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Trang's beauty shines through in stormy weather
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 17/06/2012
» When tourists hear mention of Krabi, Phuket or Phangnga, the first thing that they think of is probably the sea. All three provinces have broad beaches with fine white sand and emerald-green water. There are many little islands ideal for swimming or sunbathing and from November until April there is rarely any rain, just cloudless, blue skies. During these months, tourists both foreign and Thai flock to the three provinces.
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The pleasures of phetchaburi
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/07/2012
» For most people, the mention of Thailand's Central Region brings to mind the provinces of Ayutthaya, Ang Thong, Suphan Buri and Nakhon Sawan, all of which are relatively close to Bangkok and linked to the capital by shared history and geographical features. Phetchaburi province on the sea is often left out when talking about the Central Region, but a look at the map shows it clearly belongs.
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In search of the perfect papaya
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 20/01/2013
» For most Thais, mention of the word "papaya" usually summons up thoughts of som tam, but the significance of this common fruit isn't limited to its role as the chief ingredients in that sour and spicy salad. It has many other uses, some with deep roots in traditional Thai culture.
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The sweet crop with a host of uses
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 27/01/2013
» When you see sugar in the market as the tan-coloured cakes called nam tan buek in Thai, or as nam tan peeb, the paste or liquid sold in containers, it is a type that comes from sugar palm or coconut trees. But if it is the white, granulated sugar known as nam tan sai, you will automatically recognise it as coming from sugar-cane. Most people will also probably know that Thailand is one of the major producers of cane sugar in Asia.
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Pak boong's flying circus
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 06/04/2014
» People who pay attention to food know that cooking soup and stir-frying vegetables to perfection is a gift that God bestowed specially on Chinese cooks. Stir-frying vegetables would seem to be a simple thing, but in fact, it’s not. Doing it properly requires a store of precise accumulated knowledge. How soft or hard is the vegetable? How does this affect the length of time it should remain on the fire? How hot should the cooking fire be? What seasonings should be used, and at which point during the frying process should they be added?
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A fond foodie farewell
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 01/06/2014
» Last week was Satun, this week we’re off to Trang, the final stage of my tour of the South. This province isn’t one of the top tourist destinations like Krabi, Phangnga or Phuket, but it is ideal for those who prefer a quiet spot with beautiful beaches without mobs of tourists swarming around, a place where they can spend time looking at interesting local attractions and finding good things to eat.
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Food for all seasons
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/10/2014
» Why is it that in the past Thais ate seasonally, cooking different dishes at different times of the year? One reason is that they lived much closer to nature than most of us do now. They understood the natural cycles — what ingredients would be at their best in a given season, and what things were best to eat. The changing possibilities that came with the rotating seasons brought variety to the table.
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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.
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Mixing things up
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/08/2015
» In today’s column I’d like to visit an exceptional restaurant serving Chinese-Thai food. It is located in an ordinary-looking shophouse with the cooking area out in front. Customers are seated in an air-conditioned room, where they are presented with a menu with a long list of dishes. Those who know it will recall it used to be located behind the sports arena at Pathumwan but has now moved to Lat Ya Road in Thon Buri.
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An oasis under threat
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/02/2016
» Last week in this column I discussed Thailand’s system of managing tourism, one that is causing the degradation and destruction of many old communities and valuable historical sites. I suggested a number of reasons for this situation, some concerned with the tourists themselves, some with investors, some with the government offices that oversee tourism and some with an ongoing deterioration in the communities. This week I would like to look at what is happening in one riverside community in Chanthaburi, a very old one that is a new member among the ranks of the victims of Thailand’s destructive tourism policies and practices.
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