Seeing them put frogs in somtam nearly made me sick! Just backs up my idea that it is to be steered well clear of and never accept any invitations to join in with the locals.

Any Farangs that eat it (and I know some of you do!) are to be treated with suspicion. It's just not right.

My wife gets into it everyday with her mates and then has to run to the toilet an hour later mumbling "phet" and "stomach no good"

I thought the addition of "Balaa" and those small crabs was bad enough! At least my son is with me, he will not go anywhere near it and if he gets even the slightest whiff of Balaa he hurls. He will only walk through the market if we buy him a bar of soap which he holds under his nose the whole time.