Bangkok Street Food
When I read Joshua Kurlantzik's fine piece on Bangkok street food, I immediately thought of my late friend Johnny Apple, who wrote an equally spirited and passionate story on the same topic a few years ago. One plus of Kuralntzik's piece: He gave props to the terrific Thai food blogger Austin Bush.
Johnny Apple, on the other hand, leaned on American writer Robert Halliday for guidance. The times they have changed.
But did they write about the same restaurants?
Interestingly, the only places Kurlantzik and Apple both wrote about are Chote Chitr, where Johnny raved about the mee krob, banana-flower salad, tom yum pla (fish soup), and mankheua yao (eggplant salad); and the open-air Ran Jay Fai. which is apparently the Thai noodle joint of all our dreams.
Serious Eats field trip to Bangkok, anyone?
Photograph courtesy of Chote Chitr.
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3 Comments:
The budget travel blog just posted a special for a trip to Thailand! How timely.
commonculinarian at 9:57AM on 01/10/08
Thanks for posting the link, commonculinarian!
Adam Kuban at 10:04AM on 01/10/08
mmm, Thai food... http://www.flickr.com/photos/sieburgm/24648639/
Thai streetfood is consistenly outstanding. Bangkok is a culinary dreamland.
NSW at 12:43PM on 01/10/08