Although I continually gush about how much I loooove Thai food, aside from my recent post on eating blood and brief look at Southeast Asian fruits, I really haven’t shared much about the stuff. It’s intimidating. I mean, there’s SO MUCH OF IT. And what can I add that hasn’t already been said about Thai […]
Archives for June 2012
This week: Where I get sick and eat some blood
Last week I had a bit of a cold. Nothing serious, just some sniffles from teaching all the smiling, sneezing children I see every day. I wondered, what do you eat in Thailand when you’re sick? I kept up a steady stream of coconut water, spicy tom yum and plain sticky rice to kick the […]
5 Ways I’m Becoming Thai
I joked with my Thai friend the other day that I was Thai and he was a farang as he was sweating after eating something spicy and complaining about the hot weather. The fact that I could communicate this in Thai further illustrated my point. 1. I can eat spicy food – And I do. […]