Yeah I would think that about right , as few Thais eat processed bacon , however they make up for it by eating copius amounts of MSG which is all but eliminated in the west
Yeah I would think that about right , as few Thais eat processed bacon , however they make up for it by eating copius amounts of MSG which is all but eliminated in the west
Went out a couple of days ago to eat at the local Thai restaurant, the best Thai restaurant around. It is known, only a little derisively, as the “Thai” restaurant because the cook is from Bangkok and prepares their kind of food, rather than that of Isaan. She had married Borey's neighbour, who works in Bangkok as a taxi driver, then moved up here and opened her one-person establishment. Borey likes to eat there about once a week, just for a change.
Pad preow wan (sweet and sour stir fry) with pork and fresh pineapple. Everything was fresh and properly seasoned. Not too sweet, with plenty of tart pineapple. On the side is her pork broth. Good for washing down the spicey food. It's the same broth she uses for her noodle soup. She keeps a wood fire burning under her broth pot most of the day and night.
She also makes an excellent pad thai from scratch. It doesn't taste like most other pad thai that Borey's tasted, which all seem to have a sauce that came out of the same jar.
The only problem with eating at the restaurant is the wait. When she's busy, Borey has waited up to an hour for his order. But he thinks it worth it.
Apart from the rice, the food looks like something withnall ate already and deposited it as waste in the crapper..
(The rice looks akin to the multitude of maggots errupting from his once rancid bell end).
Dinner at the commemoration (tam bun - ทำบุญ) 100 days after Mrs Borey's cousins death. He died of that typical Isaan disease, alcohol poisoning. So here we gathered together to do what? Borey's not quite sure. The two local priests showed up and had a service. Typical Roman Catholic ceremony, except in Thai (no Latin). Then a sit-down supper. Borey guesses about 100 persons attended. This is one of several tables:
It was all typical Isaan food, except for the salads in the foreground. The head cook for this event, Borey's sister-in-law, made the salads when she found out a new falang, who had been in country two days, would be attending with Borey. She figured, quite rightly, that he wouldn't eat the local chow. Borey had thought, since the new-comer was a Brit, that he should be accustomed to bad food. The salad was a nice mixture of lettuce, onion, hard boiled egg, poached chicken meat, and a good home-made dressing, eaten with spoons since forks are still a rarity here.
At 6:30 the next morning a few of the more hardy relatives were going to walk the kilometre or so to church with a substantial offering in the name of the deceased.
Borey had thought that Withnall, as a Brit, would be accustomed to this type of food also.
To be fair to Borey, withnall is quite accustomed to similar fare, and is a fan, provided nobody offers an explanation of the dishes to be consumed.Originally Posted by Borey the Bald
He likes to watch the locals watching him devouring spoonfulls of chile - a feat made possible by years of drug and alcohol abuse that volleyed his taste buds onto a different planet.
Withnall also like to watch the locals watching him devour their rice whiskey like a Biafran babe on the tit.
Nice display, Borey!
Keep up the continuing hypnosis - they'll get it eventually.
And then on to last nights dinner. (Borey's all caught up with the postings.) The main course was cobra. This is fairly rare item, even though the brother-in-law has spread the word that he will buy it whenever it is available. Borey doesn't know what he paid, but suspects several hundred baht for a snake about 4 feet long. First thing in the morning the BIL started by burning the snake in an open fire to make skinning easier, followed by gutting it. Then he cut it into large chunks and placed it (minus the head) into boiling water for hours, until the meat was tender. He then cooled the snake, and spent a lot of time and effort into getting the many little rib bones out of the meat.
Then the small pieces of snake meat went back into the pot and finished cooking with a few spices. Borey neglected to ask for the recipe.
So, what's for dinner? From top to bottom:
Assorted sweet potatoes (man thaeht – มันเทศ) (they're in season). The purple ones are very dark purple inside. The lighter colored ones have a yellowish/orange interior. Both taste similar to a sweet potato or yam back home.
Sticky rice.
Dipping sauce.
Grilled pork ribs. They look burned because of the honey, along with soy sauce, lemon grass, ginger, and lime juice, in the marinade.
The bowl of snake (sua ngu – Bory thinks ซั้วงู). Mrs Borey has no idea how to translate sua. Neither does the on-line dictionary. Borey has eaten snake on only 3-4 occasions, and would rather have chicken.
Assorted vegetables with a dipping sauce.
The wife translates "sua" as soup and says you won't find in the Thai dictionary because it is Isaan (Laos).
sua ngu how (cobra snake soup) is sep elee according to wife who also enjoys sua ngu sing, which I think is rat snake (and a lot safer to catch since it is non-poisonous).
Does the local restaurant offer Wi-Fi while you're waiting for your order?
Are you closer to Akart or Na Wa?
Thanks for the info. Borey was guessing that the word, like so many here, was Lao.
As for Wi-Fi, it is available all over town. An enterprising teacher has set up at least 3 repeaters around the village, so for 100 baht a month, Wi-Fi is available in much of it. But Borey has to get his internet from TOT.
Borey is located in the wilds of Akat District.
Dinner on the Kings Birthday/Fathers' Day was a peculiar event. That was partly because people tended to go out for an early meal. Borey's sister-in-law, with her two daughters, took her husband and her unmarried brother out to eat on the shore of Bueng Kong Long lake in Bueng Kan Province, where fresh fish is the speciality. Mr and Mrs Borey, went the opposite direction, down to Sakon Nakhon, where we lunched at Swenson's. Borey had a banana split plus half of Mrs Borey's strawberry sundae.
After returning home in the evening, the Borey's were invited over to the SIL's to eat and drink. Actually, everyone was invited: friends, relatives, and anyone passing by. While they always tend to invite everyone to come eat, this party was designed for that. The SIL had placed mats on the ground in front of her store, and grilled assorted meat balls, squid and chicken, accompanied by platters of fresh vegetables. Just something to snack on between beers or shots of lao khao whiskey. There was also coke for any children in the crowd. Anyone stopping at the store or just driving by was strongly encourage to eat and drink.
This type of party is not unusual on special occasions. On Christmas and Easter (this is a Christian village) some people set up tables loaded with food and drink next to the street, and invite anyone coming by to help themselves.
The party has just gotten started. At its height, about 30 guests were crowded around the grill, plus those just stopping by for a drink. The party continued until the food ran out about 2 hours later. Then about half the crowd loaded into cars and trucks, and moved the party to the district town of Akat, where an outside show was going on. Borey stayed home and played on the computer.
Finally, a good home-style meal. Sometimes the Borey's don't feel like eating Isaan food with relatives or friends. They'd rather sit home and eat something more familiar. With that in mind, Borey looked through the kitchen cabinets and refrigerator to come up with the evening's menu. This is what he came up with:
Macaroni and cheese. Borey had all the ingredients in stock, purchased locally at the district market and Lotus. The basic ingredients list:
Macaroni
Cheddar cheese
Milk
Butter
Eggs
Salt
Pepper
Sriracha Hot Sauce
And Borey threw in a can of corn and one of tuna, just to make it more interesting.
It was a nice change of pace from gaeng no mai. Maybe they'll have it again, in another year or two.
It looks like an albino hedgehog.
Sounded like a carbonara, without the bacon bits.
But i think he forgot to mix the ingredients.
And look at the date, 2007.
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