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My First Northern Thai Feast: A Chiang Mai Welcome

Khao Soi, Gaeng Hang Lay, Laab, and sticky rice shared in traditional Thai feasts. I remember the first time I arrived in Chiang Mai. The air was cooler than I expected, the sky soft with the haze of early evening, and the smell—smoke, lemongrass, something slightly fermented—hung in the air like a welcome. I didn’t […]

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