Showing 1-10 of 15 results
-
One size does not fit all
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 04/03/2018
» Twenty years ago, people would get excited when a western newspaper praised Thai food as a new sensation. Foreign tourists visiting Thailand were very much impressed by what they ate here. The number of Thai restaurants overseas sharply increased, signaling the newfound popularity of our cuisine.
-
Disobey our robotic food overlord
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 02/11/2014
» Thai food, in all of its plenitude and variety, has spread smooth as silk to every corner of the globe. But now it has come under scrutiny by a government unit that has created a device to define strict standards for recipes.
-
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.
-
Feed the world
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/06/2020
» School farming projects have been implemented for a long time. Most projects take place at schools located in provinces, where students plant and cultivate vegetables to be used for school lunches.
-
Surviving the tempest of time
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 02/10/2016
» Even though historical knowledge concerns facts and events that are often long behind us, they continue to hold interest and can be enlightening. The history of food is just one example. When eating kaeng khio waan nuea (the popular, coconut cream-based spicy beef curry), we may wonder where it came from and what it tasted like its original form. How has it changed over the years? Answers to these questions found in old recipes can help in appreciation of its combination of flavours and aromas.
-
Save our small shops
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 26/07/2015
» Supermarkets and small retailers have been on hostile terms ever since supermarkets first showed up here. If a supermarket opens in the provinces or in some amphoe, warlike rumblings can be heard.
-
Storm in a coffee cup
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 02/08/2015
» The story was a small one but generated a lot of attention, with plenty of conflicting opinions. A group of businesspeople, equipped with laptops and paperwork, went into a coffee shop and sat there for three hours negotiating and talking business. When they got up to leave they were presented with a bill for 2,260 baht — 260 baht for beverages and 2,000 baht for the time.
-
Flavours from foreign lands
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/03/2015
» We are always discovering new dishes, many of them created when the influence of one type of cooking brings fresh ideas into another. This process has always been with us, and is one way in which the global culinary repertoire grows. When a new idea is absorbed it is usually adapted to use local ingredients and techniques that make it appetising to the cook’s personal taste. Adaptation of this kind takes place in all countries and cultures.
-
Watching the chef at work
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 07/12/2014
» Here in Bangkok there is a small restaurant — there is just one long table with seating for 12 — where the prices are well into the high-end range. There are just enough seats to accommodate an executive group. The layout is unusual, with a spacious kitchen in the same space as the dining area, so customers can view a cooking system that is orderly, clean and modern. The decor and lighting are attractively contemporary.
-
The old ways of making rice nice
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/10/2014
» Everything evolves and changes. Even cooking rice evolves in ways to keep it tasty and appealing. Nowadays we have electric rice cookers and microwave ovens. All you have to do is push a button and let the electricity do the work. You don't need any special skill or technique. But before we reached this point, the situation was more complicated.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links
Did you find what you were looking for? Have you got some comments for us?
