Returning food to the sacred
My entry into Thailand, though easy and thrilling, came with some huge food difficulties. Being gluten intolerant, I knew that I was going to have to be really mindful of what I ate, and ask questions about what I was eating. Man, did it turn out to be harder than I expected! At one point […]
Last week we were at the Chaing Mai Sunday Market, which is a huge huge deal. The variety of food and fun things to buy is overwhelming, but a huge feast for the eyes in every way. This is where I found these. They were almost totally out of place from all the other offerings […]
Before coming to Thailand together, Jon had been here twice. Both times he’d come back to me raving about his favorite morning market food, something he described to me as Idli – like, as it was my only frame of reference. (Idli is an East Indian round fluffy steamed rice cake of sorts that is […]
If you follow me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, you know that I’ve finally landed in Thailand. Jon and I have been wanting to come to Thailand together since we met 10 years ago. Even though he set out on a year long trek through Asia while we were together, at that time I was […]
