• LIFE

  Only a prawn in the game

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 31/03/2019

  » If you were thinking of treating yourself to some fine freshwater fare, then giant river prawn might well be high up on your wish list. Be prepared to get the wallet out, though, because if you've ever wondered what the most expensive freshwater creature in Thailand is, now you know the answer.

• LIFE

  A pungent debate

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 24/06/2018

  » Three weeks ago, a report was published by the Commerce Ministry addressing the drop in garlic prices in the North. It explained the ministry had contacted noodle chain Chai See Mee Kiew to buy more garlic to make the krathiam jiew (deep fried garlic) that tops their dishes.

• LIFE

  Food for the intrepid

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 29/04/2018

  » When we travel as tourists, usually we like to try authentic local food whichever we visit.

• LIFE

  The South's bypassed beauties

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 18/06/2017

  » The South of Thailand is full of intrigue and mystique for explorers. Despite its reputation for being rain-soaked, the region can be enjoyed across all seasons.

• LIFE

  Fishing for condiments

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 27/03/2016

  » Think of a condiment that has all of these qualities: it is eaten throughout Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines; it is always made by fermenting the same natural ingredient; the taste is always the same so there is no barrier to using one country’s product from use in another’s national recipes. The answer: plaa raa, or fermented fish.

• LIFE

  A sauce of inspiration

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 17/01/2016

  » No unpopular food will ever inspire sellers to start savaging each other for customers. On the other hand, if the food product is widely enjoyed, has been around for a long time and goes well with a variety of different kinds of dishes, it may inspire competition and appear on the shelves under many brand names to give buyers a choice.

• LIFE

  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.

• LIFE

  A small place with big heart

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/11/2014

  » Photharam in Ratchaburi province is a small district that might seem unremarkable at first. It has nothing to draw tourists, is not important economically, boasts nothing flashily contemporary, is innocent of hotels and, in short, has nothing to attract the eye or make you take a second look. But if you stay there for a while and look at things slowly and carefully you will be fascinated by Photharam. There are intriguing things to be found beneath its modest surface.

• LIFE

  Look north

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/09/2014

  » If someone mentioned that they were planning a trip to Thi Lo Su waterfall in the Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary or Amphoe Mae Sot in Tak province, there would be nothing very surprising about it.

• LIFE

  Let the shop come to you

  B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 06/07/2014

  » If you live around Sukhumvit, Yen Akat or Sathon and want to buy bunches of fresh coriander and spring onions and some pla tu, it will cost you about 60 baht. If you decide to buy it at a market far from the middle of town you’ll need at least 200 baht for transport and a spare two hours. But if you live on the outer fringes of the metropolis — Om Noi or Phutthamonton in Nakhon Pathom; Thaa It or Pak Kret in Nonthaburi; or Lam Luk Ka, Lat Lum Kaeo in Pathum Thani — and you want to get hold of the same coriander, spring onions and fish, you’ll have no problems with transport or price.

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