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 05 December, 2009
Saturday Chatuchak Market Part 5 - Amazing Twirling Tea Man
One of the "attractions" of Chatuchak Market seemed to be this twirling tea man. Make no mistake, there's no irony there. His stall was selling iced milk tea, and to prepare it, he mixed the boiling hot water, tea and condensed milk (and maybe a few more) ingredients by pouring the potentially scalding liquid above and around himself, all whilst spinning around on his heels - quickly and smoothly.

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Want to see him in action? This video below shows how experienced and cool he is.

Read more... 05 December, 2009
Saturday Chatuchak Market Part 3 - Food
Every market we've been to in East Asia has had food of some kind on sale and Chatuchak Market was no exception. Here's some of the things we saw and ate, beginning with the ubiquitous seafood.

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We saw some mini doughnut brownie buns so gave those a go.

Read more... 04 December, 2009
Friday Street Food in Bangkok
Unless you're a street food phobic, the stuff is unavoidable in Bangkok, but for good reason. Street food is everywhere, quite varied and cheap as well as delicious! This post isn't meant to be a comprehensive listing or guide to what's available - Nomadic Matt has written a great post for that - but it does show a few of the things we saw and tried out.

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For snacks, it wasn't surprising to come across a box of spices to go with some cut pieces of green mango and other fruit. Being a fan of pickles, seeing the stuff makes my mouth water!

Read more... 03 December, 2009
Thursday Bangkok’s Suan Lum Night Bazaar
With hindsight, Suan Lum Night Bazaar was actually quite a relaxed place to browse and shop, not least because the night brought about a cooler environment. It was massive and tiring to try and look through everything, but nowhere near as daunting or as packed as the gigantic Chatuchak Market, which we visited a few days after.

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At Suan Lum, there's also a large, open-spaced food and drinks area which is great for a break in between browsing, but more on that lower down.

Read more... 01 December, 2009
Tuesday Delicious Burnt Fish in a Bangkok Street Restaurant
In between Bangkok's Central World and Platinum shopping malls, there was an outside (roadside) eating area that we had to walk through to go from one mall to the other (they're a good 10 minute walk apart).

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Well, walking through meant seeing and smelling all the grilled dishes, which basically decided our dinner venue for that night.

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