If you are
planning a visit to amazing Thailand, Bangkok offers a treasure trove for the
senses, with a colourful and vibrant ambience that has a surprise around every
corner, and if you are a food lover, prepare yourself for a once in a lifetime
experience.
Bangkok Street
Food
If you’re the
adventurous type and can handle spicy food, a symphony of tastes awaits you
when you are in the City of Angels, with firm favourites as:
- Moo
Ping – BBQ pork slices on bamboo sticks, paired
with sticky rice, this is a great way to start the day, and you will find
vendors everywhere, as they would have a motorcycle-kitchen and they stop
often. Moo Satay comes with a peanut butter-based sauce that once
tasted, is never forgotten, and the meat is basted while cooking, plus this
dish can be ordered at most restaurants. - Gai
Yaang – BBQ chicken
cooked over low coals, which is eaten with sticky rice and some amazing pepper
sauces. - Ba
Thong Go – Similar to
our doughnut, the Ba Thong Go is made into an ‘H’ shape and dipped in
very hot palm oil, and with coffee, is the perfect way to start the day.
Sukhumvit Road
The best place to
stay would be somewhere like the Novotel in Bangkok, as you are in easy reach of all the nightspots, with
Nana, Soi Cowboy and the trendy area of Thong Lor, where you can club until the
early hours. Skytrain makes travelling along Sukhumvit very easy and you have
an interconnecting network that takes you around this huge city and it costs
next to nothing.
Seafood
Restaurants
They are to be
found everywhere in Bangkok, especially near the Chao Phraya River, which runs
through the heart of the city and into the Bay of Thailand. The Thais have a
type of restaurant called Raan Daam Saang, which means ‘food to order’
and they will cook almost any dish and if you ask for recommendations, they are
more than happy to oblige. Crab, crayfish and lobster are best enjoyed at the
premier restaurants, where you would enjoy 5-star service, plus some evening
entertainment.
Sweet &
Spicy
Thai cuisine is
most definitely an assault on the taste buds, with strong spices and very
sweet, rich tastes, with no bland dishes, Thai food is known for its unique
flavours, and the southern dishes are by far the hottest and should be approached
with some caution. Thai desserts really are something else, not only in taste,
but also presentation, and with coconut, lychee and mango, fruit dishes are
unique and very healthy in moderation.
Chinese Cuisine
In the Chinatown
section of Bangkok, there are a few very old and famous Chinese restaurants
that you simply must experience while in this gourmet’s Garden of Eden, with
extensive menus and classic eastern style dining at its finest.
You can make good
use of the Internet by researching and reading a few travel gourmet blogs about
Bangkok dining, plus you can book a central hotel for the duration of your
stay.