Sanmai Has the best Ramen in Chiang Mai. Full stop. I usually stay away from words like “best” and instead use “my favorite”, but Sanmai is in a league of their own when it comes to ramen. I’ve tried most of the other dozen or so ramen joints in Chiang Mai, and while I haven’t… Read More
Ordering noodles in this country is easy to do but hard to do right. If you can’t speak Thai you’re either stuck with the “point and pray” method, or ordering off menus with pictures. Both acceptable choices but it limits the potential for your meal. You may not know what goodies are hidden amongst the… Read More
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 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
Like many American children ramen was my first taste of Asia, unfortunately like most American children it was Maruchan brand; basically the processed cheese of ramen. This bowl however is about as far from Maruchan as Chiang Mai is from the US. At Ninja Ramen you’re greeted with irasshaimase and leave to the sound 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