Austin Bush

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Post-ride lunch: bai liang/melinjo leaves flash-fried w egg and fish sauce and garnished w dried shrimp from Phuket. 🍃 🥚 🍤 🍳👌🏻 #thefoodofsouthernthailand

80km and into the arms of my tender precious.

RACIPE TASTING: muu hong/หมูฮ้อง, a Phuket dish of pork shoulder braised w garlic, black peppercorns, black soy sauce, light soy and raw cane sugar. #thefoodofsouthernthailand

What you need to make naam phrik num, northern Thailand’s famous grilled chili dip. #🌶 #chiangmai #thailand

If you find yourself in #chiangmai on a Friday, don’t miss the mohinga at the Jeen Haw market. Savory, herbal, and with some really excellent lentil fritters, it’s a taste of Myanmar. #thailand

Free khao soi for Eid al-Fitr! #chiangmai #thailand

FREZH HAIRCUT BOYZ

A textbook dish of phat thai — wrapped in an omelet, as is common in #thailand #chiangmai

Some really, really excellent Chinese/central Thai-style eats in #chiangmai: kuay jap, a garlicky, peppery pork broth w deep-fried crispy pork cheek, offal and garlicky sausages; and just across the way, a really excellent satay, smokey and tender and served w a peanut sauce that’s a perfect balance of richness, sweet and spice. 😵 #betterthanbangkok #thailand

Makin them noods! Extruding fermented rice dough for khanom jeen noodles. It’s steamy, soggy, smokey, messy work. #chiangmai #thailand

Dinner: Grilled beef gently coaxed into tenderness w a hammer; Pa Daeng Jin Tup, #chiangmai #thailand #bourdainwashere

Dessert: the sai ua, herb-heavy pork sausage, at Mar Hia Market. #chiangmai #thailand

Pok Pok on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives

October 21, 2009 in blog

More Thai food-related a/v content: Portland, Oregon restaurant Pok Pok was recently featured on the US television programme, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Some brilliant recipes to be had, and I love how it's raining every time they step outside. I miss Oregon...