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Banh Mi, Isaan,Northeast Thai style vs the real deal,Vietnamese food

April 18th, 2013

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While in Mukdahan my quest for Vietnamese food continued. Sure I now have a few places in town where I can get some decent authentic Vietnamese food, but my real search now was for Banh Mi. Actually an Australian I know in Muk mentioned just how popular Banh Mi was in Australia I have had great Banh Mi in The US,England, and a few other places around the world but never in Thailand. There is a vietnamese retaurant in Mukdahan call Ku Faet, the twins, that does offer some vietnamese food and I dropped in. The best part of the meal was a very nice cole slaw they do with a sauce having the perfect balance of sweet and sour. When I asked the woman where I could get a real Banh Mi in town she said they sold it at Ku Faet.
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Tags: banh mi, isaan, mukdahan, thailand, vietnamese food

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Sakon Nakhon Songkran Foodfest,Northeast Thailand

April 13th, 2013

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Songkran takes place from the 13th through the 15th of april. Unlike Buddhist Festivals that are Lunar, the date of the festival that was originally set by astrological calculation, is now fixed. Whatever the case in Thailand it is the holiday when Thais from around the world, if possible return home, actually quite a bit like Tet in Vietnam. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has turned it into the worlds biggest waterfight and 7 days of road carnage in Thailand.
Whatever the case from the smallest villages to the cities all sorts of events are planned. Sakon Nakhon puts on a foodfest on the 12th, the day before the start of the festivities that opened at 1600h, just as the cooling shadows fell on the street.
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Tags: Foodfest, isaan, northeast thailand, sakon-nakhon, songkran

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Do You Love Thai Food? Wanna Eat LIke a Thai? Are You Sure

March 19th, 2013

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People dream of eating Thai food. Well you can experience Thailands favorite snacks a lot closer than you might think. Jus in case you did not know Thailand has five times as many 7/11s per capita than the United States and one of the favorite reasons Thais have for going to 7/11 is for the fine dining experience. For the first time in human history, more people are obese than hungry. Aren’t we lucky buggers .

And don’t you just love your Tom Yum, actual translation is boiled salad especially with goong those wonderful prawns. Well if you really love them there prawns make sure to read Love eating prawns?

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Tags: diabetes, foodgasm, goong, heart disease, isaan, shrimp, thailand, tum yum

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Somtam, the Book, Thailand, aka Foodgasm Isaan

March 5th, 2013

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Someone is always posting about somtam here in Thailand. I have been sent to the best place for somtam in more places than I can remember by 90 day wonders and by people who think that the sweet mess they serve in Bangkok is the way to go. Sure what is sold in Bangkok might be somtam, training somtam I guess. Everyone seems to be an expert on somtam and with great disappointment I have tried some of their recommendations.
The other day browsing through a bookstore I spotted Somtam and the 77 Provinces. Okay so Thai Rak Thai v3.1 and the Prime Minister have still not figured out the number of Provinces in Thailand, but the book looked great. Okay reading the entire thing is beyond my skills, but not to worry….
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Tags: ais, foodgasm, isaan, ptt, sakon-nakhon, somtam

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Chinese New Year 2013,Sakon Nakhon,Thailand, Foodgasm

February 11th, 2013

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I looked at a few posts by other people around Thailand and noticed fowl in the fotos, but not so in Sakon Nakhon. Seems everyone was tired of the birds and for once were free from the barbie. Or perhaps the entire town was sold out. Whatever the case there was no shortage of food and for the VEGETARIANS in the group have a nice glass of fruit juice. Pork ruled,on the stick or on the plate there was plenty of pork on the grill.
No one got adventuresome and the grilled pork at one booth was the same as at the other 10 and the kebabs were uniform as well. Thai people and Chinese Thai included are not in the least daring when it comes to food so little different is ever seen at these events, It is only in the last few years sushi has made an entrance in Isaan.
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Tags: chinese food, Chinese New Year 2013, foodgasm, isaan, isaan food, isan, sakon-nakhon, thai food, thailand

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Let’s Talk About Food in Isaan, Northeast Thailand, Vietnamese Food Sort of

February 9th, 2013

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I have posted about Vietnamese food, the lack of it and where I have found it in some previous posts. As far as Vietnamese food is concerned the only authentic Vietnamese food I have found so far is at the Golf House in Ubon Ratchatani. What I mean is the menu is in Thai, Vietnamese and English and it serves Vietnamese food, not Thai imitation. A couple weeks ago I found myself reading a few travel blogs and was lamenting the information they provided when I ran across one pointing out Vietnamese Restaurants in Mukdahan, that I had not visited, so I decided to take a look. First of all why don’t people who publish online travel blogs use google maps, especially in towns where GPS is not even needed. Secondly when I see that they could not even get the name of the place I flashed back.
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Tags: cambodian, isaan, mukdahan, thailand, vegetarian, vietnamese food

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Lunch, at Menu Neua (Classic), Khon Kaen, Thailand

December 16th, 2012

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My favorite daytime restaurant, Krua Srisaard, is history. The property has been sold and Khun Suttipong and his wife Dtim are looking for a new premises. Ed and Jane are on their, generally, annual visit to the region from Canada so we all got together at Menu Neua, now also known as Menu Classic for an afternoon of food and drink. Don’t forget to click on the Title to view the entire post.
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Tags: isaan, isaan food, isan, khon kaen, menu-neua, restaurant khon kaen, restaurant thailand, thai food, thailand

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More About Food at Big C, Sakon Nakhon,Thailand

December 15th, 2012

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I would never have thought that my post about MK Restaurant would have raised the comments that it did, especially on Twitter. And, for sure I never knew that there was a MK song. Opinions are just that and we all have at least one and I am glad we all do not like the same thing. Do not forget to click on the title to read the entire post
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Tags: big c, isaan, isaan food, isan, sakon-nakhon, thai food, thailand

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Lunch at MK Restaurant, Sakon Nakhon, Northeast Thailand, Isaan

December 10th, 2012

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Truth be told I would not have been in the place if it were not for two 100 Baht vouchers. I do not like chains in the first place and if I want suki I go to one of the many suki restaurants that are usually all you can eat like one of my favorite in Khon Kaen. But aa voucher is a voucher and for what it was worth, it was not worth 300 baht after the 100 Baht voucher or 400 Bhat is we were stupid enough to come in on our own for the meal.. WE had duck and boiled pork ribs and kale and dim sum.
The sauces were too sweet the duck was greasy no crispy skin. The pork was boiled probably for days. The vegetable overcooked and in some kind of grazy. The dim sum was at best boring at least tasteless.
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