I Don’t Like Spiders And Snakes, But Apparently Thai People Do
(Posted on Friday, January 21, 2022)
February, 2018. Patong, Thailand
Sautéed spider, grasshopper and snakes are displayed by street vendors similar to soft pretzels in Philly and Bagels in Manhatten. ( well, I hear they have bagel vendors in Manhatten. I remember vendors selling warm soft pretzels on the streets of Philly as a kid. These may be a thing of the past, but you get my point).
I am eager to taste the fresh fish tossed on the barbecue grills I see lined up along the busy streets. Fresh fish and vegetables piled on crushed ice, just waiting to be tossed on the “barby “, looks sumptuous. Steve refuses to eat food cooked on the street.
I watched a vendor take a whole snapper fish, throw it on the grill, filet it a few minutes later after it was smokey and cooked, then serve head, tails, gills on a paper plate. Not much red meat here. Cows are too skinny. The thick steaks sold in restaurants are imported.
Pigs and chickens are in abundance. No oranges, just tangerines. Lots of pinneapple. Eggs are not refridgerated, and they come in a variety of bright colors when displayed in grocery stores. Pink and yellow.
You know those Styrofoam looking chips you are served in an American Thai restaurant? Not one bag of those chips found anywhere in our travels.
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