Khon Kaen Restaurant

My last post was all about global warming. Well more about Oysters growing on lumps of concrete.

Was in Khon Kaen last weekend and stopped off in a small restaurant. A typical one, one of the thousands you see and pass along the road sides. This one was selling southern food. One of my favourite types of Thai foods. Southern food has a distinctive set of tastes with lots of hot curries more Malay/Indian in flavor and containing fish and mussels etc. The salads are also a bit different. Not sure how to describe “different” when it comes to salads. Ernest Hemmingway was the only author whom I’ve read who actually described the taste of something. Buts that’s just my opinion. Maybe I was eating salad as I read his book !

The restaurant also featured a spit roast for chickens. I took quite a few photos on the phone so I could select a few to add here. Well I had had a great meal and I think we shared about 5 dishes between us. Good indication that things tasted good. There were another couple in there as well. TV on and everything!The pictures tend to show a somewhat scruffy place. Don’t be fooled the food was great and no adverse reactions. I’ll be going back there again. In fact I think this was our 3^rd of 4^th visit in the last 12 months.

Khon Kaen Agriculture Show

Khon Kaen is a rural farming town so an agricultural show is expected to be something. And indeed it was good. First off it was massive with so many stalls. Flowers, vegetables, animals, mainly chickens,  and goats etc. Stuff you expect to see.  Then various machines, rice harvesters and planters, and even a stall selling electric bikes...

Was a good morning walking round.

Khon Kaen Chinese Evening

We had a quick trip into Khon Kaen the Friday evening.  Big parade and lots of fireworks and loud bangs etc. Welcoming into some temple for CHinese gods etc. All good fun.  Lots of people and as I said firework and music and loud, very loud drums and fire crackers. All surrounded by food stalls.  Great way to spend the evening. Stupidly I left my camera at home and took a few on my mobile but not any good at up loading them...