As our gastro-cyclo-tour continues in Laos, I thought I'd better post this one on the Thai delicacies, before they are forgotten for the tastes of Laos....
We appear to be to only vegetarian cyclists in SE Asia who are gaining weight... possibly due to the numerous days off, possibly also because we're finding it hard not to try everything we see that looks interesting and.. or tasty!
We're pretty much hooked on sticky rice for our pre-ride breakfast - it comes in bamboo tubes and has little beans in it...
Brunch is usually pad pak... stir fried vegetables with rice..... here's one of the prettier ones!
There are lots of desserts to try... usually oddly un-sweetened (all the savoury food comes with a generous dose of sugar!)... and we usually can't work out quite what's inside... these were some sort of pumpkin souflees and some gooey rice cakes
these are mung beans in syrup (also available, red kidney beans, tapioca, red rice...) looks weird, tastes good, a bit like the sweet caramelised onion cake we tried! Note the plastic bag - all food in Thailand comes in a plastic bag... salads, sauces, rice, pork dust... everything that's anything is dressed in plastic and a rubber band
Sylv's feasting on the Papaya still
And we tried these little eggs crepes one night... just the once though!
Thai rice cakes are fried and come with a swirl of sugar on the top... light enough to carry on the bikes to keep us going and a bit more intersting than rice cakes at home
We didn't start on this lot... just admired the crystalised fruits from afar - better not to risk liking some things, and the fresh fruit is so lovely here!
Green coconuts are a regular... iced, like all good Thai drinks
We're hunting down the vegetarian restaurants where we can find them.... small quiet canteens run by especially nice people who create non-meat dishes from copious amounts of tofu and soya meat early in the morning and close by 3pm! They're usually near the town's hospital... not sure why...
There's meat on offer everywhere in Thailand and as we ride along it's often a bit like riding through a big communal barbecue with things on sticks roasting all over the place. So far so good though, and the cycling shorts still fit ;o)
We appear to be to only vegetarian cyclists in SE Asia who are gaining weight... possibly due to the numerous days off, possibly also because we're finding it hard not to try everything we see that looks interesting and.. or tasty!
We're pretty much hooked on sticky rice for our pre-ride breakfast - it comes in bamboo tubes and has little beans in it...
Brunch is usually pad pak... stir fried vegetables with rice..... here's one of the prettier ones!
There are lots of desserts to try... usually oddly un-sweetened (all the savoury food comes with a generous dose of sugar!)... and we usually can't work out quite what's inside... these were some sort of pumpkin souflees and some gooey rice cakes
these are mung beans in syrup (also available, red kidney beans, tapioca, red rice...) looks weird, tastes good, a bit like the sweet caramelised onion cake we tried! Note the plastic bag - all food in Thailand comes in a plastic bag... salads, sauces, rice, pork dust... everything that's anything is dressed in plastic and a rubber band
Sylv's feasting on the Papaya still
And we tried these little eggs crepes one night... just the once though!
Thai rice cakes are fried and come with a swirl of sugar on the top... light enough to carry on the bikes to keep us going and a bit more intersting than rice cakes at home
We didn't start on this lot... just admired the crystalised fruits from afar - better not to risk liking some things, and the fresh fruit is so lovely here!
Green coconuts are a regular... iced, like all good Thai drinks
We're hunting down the vegetarian restaurants where we can find them.... small quiet canteens run by especially nice people who create non-meat dishes from copious amounts of tofu and soya meat early in the morning and close by 3pm! They're usually near the town's hospital... not sure why...
There's meat on offer everywhere in Thailand and as we ride along it's often a bit like riding through a big communal barbecue with things on sticks roasting all over the place. So far so good though, and the cycling shorts still fit ;o)
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