Thanks to the co-owner of Tiara Homestay (located in Labuhan Pandan) for translating!
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These are only a selection of meals and snacks I ate in my painfully short visit. Â But the diversity! Â Ah, I cannot wait to explore more in the future.
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I’ve travelled to Indonesia since I was 11 months old, thanks to 98% of my family still living in Jakarta and Bandung and am fortunate to have enjoyed the plethora of foods available from street stalls to catered family gatherings. Â Here are some meals I remembered to photograph (oh so many plates were devoured without being snapped) during my August trip for a family reunion.
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I spent two weeks in Cambodia in February, sale
the first week working behind the scenes of an agriculture training workshop held outside of Phnom Penh and the second week travelling to Battambang and Siem Reap for a bit of work and much pleasure!
I went into full-on tourist mode, eczema
snapping pics of the food I ate. Â Enjoy!
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Lahu woman listening intently
Laughter in a Palaung village
Palaung ladies enjoying a Christmas show
…in the markets! My heart rate usually increases when I find interesting foods from local farmers that reflect their cultural eating traditions.
Brrrrrains at the morning market in Fang
Fish in Fang market
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Burma from Ruth Tshin on Vimeo.
This is most likely soy bean cakes being fermented, later to be eaten fried
Mmmmm! Close-up of the mold
Thinly sliced soured pork on rice, Shan-style
Shan-style rice served with fermented tomatoes
Our monthly meetings are spiced up by food cooked by local village chefs (aka friends' grandmas who live 30 minutes away)
Wah dishing out the naam priik (chili paste). Â The little packages are pork steamed in banana leaf. Â Winged bean salad (bottom left) in the plate.
Young jack bean pods, ferns, bamboo shoots and leucaena pods - eaten with Lahu chili paste
Mae Sariang-style mohinga (a Burmese dish made from bean powder and banana stem)
Rick in his calm state before the feeding frenzy. Â This meal was chicken khao soy.Â
- Oh James…Wah and Lue sit pretty while James stuffs his face
photo courtesy of AWaytoLive.org
Read more about khao soi noi here on Austin Bush’s food blog.
Khao soy noi in Tachilek, Burma from Ruth Tshin on Vimeo.
The other version of Khao soy noi, with seasonings mixed into the batter
Seasonings for khao soi noi include garlic, peanuts, dried chilies and lemon juice
Wrapping minced chicken in khao soi noi
- They remind me of ravioli!
Read about mohinga  memories here and a post from the terrific foodblog EatingAsia!
Mohinga (Burmese bean+fish soup over noodles) at the Friday Yunnanese market in Chiang Mai from Ruth Tshin on Vimeo.
Mohinga by way of Mae Sariang – pork used instead of fish
Ellen served up her famous Southern-style Thanksgiving dinner with the most a-a-a-mazing gravy ever.
Vinny super excited to dig in
First ever ECHO Asia Christmas dinner in Fang. Check out the pooch I'm starting to develop...
Celebrating Christmas with UHDP at a partner Palaung village
Simple but ooooh soooo goooooood.
Aerial view of New Year's seafood lunch in Cha'am
Chowing down with Dan, Art and Art's family for New Year's
Meet and greet in Jan: My parents, Dan and Art meet the Burnettes for the first time at my favourite Yunnanese restaurant in Chiang Mai. Â Double chin fully established.