Thai Snack O' Rama

When we were in Thailand, Courtney noticed that Thais eat incessantly. I kind of like this. At any point in time, you are no more than 100 yards from something to eat. Now, the servings are small, but it's a lot of food and people in fact do snack all day long.

Here, my mum is getting some little taco-shaped desserts. They take fortune cookie-like batter, shape it paper thin into a taco then fill it with coconut creme and toppings like coconut compote or lotus flavored shavings. The odd angle is because piccies were prohibited in this store so I got extra sneaky and subversive, "expose' " style.


This dessert is called 'ka-nom kok'. They make a custard from coconut milk, then essentially grill it in these cast iron mold, making little custard cups. The interesting thing is the sprinkling of cilantro they usually put on the cups.

There is an interesting cultural observation. Eating in Thailand is very social. I was talking about small serving sizes. That's because even though there's a dozen of these little ka-nom kok's in a box, I guarantee you, the buyer is likely to share most of it, making a serving about 2 or 3 little cups.

You've heard about the bugs folk out here snack on. It's true. It's not like everyone eats it. Eating bugs are like eating Anchovies. Distinctive, yes. But not everyone wants a pizza with it on it.





Just in case you're not in the mood, you can have dried squid. I can truly say I've never had it. You know it's there a mile away because you can smell it.