tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post4487677796345973105..comments2023-10-31T22:41:48.247+08:00Comments on ramblings from a gypsy soul: Still nibbling on that Big Mangochristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-23935808820518328732007-07-02T10:38:00.000+08:002007-07-02T10:38:00.000+08:00Reesh, thank you so much for that interesting bit ...Reesh, thank you so much for that interesting bit of info! Now we don't have to wonder any more why it tastes so different. :) See this is one of the reasons I love blogging, it gives us the ability to learn from one another.christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-52370285196715031562007-06-28T14:53:00.000+08:002007-06-28T14:53:00.000+08:00The thai version of the buko juice "ma-phrao" is d...The thai version of the buko juice "ma-phrao" is different from what we have here because of one thing ... thai's boil their coconuts. Yes, even if they taste refreshing, they're actually not fresh ... but just as good. After "peeling" off the husk until the hard center shell is left. They then boil them in big couldrons - shell and all. Hence the super soft coconut meat and the extra sweet Reeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14818524715444619604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-72181246763561228482007-04-16T15:48:00.000+08:002007-04-16T15:48:00.000+08:00Sidney, everything was yummy! I would LOVE to see ...Sidney, everything was yummy! I would LOVE to see you do a street food series for Bangkok like you did for Manila. :)<BR/><BR/>Jo, we didn't have a bad meal, even the food on the lunch cruise was pretty good and had the mango with sticky rice for dessert, Yum! I can't wait for you to go and eat to your hearts content over there! :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Garrett, so good to see you. I've been remiss at blogchristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-68876720374459532752007-04-16T10:41:00.000+08:002007-04-16T10:41:00.000+08:00wow, all that looks crazy good!wow, all that looks crazy good!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794723829898024006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-66784434847928023422007-04-15T20:11:00.000+08:002007-04-15T20:11:00.000+08:00Good god! I was going from dish to dish, getting ...Good god! I was going from dish to dish, getting hungrier and hungrier, every dish sounding better than the last...and then I come to that sweet crispy pancake thing...oof! Everything sounds so so incredibly good! :)<BR/><BR/>And if good food wasn't enough...you topped it all of with a cute guy with a nice tush...perfect! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-14789280248214955262007-04-15T18:21:00.000+08:002007-04-15T18:21:00.000+08:00Yummy, yummy, yummy...Yummy, yummy, yummy...Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495108366627361182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-17520321937287471772007-04-15T12:36:00.000+08:002007-04-15T12:36:00.000+08:00Lynne, thank you SO much for this! That is so kind...Lynne, thank you SO much for this! That is so kind of you. :) The whole process sounds like so much fun, almost like an art project. I don't know if I'll succeed at making decent strings of egg yolk, but now I'd love to try! Will have to look for a thin funnel first. Again, thank you very much! :)<BR/><BR/>Hi Nina! It was great to finally meet you too! And to share that Sonja moment as our christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-27984016607553458112007-04-15T02:10:00.000+08:002007-04-15T02:10:00.000+08:00I love those crispy pancakes too! Gaah, they're re...I love those crispy pancakes too! Gaah, they're reason enough to go back to Bangkok (that and all the cute men *dreamy sigh*)<BR/><BR/>I have to get out of your blog...the pictures are making me so hungry.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyway, great meeting you last Friday! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-16766982864114409562007-04-15T01:11:00.000+08:002007-04-15T01:11:00.000+08:00Hi, here via Bookworm in the Pantry! The egg strip...Hi, here via Bookworm in the Pantry! The egg strips in the khanom buang sounded familiar, especially once I saw how thin they were in the picture.<BR/><BR/>I found the recipe I was thinking of in <A HREF="http://www.elephantwalk.com/" REL="nofollow">The Elephant Walk Cookbook</A> (the Elephant Walk is a Cambodian-French restaurant in Boston), or at least a close variation of it - Cambodians call Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-3533077287941538052007-04-14T13:02:00.000+08:002007-04-14T13:02:00.000+08:00I forgot to add: I knew you girls would understan...I forgot to add: I knew you girls would understand the lure of a fine hiney! ;)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-65567629324008189242007-04-14T12:55:00.000+08:002007-04-14T12:55:00.000+08:00The words "crispy" and "pancake" in one dish? I am...The words "crispy" and "pancake" in one dish? I am so looking for khanom buang! I've seen the Sweetest Taboo stall, though haven't tried. I remember passing it and being immediately attracted to the pictures...the owners knew how to catch a dessert fan's eye! I think it's on the outside of Virra Mall, on the same side of Gloria Maris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-51455415402969204342007-04-14T11:19:00.000+08:002007-04-14T11:19:00.000+08:00Mila, I rushed to search about it online when I go...Mila, I rushed to search about it online when I got back to Manila! I had to find out what it was and where I might be able to get it again. So good no?<BR/><BR/>Hi Lydia! Oh gosh, the heat, both from the food and the climate! It can do crazy things to you! :)<BR/><BR/>Midge, you're the best! That definitely sounds worth a try. Where exactly in Greenhills? Thanks so much! :)christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170119649259510290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-24906233409913155942007-04-14T07:44:00.000+08:002007-04-14T07:44:00.000+08:00Oh, how I envy you, Christine! I've never been to...Oh, how I envy you, Christine! I've never been to Bangkok and it's absolutely insane as my parents keep raving about it. Your food pics and commentary were so vivid, though; it was almost like being there myself.<BR/><BR/>As for the <I>khanom buang</I>, I am not sure if you've ever seen the Sweetest Taboo dessert stall in Greenhills. They make these crisp Indonesian treats called <I>mertabak</Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-19007961565978991772007-04-14T03:41:00.000+08:002007-04-14T03:41:00.000+08:00I can feel the heat, and the chili peppers, jumpin...I can feel the heat, and the chili peppers, jumping right off my screen! As always, your travelogues make me hungry for adventure.Lydia (The Perfect Pantry)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18005372315838352874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10486650.post-45897283839436296862007-04-14T03:13:00.000+08:002007-04-14T03:13:00.000+08:00yay! food post! and you had some of my favorite th...yay! food post! and you had some of my favorite things like guava in chilli salt/sugar mix, catfish salad and those rolls, glad you found the spelling, I kept calling them the thai tacos (although thakos or however they spell it is a different dessert). <BR/><BR/>Of course a cute man with a cute tush is reason enough to go to the stall. Right choice Nena!Watergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108188644976124124noreply@blogger.com