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A tour of taste
Life, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/10/2018
» The Vietnamese are no strangers to Thailand. Going back 230 years, to the beginning of the Ratanakosin reign, a group of Vietnamese were forced to move into Kanchanaburi province as a military troupe to protect the country from war enemies.
The fish that makes a great catch
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/03/2017
» I'm sure that there are many people who have the same relationship with catfish dishes that I do. When they think of a particular favourite -- grilled catfish with boiled neem flowers and the sweet-spicy sauce called nam plaa waan, or the fish deep-fried with spicy seasonings and crisp-fried basil leaves scattered on top -- they crave to eat some right then and there.
Which bitter is better?
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/12/2013
» Children usually see the mara, or bitter melon, as a mealtime enemy. Because of the bitter taste that gives it its English name, it is hard to find a youngster who likes it. But as they get older and become accustomed to the bitterness, many people acquire a taste for it. It is said that when a person develops a taste for mara, he is beginning to get old.
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.
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.