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Songs for the universe
B Magazine, Story & photos by Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 19/07/2020
» With a presence and contagious smile that can light up the room, Thai-Italian singer-songwriter Valentina "Ploy" Giardullo -- known by her stage name Valentina Ploy -- recently spoke with B. Magazine about her life and music.
Chicken delight
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 12/07/2020
» A good variety of foreign dishes have been available in Thailand for a long time.
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.
Getting the milk
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 15/03/2020
» Coconut cream, or kati, has long been an indispensable part of Thai cuisine, both for cooking dishes and making desserts.
Making the market work for you
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 29/09/2019
» The market is not merely a place where you can buy ready-made meals, fresh vegetables or cooking ingredients; it is a mirror reflecting social conditions, livelihood, food sources, and the economic circumstances of a community. Each market features specific characteristics amid the ever-changing environment.
Prices up, quality down
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 23/06/2019
» Of late, news reports state that vegetable prices are rising. This must be true. Three months ago I could buy some coriander and spring onion with 5 baht. But a few days ago, I had to pay 10 baht for a lesser amount of the same veggies. Not only are coriander and spring onion going up, but so are prices of other vegetables.
Magical times
B Magazine, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/12/2018
» South Korean series remains a powerful vehicle of the K-drama wave that shows no sign of waning across Asia -- and Southeast Asia. And fans have a new reason to be thrilled as one of the year's most anticipated television series aired its first episode on Dec 1. Memories Of The Alhambra, on the Korean cable network tvN, has been made available to international audience on the same day as in South Korea via Netflix.
Borneo to be wild
B Magazine, Story & photos by Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/09/2018
» Landing in Kota Kinabalu, we weren't sure what to expect. The name, to most globetrotters, conjures up the sky-piercing Gurung Kinabalu -- a mountain whose conquerable peak of 4,095m entices both novice and serious mountaineers from all over the world. But we weren't here for that. We were here for everything else (that the Malaysian Tourism Board could stuff) in between.
Hazards that lie within
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/08/2018
» Although Thailand has multiple kinds of delicious food and snacks to choose from, consumers must bear in mind that they are also easily exposed to unsafe diets, which could subsequently land them with health problems.
Dark Times Lie Behind iconic children's treats
B Magazine, Jennifer Szalai, Published on 05/08/2018
» Jell-O might be the glistening dish of picnics and potlucks, but for Allie Rowbottom -- a descendant of the Jell-O fortune -- it's both a burden and an abyss. In Jell-O Girls, she weaves together her family history and the story of the classic American dessert to produce a book that alternately surprises and mesmerizes. Despite its title, this isn't a bland tale that goes down easy; Jell-O Girls is dark and astringent, a cutting rebuke to its delicate, candy-colored namesake.