This is a photo of one of the most delicious streets in the world. The buildings aren't made from biscuit and the pavements aren't marshmallow but this road in Thong Lo (Pronounced "Tong-Low") is home to some of the best street food in Bangkok.
Anywhere you travel, street food is always worth checking out because it's always cheap and made fresh. The hostel I am staying in is on this street and I look forward to every dinner time with great excitement as I walk past each brightly-lit stall and choose something on offer as my stomach rumbles excitedly.
Tonight I had a delicious meal of crispy pork with rice (£1.00). The rice was steamed perfectly and covered with a delicious brown-coloured sauce while the many pieces of pork melted in my mouth while I crunched through the perfectly crisp crackling too. For pudding Nads and I tucked into some warm, sweet sticky-rice and mango (£1.20). The mango was so fresh and juicy and the thick coconut milk poured over the top added to the sweetness. I have read that this stall sells one of the best versions of this dish in the whole of Thailand, it's hard to disagree.
Some of the other mouth-watering dishes from this street include pieces of barbequed chicken sticks to dip in a peanut satay sauce from just 50p, gut busting fried dough balls topped with sesame seeds and served with condensed milk and Thai custard dips at only £1.00 for a bagful and traditional Pad Thai, a meal of yummy noodles mixed with fresh shrimp, herbs and fried egg priced at just at just under £1.50!
I might leave this street weighing a bit more than when I entered it but with so much amazing food to sample in such a short time who can blame me?
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