The local Chiang Mai noodle dish – Khao Soi – at a tiny restaurant called Khun Yai at the northern gate
One of the best parts of spending a month in Chiang Mai was exploring all of the different food they had in the city. In addition to the typical pad thai and fried rice dishes, you could find an assortment of awesome curries for about $1.50 a plate. The local speciality is Khao Soi, which is a coconut-based noodle dish. I ate it at least 20 times at different places. Then of course there are the Saturday and Sunday night street markets, where you can try lots of different dishes for fifty cents each and get stuffed in the process.
I also took a cooking class with Zabb-e-Lee, which was an incredible experience. I made a ton of delicious food, including the best fried spring rolls I’ve ever eaten. The recipes were much more accessible than the fancy food I made at my cooking class in Laos and I actually think I could repeat some of it. I just need to buy a wok!
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- I passed on trying the grass hoppers at the street market!
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- Longyan is a local fruit from norther Thailand, and it’s delicious as a drink
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- School girls getting an after school snack from a street stall
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- Pad Thai at the Saturday night market
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- The pad Thai that I made at the Zabb-e-Lee cooking school
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- My Tom Yum soup from the Zabb-e-Lee cooking school
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- The owner and instructor of Zabb-e-Lee, Ann, explaining some ingredients
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- My homemade spring rolls before going into the fryer at Zabb-e-Lee
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- My massaman curry at Zabb-e-Lee
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Interesting post. I’ve been to Thailand several times (I live in Korea) but have never done a cooking class, though I love the food.
I sometimes blog about Thailand too, and I’m always looking to connect with other bloggers who share similar interests. Please drop by Sweet Pickles and Corn if you have a minute. My most recent post is a tongue-in-cheek look at the things that I don’t like about Thailand (because I wasnt able to be there this winter and am stuck at home reading about my friends’ trips on facebook). Cheers!
Definitely give a cooking class a try next time you’re here! It was a blast 🙂 I’ll be following you!
You just made us so hungry! Great photos. We hope to check it out one day!