Hi World
I was reviewing my Instagram and realized I have left out my food blog for a little while... Just a little.
My passion for food is still high as before. Recently, I just came back from Mauritius, Thailand, and Singapore. During this trip, I joined two local food tours in Chiangmai and Bangkok; and it was amazing and entertaining.
We found this local tour via Urban Adventures. This company operates with the vision of the sustainability of the local community, and to provide the local experience for the visitors.
It was a sunday, and a lot of local businesses were closed as many of them would like to go to the temple and church. After a 45 minutes drive and three attempts, we finally arrived at this shop to try the famous Chiang Mai coconut curry noodle soup - Khao soi.
I do not have a heavy taste bud, especially in the morning. But this stuff is a BADASS and I enjoyed it so much. This master-piece is made from wheat-and-egg noodles, a rich, fragrant curry-based broth, sides of crunchy pickled greens, sliced shallots and lime. The tour guide mentioned that there are always four condiments on the table: sweet-spicy-salty-sour. Customers can have a taste of the original dish and add in the condiment accord to their personal preference. Those condiments are usually being sugar, dried chili flakes, pickled chilli and fish sauce. There is another popular condiment on the table - deep-fried pork crackling. Thai people love it with salad, noodle soup or snacks. I ordered one serve and dipped it in the soup for a few seconds.....IT WAS INSANELY GOOD.
We took a short ride and arrived at our second Stop - On Soi Tantawan, northeast of where Highway 11 starts at Maya Shopping Centre, in Chang Phueak / Ban Sathaphon.
Trust me, you could not possibly find this shop without a local tour guide. A 100% local place with the 'best papaya salad' in Chiangmai. It was packed during lunchtime, I can see a lot of families and young kids in the restaurant. Salad is the superstar here, you can order anything from papaya, cucumber to mango and pork neck. The place even provides a self-serve condiment station for the customer. We ordered one serve of grilled chicken wing, pork jerky and papaya salad (I finished the chicken wing without a picture....got too excited). The portion is generous and spicy!!!
The tour guy took us to a dessert shop called Pinky milk for our final stop. But we were too full to eat anything.
Overall it was a great experience for the day and there are many more things to try in this historical town of Thailand.
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