Buddhist Festival – Asaha Bucha Day
Thai Online Radio – Jazz Moment
Year of the Rabbit – Thai Zodiac
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Doi Kham
Sak Yant – Paed Dan – Eight Sided Yant
Thai Online Radio – Music Zaa
Wat Sanghathan Meditation Center
Sak Yant – Phra Narai Song Khrut
Baan Tong Luang – Hill Tribe Cultural Preservation Village
Thai Orchid – Gastrochilus bellinus Rchb.f Kuntze
Thai Online Radio – Siam Music Zaa
Thai Wat – Wat Phrathat Suthon Mongkon Khiri
Thai Online Radio – UBRadio – Underground Music
Sak Yant – Paed Tidt – Eight Direction Yant
Thai Online Radio – GreenWave
Dhamma Kancana Vipassana Meditation Center – Kanchanaburi
Jintara Poonlarp – Thai Singer – Luktung
Laem Chabang Country Club – Pattaya Golf
Buddhist Ceremony – Wian Tian – Candlelight Procession
Exotic Food
Eating Bugs – Bees Nests – Bee Larvae
Thai food has a worldwide reputation for quality and taste but there are a surprisingly large number of Thai people who still enjoy eating bugs and insects including Bees nests containing the Eggs, Bee Larvae and partially formed baby bees which are a particular delight as a walk through many of Thailand’s fresh markets will show. Whilst eating Bugs and insects may not be to everyones taste, many countries in the world will have a speciality or two that people from other countries and cultures may find a bit strange.
Weird Food – Ant Eggs
Considered weird food by some, ant eggs are a delicacy in Northern and N.Eastern Thailand especially. Red Ant Eggs ( Kai Mot Daeng) are available in local markets but many Thai people will collect the ant eggs by themselves. This can be a hazardous exercise as the red ants do not take kindly to having their nest interfered with and will fiercely protect it so collect the eggs at your own risk.
Pla Ra – Fermented Fish – Smells Bad-Great Taste
I cannot imagine life without Pla Ra. Pla Ra is that fermented fish condiment which some people actually say smells bad. To me, Pla Ra has a great taste and smells good too but just taking the lid off a jar of Pla Ra in the presence of a Farang will usually be enough to send them running and gasping for air.
Eating Bugs – Edible Insects – Mengdah
Thai people like eating bugs and in Thailand there are many species of edible insects. Eating bugs like Mengdah, whilst unsavoury to some people, is very healthy as many are high in protein. Mengdah (แมงดา) or Mengdah nah is a giant water bug used to belong to the Hemiptera family but is now included in the Heteroptera family and classified as Lethocerus Indicus.
