Thai food – Life, the Universe, and Lani

🇹🇭 Can you cook Thai food?

Upon learning that I am half-Thai, folks want to know, “Can you cook Thai food?” When I was younger, the answer was no. As in why on God’s green and blue earth would I want to? My mom can cook wonderfully though, thank you. As I got older, I became annoyed by my mom’s badgering.

27/0923/12

🍛 What’s your comfort food?

The problem is my mom is an amazing cook so I have fond and savory memories of her cooking. I can think of many comforting Thai dishes she made that taste like home: Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup, Pork Knuckles in Sweet Dark Soy Sauce and a very simple Chicken Rice Soup that she made whenever…

@Baan Noi

I don’t like morning glory, but this is amazing.

@Chivit Tamada

@Doi Chaang

Food cart [Chiang Rai, Thailand, 2014]

@Fuji Restaurant

@The Golden Triangle

I love how coconut ice cream is the normal flavor.

Streetside khao soi

Neighborhood jok

06/0623/12

🍛 Food Addiction: Chiang Rai edition

There’s actually a site called Pictures of Asians Taking Pictures of Food and surprisingly I am not on there – yet. Most of my friends humor me when I take out my draconian Lumix, as I’m not cool enough to have one of those cameras with the big lens or a smart phone. I scream…