If you want to experience everyday life in Chiang Mai, spend a Monday evening at Monday Fresh Market. You’ll find me there almost every week, walking slowly between tables of vegetables, herbs, cooked dishes, and seasonal fruit. For me it has become one of the most useful places to understand how local food moves through […]
When most travelers think of Chiang Mai breakfast options, images of hearty rice porridge or fragrant noodle soups might come to mind, but I recently stumbled upon a place that redefines that expectation. Tucked away in one of Chiang Mai’s bustling neighborhoods is 7Mohng, a restaurant that serves traditional northern Thai and Thai-Chinese breakfasts that
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Crispy, Creamy, and Muslim:Uncovering the Origins of Khao Soi Khao Soi is everywhere in Chiang Mai, served from street stalls to stylish cafés. And yet, its origins remain surprisingly unclear.Beneath the familiar bowl lie strong traces of Chinese Muslim influence, shaped by Yunnanese migration and old trade routes.To understand this dish beyond the city, I
A Northern Thai Feast Part II: Chiang Rai Unveiled After my first Northern Thai feast in Chiang Mai, I traveled farther north to Chiang Rai with my friends Omer and Yonatan. Together, we explored the soulful world of Lanna food. From temples to markets, every stop deepened our taste for the earthy and vibrant spirit
I’ll never forget the smell of grilled herbs and roasted chilies drifting through the open-air kitchen that morning in Chiang Mai. It was still early, and the streets buzzed with energy as we walked to the local market—our first stop in a Northern Thai cooking class. This wasn’t just a casual lesson in Thai food.
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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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