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A recipe for harmony on the streets of Bangkok
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/05/2017
» When the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced its decision to clear vendors from the city's streets, they didn't present a clear-cut plan for the procedure. Many wondered where the vendors would be moved to. Others asked if sellers would quit their livelihoods altogether and find a different job once and for all.
A flash in the pan
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 21/05/2017
» The most notorious pan in Thailand now is the Korea King pan being sold through social media and home shopping networks. The value-adding word "Korea" makes the Teflon pan seem more hi-so and eligible to be expensive. The product's advertisement claims that the frying equipment is worth 13,000 baht but the buy-one-get-one promotion offers shoppers two for only 3,300 baht. The importers are said to spend 15-16 million baht a month for such advertising but so far they have made up to 8 billion baht.
If memory serves
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/05/2017
» Something strange happens to people who have been around for some time and adopted a certain taste for the past. At times, it could be so bad that may make them either nostalgic or fussy -- maybe both at the same time. They can get depressed thinking about the fact that nowadays Thai food doesn't taste the same as it used to. Those bygone dishes may look the same, perhaps slightly different, but they simply don't taste the same. Such a disappointment is hard to swallow.
Head south for retirement bliss
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/04/2017
» Thailand is becoming an ageing society and some of us need to be well prepared. How will your life be after retirement? It's wise to plan how to get by in those possibly empty-handed years. Better than a plan is to save up now and purchase health insurance or, if life savings permit, invest properly. Make sure you get access to the financial aid and welfare from the government. Don't just age carelessly. You have choices. Make a smart one.
A sweet sausage for all seasons
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 26/03/2017
» When it gets to mealtime and you want to cook up something for yourself that is easy to prepare and won't take too much time, the first thing you probably do is look in the refrigerator to see what is there.
Going back to the grind
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/03/2017
» If you want to fix a Thai meal in a hurry, buy some ready-made curry or seasoning paste. You will be able to whip something up in no time. But if you want the food to really be delicious, you will have to pound the paste yourself. It takes more time, but it is time well spent.
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.
Home comforts
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/03/2017
» When you see a country housewife picking krathin shoots along the fence bordering her property and gathering pea-sized eggplants called makhuea phuang, she'll probably tell you that she is going to pound up some nam phrik (chilli dip sauce).
It's no yoke eggs matter
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 26/02/2017
» If we were to cast the situation of the Thai egg industry in the form of a story, there would be three main characters. First would be the big company that supplies roosters and chickens (the birds that produce the eggs) to breeders. Second is the large farm that raises chickens for their eggs, and third is the government official who controls the quantities of eggs produced.
Sour notes
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/01/2017
» Sour foods and drinks can play an important part in helping us appreciate the taste of the food that we eat. It is believed that they stimulate the tongue and allow it to perceive flavour more quickly while also increasing one's appetite.