Thai Ice Cream

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I-tim ice cream I love you. The Thai way!



Coconut ice cream in half coconut, the original Thai ice cream.

Available at Jatujak Weekend Market (JJ Market) near Bangkok Metro's Jatujak Exit.

All About Local Delis

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Name your favorite Local Delicacies in Thailand?

All about hot-pot

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Hot-pot carnival

Hot-pot is a popular dish around the world, especially well received in Asia.

In China, hot-pot is called huǒ-guō (a.k.a. steamboat, or you may call it Chinese fondue). Different provinces in China have its distinctive hot-pot. Southern provinces, such as Guangdong has its clear herbs soup hot-pot, Northern provinces are good at mutton hot-pot (shuān-yáng-ròu), and in Sichuan its Chengdu numb and spicy (má-là) hot-pot took the medal. In Taiwan, sha-cha hot-pot is on the heat, even Sichuan má-là hot-pot is also popular on the island.

Nabe (nabemono) is the Japanese answer to hot-pot. Common nabe are yosenabe, sukiyaki and shabu-shabu.

In Thailand, it is the combination of Chinese hot-pot and Japanese shabu-shabu, called Thai suki (a.k.a. suki). Also, Jim-joom Northeastern (Isan) hot-pot is popular in Isan and Bangkok among people from the northeast provinces.

Hot-pot is also well eaten by people in European countries with different names in their dialects. Switzerland maybe the country no one can afford to miss the Swiss fondue. Swiss fondue usually means a cheese fondue, but do not limited to hot-oil fondue. Chocolate fondue is also popular in Switzerland, France, and through out the European communities.

In Bangkok, you get them all!

For Chinese hot-pot, try:
Green Bamboo House
Silom Plaza, 491/42 Silom Road

Bangrak, Bangkok 10500
Tel.: 02.635.2724

For Yosenabe, try:
Kisso Japanese Restaurant

Westin Grande Sukhumvit Hotel
259 Sukhumvit Road (at Sukhumvit Soi 19)
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.207.8000

For Shabu-shabu, try:
Mo-mo Paradise
7/F, Zone Atrium, Central World Plaza
4 Rajdamri Road, Bangkok 10330

Tel.: 02.290.9007

For Sukiyaki, try:

Nippon Tei

Basement, Nantawan Building,

161 Rajdarmri Road

Lumpini, Bangkok 10330

Tel.: 02.252.9438

For Thai Suki, try:
Coca Suki Restaurant
Sukhumvit 39 branch
Soi 39, Sukhumvit Road

Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.234.1957 (central number)

For Jim-joom Isan Hot-pot, try:

Joom Zap Hut

2/F, Silom Complex, 191 Silom Road

Bangrak, Bangkok 10500

* Jim-joom normally serves at roadside vendors with seats, it is uncommon with jim-joom serves in an air-conditioned restaurant in a shoppong mall; Joom Zap Hut (over 50 branches in shopping malls throughout Thailand) maybe the only choice if one would like to sample jim-joom in comfort!

For Cheese, Hot-oil and Chocolate Fondue, try:

Chesa Swiss Cuisine

5 Sukhimvit Soi 20
Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.261.6650

For Ice Cream Fondue, try:

Häagen-Dazs
Central World branch

3/F, Zone Atrium, Central World Plaza
4 Rajaramri Road, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.613.1460

Enjoy!

khao-Chae @ Baan Prachachuen

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Thai New Year SongKran Festival
Khao-Chae

April 13 - 15 is New Year for the Thais better known as Songkran, traditionally people eat khao-chae (rice soaked in icy jasmine-scented water, served with tidbits) during the festival of which falls into the hottest month of the year.

Last week, I went to Baan Prachachuen (run by grand daughter of ML Promsri Pibulsongkram) to sample the country probably best khao-chae set (Baht 250), and it was delightful.

1. ice cube; 2. jasmine-scented water with jasmine blossoms

3. tidbits (Luk Kapi (deep-fried fermented shrimp paste balls), Hom Daeng Yud Sai (deep-fried shallots stuffed with minced fish), Prik Yuak Sord Sai (banana chili pepper stuffed with minced pork wrapped in egg netting), Moo Foi (shredded sweet pork), Chai Pow Pad Wan (stir-fried sweet dry turnip with egg);
4. carved vegetables

5. put some ice cube; 6. pour some jasmine-scented water

7. my set of khao-chae Baht 250

BAAN PRACHACHUEN ****
37 Prachachuen Soi 33

Bangsu, Bangkok 10800

Tel.: 02.585.1323

Open daily 11:00 - 15:00
Pay (food only for two): around THB 500 (THB 250 per set)

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