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The embers of tradition
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 26/07/2020
» Grilling is preferable for many people as it makes food more aromatic and palatable. This cooking method is not only associated with flavour but also reflects characteristics of communities, types of fuel wood, cooking time, meticulousness of the cook and the adjustment of grilling tools to fit the purpose.
Travel back in time
B Magazine, Story & photos by Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 26/07/2020
» Nestled in Kanchanaburi, Mallika City 1905 AD has isolated itself from the outside world and exists in a 19th-century time warp, in which all 300 staff members dress in period costume and play the roles of farmers, vendors, artisans and villagers to simulate the old Siamese lifestyle along the Chao Phraya River.
Future-proof food
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 19/07/2020
» Khao gaeng does not literally mean rice with curry on top.
Exploring the old ways of old town
B Magazine, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 21/06/2020
» It was a Sunday morning and the skies were brushed with a streak of grey.
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.
Y2K Redux
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 03/05/2020
» Born in Japan and raised in London, Rina Sawayama is an artist caught between two cultures and identities.
Virus has revived the age-old Thai spirit
B Magazine, Story by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 26/04/2020
» Covid-19 has forced all of us to stay at home when we can, and when people are stuck at home almost 24/7, eating inevitably emerges as a top issue.
Hail the hawkers' haab
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 29/03/2020
» If you ever come across a hawker selling khanom jeen namya (rice noodles in fish and anchovy curry sauce) in a flea market upcountry, you will see diners sitting on small stools in front of the haab (the hawkers' containers loaded with food), with their left hand holding a plate and right hand holding a spoon.
How it all started
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 22/03/2020
» Knowing what you eat is not merely knowing where you indulge in good food.
Keeping it real
B Magazine, Story & photos by Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 09/02/2020
» Thailand can be dubbed the land of kuay tio (Chinese noodle) dishes. But we know very little about how they came into existence. It is known that kuay tio nuea (beef noodle soup) was created about a century ago in Chinatown, where a large number of migrant Chinese workers sold their cheap labour loading goods using their bare shoulders or pulled carts. Homeless and desperate, they took refuge in temporary shelters or storage warehouses at night. They went for the cheapest food, which was boiled pig or cow intestines with steamed rice. Peddlers sold the food in front of an opium den, where many labourers went to sleep at night after eating dinner.