Where to eat in Chinatown Bangkok overwhelmed us on our first visit to the Thai capital over 25 years ago. There were a bewildering number of eating options then and there are even more now, from old-school seafood restaurants to lane-way noodle joints and glam shop-house fine-diners. If you also find the Chinatown eating options … Read more
Our best fried rice recipes will make good use of leftover rice in the fridge, making everything from classic restaurant-style Chinese special fried rice and funky Cambodian fried rice with shrimp paste to flavoursome fried rice dishes with spicy Southern-style fried chicken and tonkatsu fried rice made with breaded pork and onsen eggs. If you … Read more
This Thai rad na gai recipe for charred rice noodles with chicken and gravy makes a Thai-Chinese street food dish that, like pad kra pao, is more popular with Thais than the more famous pad Thai. This recipe, adapted from chef David Thompson’s Thai Street Food cookbook, makes a rad na that tastes exactly like our … Read more
The best Saigon cooking classes, street food tours and culinary experiences include everything from the hands-on cooking classes taught by professional chefs in state-of-the-art kitchen studios to in-depth street food tours on foot, motorbike or taxi to off-the-beaten-track neighbourhoods and street food hubs hidden down alleyways. We’ve long said that the fastest way to get … Read more
Our tips to eating street food safely when you travel include doing a street food tour on your first day in a new place and eating where the locals eat to reduce your chances of getting sick. Whether you’re on a weekend away, a short holiday or long journey, you don’t want to spend a … Read more