Category Archives: rice porridge
Home in a Bowl
It’s been a hard transition back after three weeks of being a guest to other people’s lives. Now, it’s back to my own, and as great as it is, it also bears its own strange frustrations. For example, I’m working … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Bangkok, Chinatown, Chinese, food, food stalls, pork, rice porridge, Thai-Chinese, Thailand
Fish Porridge, Again
The old man looked at us under a thatch of eyebrow hair that would move Frida Kahlo to tears. “Just so you know — the fish porridge here is at least 250 baht,” he warned my mom. I know I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Bangkok, Chinatown, fish, food, food stalls, rice porridge, seafood, Thai-Chinese
Back in the Old City
I love the old part of town. The roughly square-shaped parcel of land along the Chao Phraya river and Phra Arthit Road on one side and the Chinese Swing, Rachadamnern Avenue and Tanao Road on the other is probably my … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Bangkok, food, food stalls, rice porridge, Thailand
