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What to Eat in Ayutthaya and the Central Plains
Grilled river prawns, roti sai mai, boat noodles and freshwater fish: a food guide to the old capital and a day trip from Bangkok.
Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
Deep dives into Thai food culture, ingredients, and traditions
Stories are the longer reads: how Thai cooks think about balancing flavour, how to stock a Thai pantry, how to eat your way through a street food stall, and how the food changes from one region of Thailand to the next.
They are written to sit alongside the recipes and guides, explaining the why behind the techniques and ingredients, with links to the dishes and places they mention so you can go from reading to cooking.
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ท่องเที่ยวและวัฒนธรรม
Grilled river prawns, roti sai mai, boat noodles and freshwater fish: a food guide to the old capital and a day trip from Bangkok.
Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Yellow jay flags, the Vegetarian Festival, hidden fish sauce and the Thai phrases that help vegetarians and vegans eat well in Thailand.
Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
การทำอาหาร
Granite or clay, pounding or bruising: why the mortar and pestle is still at the heart of the Thai kitchen, and how to use one well.
Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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The food behind Songkran, Chinese New Year, merit-making, weddings, ordinations, Ramadan and the temple fair, and what each table is about.
Oct 18, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Coconut, palm sugar, pandan and sticky rice: a guide to Thai sweets, from mango sticky rice to the golden egg desserts.
Oct 18, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Thailand eats two very different rices. Here is what sets sticky rice and jasmine rice apart, where each is eaten, and how to cook both well.
Oct 18, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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What royal Thai cuisine is, how palace kitchens shaped central Thai food, and the dishes, from khao chae to cho muang, still linked to the court.
Oct 17, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Why a Thai meal arrives all at once, how the spoon and fork work together, and the small courtesies that make eating with Thais easy.
Oct 17, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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How to choose a stall, order without a shared language, handle a noodle menu and eat like a local at Thailand's street food stalls.
Oct 17, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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How Teochew, Hokkien and Hainanese migrants brought the wok, rice noodles, soy sauce and pork to Thailand, and the dishes that grew from them.
Oct 16, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Rice porridge, grilled pork with sticky rice, fried dough with soy milk and thick sweet coffee: a guide to the Thai morning table.
Oct 16, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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From coconut curries in the centre to fermented fish in Isaan and turmeric-yellow curries in the south: how Thai food changes from region to region.
Oct 16, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Mai phet, kai dao, khao rad gaeng and gep tang: the Thai phrases and habits that make ordering food in Thailand simple.
Oct 15, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Pla ra, sticky rice, grilled meats and herb-heavy salads: a guide to the food of Isaan and how it became a favourite across Thailand.
Oct 15, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
การทำอาหาร
Fifteen shelf-stable ingredients that unlock most Thai cooking at home, with tips on what to look for and how to store them.
Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Thai iced tea, lime tea, pink milk, fruit shakes, butterfly pea, roselle, Thai beer and lao khao: a guide to what Thailand drinks.
Oct 14, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Peranakan dishes in Phuket Old Town, fiery sour curries, khao yam and roti: a guide to the food of Thailand's hottest region.
Oct 14, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Sour, salty, sweet and hot: how Thai cooks pull four tastes against each other, and how to taste and adjust a dish at home.
Oct 14, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Mangoes in the hot season, durian and mangosteen as the rains begin, longan in the north: a month-by-month guide to Thai fruit.
Oct 13, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Khao soi, sai ua, smoky chilli dips and slow-cooked curries: a guide to the food of Chiang Mai and the old Lanna kingdom.
Oct 13, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Fresh markets at dawn, floating markets, night markets and weekend markets: how Thai markets work, what to eat and how to shop in them.
Oct 12, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
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Boat noodles, khao man gai, jok and crab omelettes: the dishes Bangkok does best and the neighbourhoods where the city eats.
Oct 12, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
การทำอาหาร
Which Thai ingredients can be swapped and which cannot, how to store herbs and pastes, and what equipment you really need away from Thailand.
Oct 11, 2026 · 6 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
การทำอาหาร
From nam prik noom in the North to nam prik kapi in the centre and jaew in Isaan: Thailand's chilli dips, how they are made and how they are eaten.
Oct 11, 2026 · 5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak