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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.
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Wake up and smell the coffee
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 14/09/2014
» There is no way to know how much coffee the people of Thailand drink in the course of a day. In the future, when the population grows even bigger, they are bound to consume even more. Thais and coffee are inseparably bound, and it isn't only the taste that has hooked them. One of the pleasures of Thai life is to meet up with friends in a coffee shop and relax over a steaming cupful.
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Satun at crossroads
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 20/05/2018
» Last month, the United Nations announced the first Unesco Global Geopark in Thailand, located in the far-southern province of Satun.
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Everything but the sink
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 05/06/2016
» There is no need to think that the day is coming when supermarkets in Thailand will have lured so many customers away from smaller general-purpose stores that they all go out of business. The variety of goods sold in supermarkets and general stores are different, as are the customers who visit them.
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The sales pitch, Thai style
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 07/02/2016
» It goes without saying that everyone engaged in commerce wants to attract as many buyers as possible. Even if a high-quality product is being sold, it has to be presented in a way that catches the customer’s interest, usually by arranging it in a way to make it look most attractive.
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A beef about tradition
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/11/2015
» Until recently I had the mistaken idea that people were eating less beef than they once did. So many dishes that were once made with beef were now being made with pork instead.
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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.
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Ancient neighbourhood with an uncertain future
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/06/2014
» If you want to learn about a community of the past, it isn’t too difficult to track down information. There may be a book or website that at least touches on the subject, and which offers a description of the community in question, and you should be able to build a fairly clear picture of it.
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Don't let go of your khao tom memories
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 29/06/2014
» Eating is a part of any culture, and both the food and the way it is consumed are shaped by the cultural environment. The income of the members of the community, the time they have and the way they budget, their fondness for comfort and convenience, and local tastes all contribute.
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The rich variety of thai curries
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 04/05/2014
» When you want to eat a quick Thai meal, there are plenty of choices. All kinds of noodle soup dishes, khao man gai (Hainanese chicken and rice), khao moo daeng (rice with Chinese red pork and sauce), kui tio rad na (rice noodles topped with meat, gravy and vegetables) and kui tio pad see iew (rice noodles stir-fried with black soya sauce), for starters.
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