Eat/Drink

  I am in the process of going vegetarian, so I have started to buy a lot of natural foods I haven’t bought in a long time. One…

  If you’ve been in Bangkok, Thailand for a while, you’ll probably know how expensive Cheddar cheese can be. Buying good Cheddar cheese in Bangkok usually requires a…

  Looking for somewhere beautiful to celebrate Easter in Bangkok? The Four Seasons Hotel is the perfect place. Easter at the Four Seasons Hotel starts with an Easter…

  I think I’m becoming obsessed with Charoen Pokphand (CP) Foods frozen meals. I don’t eat frozen meals often but, this week, I’ve already eaten three CP Foods…

  Mama Tom Yam Geung instant noodles are the most popular instant noodles in Thailand. They come in small packets, larger packets, in bulk and, of course, in…

  I’ve been doing taste testing at my Bangkok house this week as I decide if I prefer Ovaltine’s 3-in-1 chocolate malt drink or that of its closest…

  I’m sitting at my computer eating a CP stir-fried chicken and basil with rice frozen ready meal. CP Foods, or Charoen Pokphand Foods, is one of the…

  If you love to sit down at a casual restaurant and be served something that can only be described as ‘comfort food’, then Toast Box in Bangkok,…

  BreadTalk is a bakery franchise operating in Thailand that is quite popular with Thais. Being a Singaporean franchise operator, they specialize in Asian-style pastries so, at a…

  Milo, the chocolate malt beverage, is probably just about the most popular chocolate drink in Thailand. Sold in most restaurant and cafes, either cold or hot, and…

Kanum Jeen in Chiang Mai, Thailand is an amazing all-you-can-eat noodle buffet I stumbled across with a Thai friend the last time I was in the city. Unfortunately,…

  Before I start going on about cheap sushi for just over a dollar in Bangkok, Thailand, don’t go thinking I buy all my food at the supermarket…

  Have you ever eaten Pad See Ew (Phat Si Io) in Thailand and wondered how to make it? Well now you can, by following this excellent How…

  If you’re in Bangkok, Thailand you probably know that Siam Center, one of Bangkok’s largest downtown shopping malls, has recently gone through a major renovation. I was…

  After watching a video by two American women ‘teaching’ people how to make Shrimp Pad Thai, I just had to link to a video that actually does…

Colored rice keeps popping up in Thailand’s grocery stores in recent years. I’m not talking about the already-cooked rice that Thai cooks have added food coloring too either….

  Buying Chinese pastries in Bangkok’s Chinatown I was down in Bangkok’s Chinatown, or Yaowarat as the Thais call it, on Monday with a Thai-Chinese friend and, as…

  CoCo Ichibanya is a very popular Japanese curry house in Bangkok, Thailand. It’s been around for a few years with new branches opening up all the time,…

  My favorite Thai dish, out of the thousands I’ve eaten, is Pad Ga Prao Muu or stir fried pork with holy basil. One of the staple Thai…

    When I first came to Thailand and a Thai friend offered me Koh-Kae chicken coated peanuts, the idea of a chicken flavored peanut sounded a little…