Restaurant and food guide – Chiang Mai, Thailand
小笼包, Xiaolongbao, or เซียวหลงเปา no matter what way you choose to write it, soup dumplings spell out a good meal. If you’ve never had Chinese soup dumplings before, imagine if your bowl of noodles was made out of noodles, bite sized, and wrapped up for individual ingestion. That’s the gist of this centuries old dish.… Read More
More often than not the duck sold in Chiang Mai is roasted, and I love the crispy skin that accompanies it, however this ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเป็ดตุ๋น (braised duck noodles) has some of the most fall apart and delicious meat, let alone duck, I’ve come across in this sleepy city. Braising might be my favorate way to cook… Read More
There is something to be said about only doing one thing. Most animals tend to specialize in getting one food source. Over time they get better at finagling everything possible from said flower, nut, ect. Two things, Co-evolving to be perfectly suited for the requirements of the other. Now I don’t think the man who… Read More
Wings should only ever be served in the quantities “Heap-a Wings” and “Mess-a Wings”. An amount so large that they actually become the platform for themselves. One which the structural integrity compromises if the wrong wing is plucked; an edible Jenga if you will. At Sekai No Yamachan they understand this concept. Wings are an… Read More
There are a few questions you can ask to determine if a place is worth eating at. Do the owners not speak your language all that well, or even the Edit: There is now a full English menu with pictures. It doesn’t have photos of the actual food they make, but the food here looks… Read More
The versatility of noodles is something that never ceases to amaze me. They can me cut long or short, thick or thin, be stuffed or eaten dry straight from Mama’s plastic packaging. However, in Guay Jap they are rolled. For the longest time I thought little old Chinese men and women (more often than not… Read More
Handheld, meat encased bread. Most cultures that have these ingredients at hand tend to figure out the combination. While as an American, the hamburger stands atop this podium, the Chinese bao is definitely in medal contention. At Wikunpanich Salapo, east of the Ping River on Charoen Muang Road, you will find quite possibly the best… Read More
America has a way of taking other culture’s foods and ruining them in the best possible way. Burritos and chicken parmigiana are prime examples, but there is a nostalgic place in my heart for sauce covered corn starch fried chicken bites (aka sweet and sour chicken). While the version they do at ร้านอาหารช.สเต็ก, inside of… Read More
I’m a sucker for any food I know someone had to make with there bare hands. This is evident with every crinkle of the potstickers at Taiwanese Food Jinijao Dumplings. A small laid back place with a bathroom only accessible via the kitchen and ash trays on the tables outside. One can sit back and… Read More