What's For Dinner? is a community forum published every Saturday at 4:30pm PacificUS. Conversation is about food & cooking. Join us around the table!
I was fortunate to visit Asia this Spring. Traveled to Bangkok and southern Thailand; visited Penang, Malaysia for a few days; and, had just over a week in Japan. What was for dinner (and all meals) was a variety of tasty dishes. Snapped some food-related photos, offered below as inspiration when considering What’s For Dinner. Hope you enjoy.
Bangkok’s Chinatown offers a great view across the Chao Phraya River and much of the city. Neon-lit dinner cruises blared Thai pop music. I passed.
Love of food is visible everywhere from carts on nearly every city block to boisterous bistros and fancy dress saloons. Preference for the vernacular kept me munching as I wandered. Street food is available late into the night.
Wandering around Georgetown I ran across Red Garden , a large outdoor collection of food hawker stalls with a center stage and live music. One chose dishes from a couple dozen or more vendors who prepared and delivered to one’s numbered table. Lots of families, music* and drag burlesque, and the variety of foods was terrific.
* When I walked in a Malaysian duo was singing a Hank Williams song. Selections also included Chinese pop tunes, ABBA, and Johnny Cash.
A few days later I landed in Japan. In Tokyo visited Tsukiji fish market.
Wandered through Tokyo’s Kappabashi district, filled with kitchen shops…
Travels from Tokyo took me to Hiroshima (followed BHO by a day), Himeji, and Kyoto.
Kyoto is a city with many beautiful historic sites. As Japan’s capital for over a thousand years, it combines ancient tradition with modern innovation.
Too soon, I saw signs that foreshadowed a return to the USA.
And thank you. Cheers and happy cooking!