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VIDEO: Thai Banana Chocolate Crepe (เครป)

(if you can’t see the video, watch Thai banana chocolate pancake here) Thank you for watching! Using a scorching hot flat skillet, the vendor first scoops a ladle of batter onto the surface. She then spreads it out with a broom like spatula. I ordered the Thai Banana Chocolate Crepe (เครป), which came with diced [...]

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VIDEO: Thai Gai Yang (Fresh Grilled Chicken)

(If you can’t see the video, watch Thai grilled chicken here) Thank you for watching! Few things are as neutrally delicious as a big piece of grilled chicken. This freshly grilled chicken that I enjoyed in Nakhon Pathom was juicy, bursting with flavor, and went marvelous with my accompanying bag of sticky rice. Grilled chicken [...]

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VIDEO: Salak – Snake Fruit!

(if you can’t see the video, watch Salak fruit video here) Thank you for watching! In English it’s called snake fruit, but in Malaysia it’s known more commonly as salak. One of my favorite things to do in Kuala Lumpur is go to Chow Kit Market, and that’s exactly where I picked up this bag [...]

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VIDEO: Thai Comfort Stew

(if you can’t see the video, watch Thai stew here) Thank you for watching! When it comes to Thai food, everything is possible and available somewhere if you know where to look… Even if you’re looking for western style stew! Served over a plate of rice, this pork stew mixed with carrots and potatoes, was [...]

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VIDEO: Durian Ice Cream (ไอศกรีมทุเรียน)

(if you can’t see the video, watch Durian Ice Cream here) Thank you for watching! I heard it was the best durian ice cream in Bangkok, so I had to verify. You’ll have to watch the video to find out the rest. All I can tell you is that the durian went up my nose [...]

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VIDEO: Thai Pink Noodles (Yen Ta Fo เย็นตาโฟ)

(If you can’t see the video, watch Thai pink noodles here) Thank you for watching! Along with Thai boat noodles and tom yum noodles, yen ta fo, or Thai pink noodle soup, is one of the most popular soup noodles. The broth is made undeniably rosy in color from the unique fermented bean paste used [...]

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How To Save Money To Travel

One way to either start traveling, or  to make travel last longer, is to save more money. This money saving technique I’m going to share with you is not about penny pinching – that’s the wrong attitude. Instead it’s about living frugally and being able to save money on the small, and continual things. Those [...]

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VIDEO: Thai Khao Lam – Bamboo Sticky Rice (ข้าวหลาม)

(If you can’t see this video, watch Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม) here) Thank you for watching! Thai Khao Lam (ข้าวหลาม) is an extraordinary Thai dessert. It begins with sticky rice, black sticky rice in this case, that’s mixed with sweet beans, palm sugar, and coconut cream, before being stuffed in a bamboo pole. The rice is [...]

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