy to prepare, while others require more work, such as various nam prik (chilli dip sauces) and curries.
Making merit in bangkok
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 03/11/2013
» Every year the northern Thai community in Thailand gather at Wat Benchamabophit to celebrate a festival called Tan Kuay Salak. Although this year's event has already past _ it took place early in October _ it will be held again next year on the same day. It has been a tradition in Bangkok for almost 50 years and the schedule is well established.
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.
All your favourite treats without the trek
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/06/2013
» Picking up a special food item for a friend or relative is a time-honoured Thai tradition when one makes a trip out of town. It's not uncommon for a friend to make a request for a particular food that is available at the destination. The one doing the buying figures that the one making the request must appreciate the fine points of the desired food item and may have a particular shop in mind, and the buyer in turn may be interested in learning where the best place to buy a particular item is.
'Old' Pathum thani worth a day trip for taste and tradition
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 09/06/2013
» Suppose you want to get out of town for the day with a plan that includes a meal at an ordinary restaurant, nothing fancy, but with good food at reasonable prices. Also on the list of wants is the opportunity to enjoy a pleasant rural atmosphere, and perhaps a chance to see ancient sites and check out local arts and handicrafts. One destination that checks all of those boxes is Pathum Thani.
A mixed plate of cultures
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/12/2012
» The new year is almost here, and with it comes many good times. It is a time to forget about the dispiriting and boring things such as the endless political scrapping.
Thai liquor: In a glass of its own
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 02/12/2012
» We have all heard of the criminal who breaks the law and then pleads that he did the deed because he was drunk. Alcohol is held up as the culprit, and that is wrong.
Meal-Time mysteries something to chew over
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 18/11/2012
» Thailand is famous as a place where we are surrounded on all sides and at all times by food _ a paradise for tourists, especially aficionados of street food, and for Thais themselves. If you are travelling from Lat Krabang to Nong Chok and Ramkhamhaeng, you'll find a certain kind of food _ good Muslim cuisine, and plenty of it. But if you go from Charoen Krung Road to Yaowarat, the selection will be very different.
The man behind the final farewell
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 08/04/2012
» Nobody is happy to see a phra meru, or royal funeral pyre, being constructed at Sanam Luang, signifying as it does the death of a high-ranking member of the royal family. But the majestic ornate structures are nonetheless striking examples of Thai architecture and are the product of centuries of royal tradition and culture.