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More than just condiments
Life, Story: Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/10/2025
» Thais have several ways of adding flavour to dishes. Even simple dishes like kai jiao (omelette) and kai dow (fried egg) can be seasoned with condiments like ketchup, chilli sauce, soy or fish sauce.
Small amounts of big flavour
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 06/06/2025
» In a traditional city like York in the UK, it is surprising to find that one of the most innovative restaurants is one with Asian sprinklings.
Raggae sounds rock The Standard, Hua Hin
Life, Published on 04/05/2023
» Standard Sounds, The Standard's music talent-scouting arm, is bringing its latest discovery -- Thai reggae band Roots Tone -- to The Standard, Hua Hin on May 20.
For children, food should be equal
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 01/05/2023
» Food -- how it is prepared and consumed -- can be a reflection of social status. A commonly available ingredient cooked in lower- or middle-class kitchens can be seen as mediocre, but the same thing prepared by a renowned chef and served in a star-studded restaurant can be a symbol of wealth.
Travel platforms Booking, Klook partner up
Life, Published on 13/10/2022
» Booking.com recently announced a long-term strategic partnership with Klook, Asia's leading travel and experiences platform, offering travellers easy access to a wider range of attractions and activities directly on Booking.com in over 175 cities, across more than 30 markets in the Asia Pacific region.
Exquisite home dining
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 11/06/2021
» For well-off diners in Bangkok, especially now that the pandemic seems to be a continuous event, a 5-star feast at home is not just an indulgence but a quintessential affair.
Stand up and cheer
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 04/06/2021
» I first reviewed Restaurant Stage in February 2020 when it was just three months old and in very high demand.
A roti like no other
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 02/07/2020
» Last August when I had a chance to visit Narathiwat, I went to a morning market in the city. While strolling along a small alley, I could smell something nice. A-yoh aka John, the owner of a food stall was cooking omelette mixed with minced chicken on an iron roti pan. His daughter standing nearby was his assistant.
A failing grade
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 20/08/2019
» First it was rotten eggs in phalo soup served to schoolchildren in Prachin Buri province. Then it was criticism over a school lunch case in Nakhon Pathom where people took to social media, complaining both the quality and quantity of a lunch meal served to primary pupils.
The perils of overconsumption
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 04/12/2018
» Three years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) adjusted its daily recommendation of sodium intake and suggested adults not consume more than 2,300mg per day. But an average Thai takes 4,350mg of sodium on a daily basis -- almost twice the WHO's healthy threshold.