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"Bo bpen nyang, say I."
And all this time I thought you was a city boy!
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Have a nice lunch at Point Loma Seafoods. Very casual.
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If you find some time at the airport, why not check out it's food court. It would be interesting to find if it has anything good to offer.
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Import Food had a good walking tour of some excellent spots around the Giant Swing.
My only recommendation, though, is that it helps to read Thai script and numbers to find the places.
Chop dii
Maybe printing out the photos of the storefronts could also be useful. It would be extremely difficult to locate these without my wife.
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The Importfood.com Saochingcha guide is full of great eateries. The ones we have tried have all been exceptional.
My personal recs, all over Bangkok, are here: Cheap Eats
At Aw Taw Kaw, be sure to try the ba mee this lady's stall:
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You forgot the King!
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... if you like durian I was told by my housekeeper and father that montong or golden pillow is the best. Less smelly if I remember right and the one to try newbies on. Someone still in Thailand can probably correct me if I am remember that wrong. Hey it was 15 years ago cut me a break ok?
But, do they still taste of a perfect combination of onion and gasoline?
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"How can you live in Bangkok and not have eaten at Dosa King? That's terrible!"
Maybe, if one has found Indian food not to one's liking, one might live in Bangkok without any intention of ever visiting Dosa King.
Maybe if one had a sense of humour, one might have appreciated the comment for what it was...
From past threads, I couldn't tell!
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"How can you live in Bangkok and not have eaten at Dosa King? That's terrible!"
Maybe, if one has found Indian food not to one's liking, one might live in Bangkok without any intention of ever visiting Dosa King.
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... you ever been to or tor kor market?
Be sure to try some ba mee:
From the ba mee lady:
Everything is fresh made, even her noodles!
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... do you really want to waste a meal in thailand on old school french? ... lotsa french places where your from no?
Words of wisdom!
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Knowing I liked chicken rice, our Singaporean friends took us to Pow Sing.
It is the only culinary memory I have of our 5 days in Singapore.
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There are lots of offal dishes in Thailand. Or there are dishes that use offal as part of the dish. ... If you know the owners or chefs of a particalar restaurant is from a different region then you may be able to order some dishes of offal that aren't on the menu. ... boat noodles were always my favorite as the good places would squirt fresh blood in the broth at the last moment and contain lovely pieces of offal. Hmm.. yum.
Since all Thai food isn't necessarily spicy, some of the "dumbing down" for Western tastes involves avoiding other ingredients.
Around Bangkok, although rarely found in restaurants, there are many carts and stalls that specialize in guts.
Curdled blood is standard in many soups and other dishes.
As far as the States goes, even restaurants around LA's huge Thai population avoid the innards.
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I ran across this thread.
It's a pretty good list of schools, all over the country.
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Yes, I recommend the book (unfortunately out-of-print).
It's a great guide to the cuisine; helps you to know what you are looking for/at.
I just didn't want you to expect the locations (maps) to necessarily be accurate.
But, most of the described dishes can be found anywhere.
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The book is great for an introduction to street food, but don't get your heart set on any specific stalls or carts mentioned.
The book is a little dated and many of these small establishments come and go.
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Is it worth it to plan to cook while in Bangkok?
With so many cheap, great eats, and such tight quarters, many Thais don't cook!
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Yes, you can always tell a good restaurant by all us decrepit old white guys hanging out with our girlfriends/wives a quarter our age.
Although not half my height, she is half my weight.
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All I've ever had there was their soup.
Mighty salty!
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Any local taxi driver should know Hua Pla Chong Nonsi. It's in the southern part of Chong Nonsi, on Rama III. Although my in laws love they place, I have renamed it "Salt Soup Restaurant".
Next trip you will have to try Lek Seafood. It is very convenient, located directly beneath the Chong Nonsi BTS platform. I'm sure your friend knows it.
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They didn't use unicode fonts.
I switched to "Windows Thai" and it worked.
The first menu item was "raw" crab.
Just a couple years back a BKK women's club had a few member acquire worms from somtam pu!
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I'm definitely misinterpreting the maps I've seen. It looked like Chinatown was sort of a middle-ground for the city, but it sounds like the search continues.
I found that Bangkok maps, although they give you the lay of the land, they don't give you the variables, like traffic patterns and such. I've actually had it take an hour to travel 1 kilometer. I now own a scooter so that I can split traffic.
What appears a short distance can become quite a ride with congestion and one-way streets. After spending some time in this city, you'll find that even which side of the street you flag a taxi can make a huge difference in the drive.
For a casual visitor, I always suggest something near the BTS. From 6am until midnight, you'll have a hard time getting lost and virtually no chance of being taken for a ride. You can buy all-day passes and use it to explore the city from 10 meters up. I believe the passes also work for the Chao Phraya express boats.
Unfortunately, because I reside here, I'm really no good at suggesting actual accommodations.
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Yaowarat Road is sounding better and better. Judging from the map, it looks like staying there would provide me with great access to street food within easy walking distance, and also easy access to the SkyTrain to get to other parts of the city. Is that right?
Chinatown (Yaoworat Road) doesn't make downtown an easy access.
The Skytrain is quite a ways away too.
Unless Chinatown is your destination, I wouldn't suggest staying there.
What is your budget for accommodations?
Is anyone finding the ImportFood.com site working?
If not, I can upload the Soachingcha map.
Bangkok - Street Food - Simply Red
in Elsewhere in Asia/Pacific: Dining
Posted · Edited by Stupid_American (log)
There is no don't that I am a big fan of street eats, but I prefer mine to be a bit less mobile.
Impromptu eats, such as these, may lack the organization that more established carts have. Their facilities may not just be lacking, but totally non-existent.
I prefer more "established" carts, where the vendor has garnered a reputation, and although possibly hidden, usually has some some hygiene standards.
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There's something of interest in the second photo:
It shows the frugality of some Thai people. Notice the recyclable container labeled "Pop Oil"? Now, recycled oil might be a good alternative energy source, but it's use in cooking - a relatively common Thai cart practice - has been questioned.
I don't even want to know what might be in the green container!