So, onto my travel-related rants. First, lets talk about street food. In NYC, it's basically the ubiquitous hot dog, pretzel and kebab stands. Wouldn't want to eat them, even if they were free. End of discussion. Now, lets move onto Thai street food (will need a separate entry later for food courts). I've been to Thailand countless times and on each trip, I never failed to get good meals from the street stalls. There is so much variety there. You can have meat, seafood, vegetables, fruits, etc of all types prepared in multiple ways. Best of all, they are not only good, but cheap too. A win-win combo, if you ask me.
For the most recent trip in June 2013, I went with my friend Sai Yeung Choi. This trip was SYC's first (but won't be last) to the Land of Smiles. He also gave high praise for the quality, tastiness and pricing of the Thai street food. He said one would need to pay double or even triple for something similar in NYC. Among his favorites are the fried chickens, assorted fresh fruits and grilled chicken skins and hearts. Mine include mango coconut sticky rice and the aforementioned fried chickens.
One particular fried chicken vendor deserves additional mention. His stall is located on the former Jusco parking lot, right next to the Big C on Ratchada. The nearest MRT station is Thailand Cultural Centre. I particularly like the guy's fried drumsticks, which goes for only THB5 or $0.16 each! I must have bought his food over a dozen times in the month that I was in BKK. You can get 12 tasty & freshly fried drumsticks for less than $2.00. What a bargain! He also sells wings and thighs. There's almost always a line at his stall and his chickens sell out fast. On some days, he would be out of stock by 3PM. No big surprise there.
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| Big C fried chicken stall |
Also, not to be forgotten are the Thai milk tea drinks. We preferred this over soda or beer to quench our thirsts on those hot & humid days. You can get one for about THB25-45, depending on the location. We were especially impressed with one small shop, who uses real tea leaves. We witnessed him grinding them during the preparation of our drinks. It cost only THB45 each or $1.50! SYC said in NYC's Flushing and Chinatown neighborhoods, you would need to fork over $3.00-5.00 each and it's the instant powdered kind. The ones made with real tea leaves, if you can find a shop that makes them, would likely cost even more money.
Anyway, that's my 2 satangs worth on Thai street food.
Oops...nearly forgotten about Charlene, whom I think is the cutest & funniest actress in HK. Just a pic here, as no words are needed.
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| Charlene Choi |
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