Posts under ‘Food’

Somtum (aka Papaya Salad) is one of the dishes that every Thai and almost every “farang” (Westerner) I know in Chiang Mai love. Somtum is found EVERYWHERE from street stalls to restaurants.
This is  a spicy salad made from ingredients such as shreds of unripe papaya, tomato, long beans, peanuts, garlic, etc. These are all pounded [...]

Sometimes it’s nice to take a little break from a busy life (or touring, if you’re on holidays) and take a little breather to recharge our batteries. Luckily, this is easy to do in Chiang Mai, and just 20 min or so drive out of the city, we have the picturesque Huay Tung Tao Lake, [...]

It’s mangosteen season! What’s that? This is a fruit with soft and think purple rind, and beautiful, lusciously sweet, white flesh on the inside. Last year we had them by the bucket every night! If you’re in Thailand, this is a must try! Be careful though, to choose your mangosteen carefully. The most delicious ones [...]

If you’re in Chiang Mai in April, and would like to escape the madness of Songkran, you can always visit Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi’s beautiful Oriental Shop. This is one of my favourite cake shops in Chiang Mai, serving beautiful, but reasonably priced cakes and pastries. This month, they have the Ice cream Sandwich promotion [...]

In this entry, I thought I’ll tempt you with some delicious Thai food! This dish is called “Hor Mok”. It’s a steamed seafood curry, usually served in a banana leaf (but some restaurants also serve them in aluminium foil!). Ingredients include: lots of coconut milk, seafood, red curry paste, kaffir lime leaves and basil. The [...]

Red was the colour of the day as Chiang Mai’s residents got together to celebrate this year’s Chinese New Year. The streets arond Chiang Mai’s little Chinatown, near Wororot Market, were closed of for pedestrian. Celebrations were in full swing. There were performances, markets selling all manner of goods, and of course, the many obligatory [...]

This pagoda was built in AD 191, and can be found in front of Chiang Dao Caves, Chiang Dao. “Chiang Dao” means “City of Stars”, and is a small country town in Chiang Mai, about 45 minutes drive from Chiang Mai city. It makes a very nice day or overnight trip.
Attractions in the area include [...]

There are some interesting and delicious desserts to be had when walking the streets and markets of Chiang Mai. “Khao Lam” is a mixture of sticky rice, sugar, coconut cream and sometimes black beans or sesame, placed in bamboo tube and roasted. Can be eaten hot straight away or taken home, put in the fridge [...]

Khao Soi is one of those distinctly northern Thailand dish that you should try when you visit Chiang Mai. Ok, it’s not so good for the waistline, but this curry noodle dish is scrumptious!

Today we take you to of Khao Soi Sameor Jai, just down the road from Khao Soi Lumduan. This is also no [...]

Whist not a restaurant as such, Sunday Walking Street (Sunday evening street market) is a great place to go to sample local street food and delicacies, and the prices are dirt cheap too!
It’s a lot of fun browsing the hundreds (may be thousands?) of stalls selling all manners of goods and handicrafts, often handmade by [...]