March 25: Snacks in Thailand
Food. Glorious food. Yes, I am a complete junkie for it. Call me a foodie or whatever you like, but I am especially fond of snack foods and desserts. Most especially - exotic or unusual desserts. And Thailand brings me "khanom" heaven!
"Khanom" is the Thai word for a huge assortment of snacks and desserts that are like nothing we have in the West. Sometimes, they come wrapped like little presents in banana leaves, like this one.
A little package of happiness. The banana leaf: Nature's Ziplock.
This is my very favorite treat. I call these "slugcakes" because they are so wiggly. I have finally learned that this is made mostly from coconut milk, and the green color comes from pandan.
Chips are usually Tauru's territory, but I am always intrigued by all the different flavors that Lays has which you don't see in the States. For example, Sweet Basil.
Another kind of "khanom," this one is also amazing. It's a small pumpkin filled with a sweet egg and coconut milk custard. A lot of Asian desserts play on the natural sweetness of fruits and vegetables, and they use ingredients that the average American wouldn't consider dessert-appropriate, but it totally works. This one is kind of like a tropical Thanksgiving.
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2011
2011
January (South Korea)
2: Grocery Shopping
23: Eating Live Octopus
February (South Korea)
28: Collage of Kimchi Cat
March (Christi in Thailand)
9: Christi in Thailand (Koh Tao)
13: More of Koh Tao
25: Snacks in Thailand
27: Lots of Rain, Lots of Rain
31: Rescue Off of Koh Tao
April (Christi in Cambodia)
3: Siem Reap
4: Day 1 Angkor Wat
5: Day 2 Angkor Wat
6: Day 3 Angkor Wat
11: Battambang
13: Phnom Penh & Killing Fields
14: More of Phnom Penh
16: Still in Phnom Penh
19: Last Day in Phnom Penh
30: South Coast of Cambodia
May (Christi in Thailand)
17: Chillin' in Trat, Thailand
29: A Thai Island
June (Christi in Thailand)
24: Elephant Sanctuary
25: Erawan Waterfalls
26: Elephant Feeding Time
27: More Elephants
28: Memorial in Kanchanaburi
July (Christi in Burma)
27: An Incredible Month in Myanmar
August (Christi in Cambodia & Vietnam)
22: Back Through Cambodia
24: Good Morning, Vietnam!
27: Call Me Miss Saigon
31: Hoi An - History, Beaches and FOOD!
September (Christi in Vietnam, Tauru in Winslow)
5: Hue-tastic!
7: Labor Day at Winslow Wall
21: Christi Comes Home
October (Tempe, Arizona)
16: Vietnam, The Rest
November (Tempe, Arizona)
14: Good Times with Friends
December (Argentina)
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