To my great joy I discovered some new nutritious delights. These are "koochai" and "kai nokata". The transliteration might not be correct, but the street vendors understand it and that is what matters.
Koochai is like the Thai version of falafel. Twenty baht will buy you a bag enough to fill your stomach. The complementary soy sauce might be useful for an otherwise dry experience.
Kai nokata is more like a dessert, but seen that Thai people eat all day long, the meaning of starter or dessert gets lost. It is something you can find at fun fairs in my home country. Deep-fried dough balls with or without powder sugar. I remember being a kid we always had to wait for the fun fair to come to town to eat this little drops of heaven. Here they are available everywhere and every day. Prices vary to the quantity purchased.
Still about food, but on another note, what's the deal with timing in restaurants.
Many times I get my starter at the same time as my main course, or sometimes even halfway through the main dish. The whole meaning of a starter is to start your eating experience. So in my opinion some restaurants should have a good look at "Restaurants for Dummies". This states the common order of starter - main course - dessert. One time I actually got my starter after completely finishing my meal. Without complaining I finished it and paid the bill. It's too late anyway. Please note this does not happen everywhere. And I don't always take a starter, so I don't know how it would be in those cases in some places. Eating out is always a little adventure and that's what keeps it interesting.
Keeps it interesting.
