Bangkok Food Prachak Roast Duck Restaurant Bang Rak SB Asian Travels 2015-11-28 | Century-old Chinese-style duck restaurant Prachak Pet Yang is renown for roasted duck with dark, spiced sauce over rice (khao na pet). Gutted ducks are stuffed with fresh Thai herbs, kaffir lime leaves, galangal, and lemongrass, before being marinated in Cantonese flavours and slow-roasted in a wood oven until the meat becomes succulent and tender. Their sauce, served generously over a mound of duck-topped rice, is so flavourful. Prachak also serves other dishes including Chinese barbecue pork, roasted pork, assorted noodle dishes.Prachak Pet Yang, Charoen Krung Road (across from Robinson Bang Rak), Saphan Taksin BTS exit3
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Bangkok Food Night Market at Ramkhamhaeng SB Asian Travels 2016-03-24 | Ramkhamhaeng Night Market is open daily from 15:30- 22:30, and usually gets moving around sunset as the sidewalks in front of Ramkhamhaeng University turn into a bustling market with a vast selection of cheap goods and food, and a nice secluded park.
Shopping at Thai Night Market Bangkok Sukhumvit Road SB Asian Travels 2016-03-22 | one side of Sukhumvit Road is occupied by vendor stalls between soi 5 and soi 21 (Asoke road). If you go out shopping for cheap goods, Lots of shirts, trousers, other textiles, fake watches, fake designer goods etc. are on sale. DVDs are also on sale, and unfortunately a lot of pornography is in plain view for sale on this 'family-oriented' walking way.
Hong Kong Food Yau Ma Tei SB Asian Travels 2016-02-10 | More Hong Kong food. This little restaurant I passed walking from Olympic to Yau Ma Tei well off the beaten track and most definitely a locals spot. Food looked great though.
Hong Kong Food Fresh Market Causeway Bay SB Asian Travels 2016-02-10 | Another fresh market in Hong Kong, both wet (fish and meat) and dry (vegetables, herbs, etc.). This is a locals market sited not far from offices and convenient for some shopping at lunchtime or on the way home.
Dim Sum at Yue (Michelin Star) North Point, Hong Kong SB Asian Travels 2016-01-05 | YUE is a Michelin-starred Hong Kong Chinese restaurant serving Cantonese dishes, Hong Kong delicacies and traditional dim sum. This restaurant is in City Garden, North Point. Food and Service are great and match their up market price. It is a quiet place for Yum Cha or Dinner but book in advance. Excellent Cantonese food in a modern style nicely designed and well made.
Hong Kong Dim Sum Bao Dim Tat Yan SB Asian Travels 2016-01-05 | dim sum means “to eat a little something” in Cantonese and is very popular in Hong Kong. Selections here include Siu Mai an open topped cup shape wrapper with a filling of pork or shrimp, gai bao jai bread dough, twisted at the top, filled with chicken, sausage or shrimp, char siu bao steamed pork buns, lo mai gai sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves, tau zi fung zao chicken feet in bvlack bean sauce and jian dui, fried sesame balls. This video was all shot at Chun Yeung Street, North Point
Hmong Women Sapa Vietnam (with ambient soundtrack) SB Asian Travels 2015-11-28 | The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The Flower Hmong are so named because of the bright colourful embroidery (called pa ndau, literally "flower cloth"). The Black Hmongs are best known for their traditional indigo blue dress..Sapa is a beautiful, mountainous town in northern Vietnam along the border with China.
Hmong Women Sapa Vietnam SB Asian Travels 2015-11-25 | The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The Flower Hmong are so named because of the bright colourful embroidery (called pa ndau, literally "flower cloth"). The Black Hmongs are best known for their traditional indigo blue dress..Sapa is a beautiful, mountainous town in northern Vietnam along the border with China.
Macau Casino Lights SB Asian Travels 2015-10-28 | Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850s. Since then, Macau has become known as the "Monte Carlo of the Orient".The casino lights are wonderful.try going to Grand Lisboa , the Wynn even if you're not gambling. It's an experience not to miss. The streets are packed with pawn shops tricked out in blinding neon lights offering cash-strapped gamblers the money they need to keep trying their luck. Smooth Sailing (with Guitar) by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)Artist: http://audionautix.com
Thai Street Food On Nut Food Stalls Bangkok SB Asian Travels 2015-10-03 | On nut market is located just off the exits of On Nut BTS station. There are many food stalls on Thanon On Nut, Sukhumvit Road and the surrounding side sois (streets). The Thai food is good and the atmosphere is friendly, local and safe.The food selection is good Tesco / Lotus have a huge store, a rest stop for locals to pick up groceries or have a quick meal before going home. There is also a large Big C supermarket near On Nut BTS Station (On Nut Road, just off Sukhumvit Road).
Bangkok Street Food Sukhumvit Soi 8 SB Asian Travels 2015-09-08 | One of the top areas in Sukhumvit for places to eat, popular with Thai and foreign visitors. Located only a few steps from Nana BTS, you eat at wobbly metal tables. The food is tasty, cheap and arrives quickly, and most menus are in English making it easy to make your choice. Best times are from morning/lunchtime until about 10pm this is not a late night food street.
Teppanyaki at Tower 101 Taiwan SB Asian Travels 2015-08-25 | This outlet is in the famous 101 Tower. The menu consists of a variety of sets, seafood, surf and turf, and the chefs selection. The meals were prepared very nicely, and it was nice to watch the chef good teppanyaki cooking.
Wat Thaton Pagoda and Buddha statues Chiang Mai SB Asian Travels 2015-08-04 | Wat Thaton temple complex is close to the border with Myanmar. The newly built Chedi Kaew or Crystal Pagoda has a large greenish spire on top. The Wat Tha Ton temple complex includes four huge statues of the Buddha..A standing golden Buddha over 10 meters tall overlooks the Wat Thaton temple A huge Naga Buddha rests on the roof of the Phra Nakprok building, overlooking the Mae Kok river. The seven-headed sea serpent (Naga) is there to protect Buddha from everything.
Clay Pot Seafood/Chicken Rice Hong Kong Style (Kowloon side) SB Asian Travels 2015-08-04 | In Chinese, the pot used is known as bōu jái, a Cantonese word for “little pot”. The food inside the pot loses little moisture because it is surrounded by steam, creating a tender, flavorful dish. More often than not, the rice is cooked in the claypot first and cooked ingredients like diced chicken and Chinese sausage are added in later.
Bangkok Chinatown Street Food and Market SB Asian Travels 2015-07-12 | Bangkok’s Chinatown is a popular attraction and food haven to explore the street-side cuisine, or visit one of the Chinese temples. Packed with market stalls and street-side restaurants, Chinatown is an experience not to miss.
Bangkok Seafood Market Restaurant Soi 24 SB Asian Travels 2015-06-29 | Seafood Market & Restaurant in Bangkok has been well known since 1969. Select your favourite seafood from local and imported items such as Live Phuket Lobster, Rock Lobster, Live Maine Lobster, Alaskan King Crab, Live Giant Sea Perch, Tiger Prawn, Oysters, Pomfret, Red Snapper, Cuttle fish and more. Once you enter, you will pass an active fish market. Next, you enter a small market area where you select salads and vegetables, choose a bottle from the wine & spirit area. Give instructions on how everything should be cooked to the captain. Then sit at your table and wait for your meal to arrive.Seafood Market & Restaurant89, Sukhumvit Soi 24 (Kasame),Sukhumvit Rd., Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Thai Food Court at Tesco Lotus Bangkok On Nut SB Asian Travels 2015-05-11 | Food Courts in Bangkok are places to sample a wide range of cheap and tasty Thai food in a clean, air-conditioned environment and are often packed out with hungry locals. A hectic food court can be confusing the first thing to do is pick up a value card or vouchers from the cash desk – payment is not usually accepted at the stalls - then peruse the stalls for something that looks tasty. Most food courts have menus written in Thai and English.
Making Vietnamese Rice Paper and Flat Noodles. SB Asian Travels 2015-05-03 | bánh tráng rice paper is a Vietnamese staple made from rice, water, and salt. Basically rice paper is a thin steamed sheet that has been dried on bamboo mats.The Khmer word kuy teav refers to flat rice noodles including the wide shahe fen; It is seen in Southeast Asia with hủ tiếu in Vietnamese and kway teow in Thailand and Malaysia, As both Thailand and Vietnam have large ethnic Khmer populations (over a million people each), in addition to the common thread of centuries of Chinese migration, .
Thai Street Food Night Stalls Bangkok SB Asian Travels 2015-05-03 | Noodle dishes include pad Thai; rat na, flat noodles with beef, pork, or chicken and vegetables, topped with a light gravy; and phat si-io, the same flat noodles dry-fried (no gravy) with a dark soy sauce, vegetables, meat, and chili. Other dishes include tom yum kung (a soup), khao phat (fried rice), various kinds of satay and curries.
Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Medicine at Wing Lok Street Bonham Strand West SB Asian Travels 2015-04-27 | Wing Lok Street and Bonham Strand West speciality shops selling traditional Chinese medicine such as ginseng and bird’s nest. At Des Voeux Road West discover rare and expensive varieties of exotic dried seafood. Ko Shing Street is the centre of Hong Kong’s thriving herbal medicine trade, renowned for its wide selection of herbal medicine shops.
Bangkok Street Food Soi 11 Sukhumvit Road SB Asian Travels 2015-04-25 | Bangkok Street Food Stalls Soi 11 is simple to get to every taxi driver knows this strip. Alternatively, take the BTS to Nana Station. Soi 11 is directly at the bottom of Exit 3 and when The sun falls Sukhumvit Soi 11 becomes a beacon for people attracted by the food stalls. bars and clubs that line the street .
Best Bangkok Street Food Soi 38 SB Asian Travels 2015-04-20 | Everyday at about 5 pm, a variety of street food stalls begin to set up on both sides of the road.There are a number of vendors selling khao moo daeng (red pork over rice), kuay jab (noodle rolls), khao ka moo (pork leg), khao man gai (chicken rice), Pad Thai, .som tam boo maa (papaya salad with blue crab) som tam Thai normal version with just vegetables, yam woon sen ruam talay (mixed seafood salad),yam mamuang pla krob (salad of shredded green mango, sliced shallots, peanuts, dry shrimp, and crispy fish), khao man gai ruam (both fried chicken and boiled chicken over rice), Goy See Mee (yellow egg noodles and seafood in sauce), khao neow mamuang (sticky rice mango), Itim Gati Kai Kaeng (coconut ice cream topped with egg), and other dishes. BTS at Thong Lor,
Bangkok Street Food Lunchtime at Drinks Stall SB Asian Travels 2015-04-20 | Many shake vendors offer sweet coconut drinks with an array of possible additions including: pearls of tapioca, black sesame seeds or jellied candies. In the heat of the day nothing is more refreshing that one of a fruit juice, freeze, or milkshake. You will find these sold at specialist street vendors for around 20-40 baht. Look out for brightly coloured, freshly squeezed Thai sweet orange juice (naam som) for 15-30 baht, or coconut water (naam ma-phrao), served from the coconut shell with lots of ice. Thais sometimes add salt or basil seeds to their juice, an acquired taste, try the strong sweet orange-coloured Thai iced tea (chaa yen served with or without condensed milk chaa dam yen to skip the milk). Tea without milk in general is referred to as Naam chaa, this means milk-less or black tea, even if its green (chaa khiao) Chinese style tea (chaa jiin) or Western-style black tea (chaa farang)
Bangkok Food Desserts Juices and Shakes Soi 38 SB Asian Travels 2015-04-20 | Many shake vendors offer milky green or Thai tea with a myriad of possible additions including: pearls of tapioca, black sesame seeds or jellied candies. In the heat of the day nothing is more refreshing that one of a fruit juice, freeze, or milkshake. You will find these sold at specialist street vendors for around 20-40 baht. Look out for brightly coloured, freshly squeezed Thai sweet orange juice (naam som) for 15-30 baht, or coconut water (naam ma-phrao), served from the coconut shell with lots of ice. Thais sometimes add salt or basil seeds to their juice, an acquired taste, try the strong sweet orange-coloured Thai iced tea (chaa yen served with or without condensed milk chaa dam yen to skip the milk). Tea without milk in general is referred to as Naam chaa, this means milk-less or black tea, even if its green (chaa khiao) Chinese style tea (chaa jiin) or Western-style black tea (chaa farang) Thai people tend to like their coffees sweet. Different variations include, iced coffee (O liang) and hot black (O yua).
Bangkok Street Food and Juice Bar at Soi 38 SB Asian Travels 2015-04-20 | Do yourself a favour and finish your meal with a fresh smoothie or fruit juice! The best thing about this market is it is immediately beside Thong Lo station and all menus are printed in English and most vendors at this market speak English…
Hong Kong Food Fresh Juice Bars Causeway Bay SB Asian Travels 2015-04-20 | Simple but well-made juices at Causeway Bay area of Hong Kong, located on the Hong Kong Island. Sweet delights to drink and jam-packed with healthy ingredients that are good for you, For one of the simplest thirst-quenchers sip on some sugar cane juice. There’s no one in Hong Kong that does sugar cane juice better.
Isaan Family Lunch Nong Bua Lam Phu SB Asian Travels 2015-01-23 | Isaan Family Lunch Nong Bua Lam Phu
Macau Pheonix Egg Roll With Seaweed and Pork Floss 蛋卷 SB Asian Travels 2014-11-29 | Chinese snack/pastry/dish. In Guangdong and Hong Kong, egg roll usually refers to biscuit roll. Koi Kei Bakery I’ve tried phoenix egg rolls before and I always buy the one stuffed with shredded pork (pork floss) and wrapped with seaweed. I like the contrast of sweet and salty plus the texture of the pork jerky. It's sort of like cotton candy—if cotton candy were made of dry, fluffy, finely shredded pork seasoned with soy sauce and sugar and looked like scraggly clumps of dryer lint.The ingredients include eggs, flour and sugar.
Macau Ruins of St. Pauls SB Asian Travels 2014-11-26 | The Ruins of St. Paul's (Ruínas de São Paulo, 大三巴牌坊) refers to the ruins of a 16th-century complex in Macau including a 17th-century Portuguese cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's best known landmarks. In 2005, they were officially listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hong Kong Seafood Jordan SB Asian Travels 2014-11-05 | Jordan hosts a mix of older residential high-rises, office buildings, street markets, and small eateries. Jordan still attracts tourists interested in experiencing authentic life in Hong Kong.
Wanchai Nightlife Hong Kong SB Asian Travels 2014-11-05 | Today, flashy new Wanchai bars and clubs sit in a backdrop of aging go-go bars on the Lockhart Road bar strip. It all makes Wanchai the unofficial party district The busiest and most boisterous parts of Wanchai are two intersections of Lockhart Road, one by Luard Road and one a block away at Fenwick Street.Mes Amis’ central location on the corner of Lockhart and Luard make it a great meeting spot. Further up Luard Road, on the corner of Jaffe Road, there's Irish pub Delaney’s and Amazonia, both adding to the allure of this corner.Joe Bananas all shows sports on TV and attracts heaving crowds at the weekends.Coyote's Mexican bar and restaurant has more than 75 margaritas made from a choice of 35 tequilas.Dusk Till Dawn for the after party. It starts to get crowded in here well past midnight and the dancing doesn't stop till it is time for breakfast.
Thai Spirit Tree and Spirit houses SB Asian Travels 2014-09-11 | In Thailand Tree Spirits are usually represented as a young woman, and are usually benevolent. Thai village ghosts or fairies related to trees such as Nang Takian and Nang Tani are known as Nang Mai (นางไม้) There are also tree ghosts that are male.Legends in the Thai oral tradition say the spirit inhabits a Takian tree and sometimes appears as a beautiful young woman wearing traditional Thai attire. Miracles are attributed to her power and trunks where lengths of coloured silk are tied as an offering are an object of pilgrimage.Spirit houses, known as San Phra Phum (ศาลพระภูมิ) are small shrines to provide a home for the spirits of a place. They are common near trees and were traditionally not represented in paintings or drawings, hence they are purely based on stories of the oral tradition.
Terminal 21 Shopping Mall ศูนย์การค้า Bangkok Thailand SB Asian Travels 2014-08-27 | Terminal 21 Shopping Mall Bangkok brings a concept of several world-famous cities under one roof to Bangkok. Find yourself wandering around a maze of shops in Tokyo City, London’s Carnaby Street, an Istanbul zouk, or eat at the Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.Terminal 21 on Sukhumvit Road, near the Asoke intersection, It opened in October 2011. Terminal 21 is diffferent from the other high end malls because it has a large number of privately owned shops shops that offer items that are fairly unique. Terminal 21 food court has excellent Thai, Chinese, Indian and Western cuisine options. The food court is called Pier 21 and is designed in the style of a fisherman’s wharf in San Francisco:
Thai Long Tail Boats Chao Praya Bangkok (เรือหางยาว) SB Asian Travels 2014-08-15 | Thai Long Tail Boats Bangkok Views on Chao Praya River Bangkok Saphon Taksin Pier The Chao Phraya River is regarded as the principal artery of the nation. Much Thai history can be traced along the bands of the Chao Phraya River. Old temples, palaces and communities .
Pattaya Ladyboy Show SB Asian Travels 2014-07-26 | Pattaya Ladyboy Shows 'if you want to see beautiful ladyboys, go to Tiffany; but if you want to see a great show, head over to Alcazar.' Extravagant costumes, stunning ladyboys, spectacular stage sets are all part of a great show with non-stop entertainment, from the Russian stage to K-Pop to Persian harem and even outer space.
Bangkok City Traffic rot tit รถติด SB Asian Travels 2014-07-21 | Bangkok has traffic jam 24/7 365 days a years.There are traffic jams like you've never seen where traffic congestion is a major problem Bangkok is a fantastic city and there is endless sightseeing to be done. by water taxi, and the Skytrain.as the streets are often crazy to ease Bangkok's insane traffic and pollution,
Fresh Thai Sugar Cane Juice น้ำอ้อย Nam Oi SB Asian Travels 2014-07-20 | Sugar cane juice is extracted from pressed sugar cane. It is consumed as a beverage in South-East Asia, The juice is obtained by crushing peeled sugar cane in a hand cranked mill. Sugar cane juice, called nước mía or mía đá in Vietnam,is very popular. In Thai, it is called nam oi (น้ำอ้อย; lit. "cane water").
Thai Peppercorn Harvest Phrik Thai พริกไทย SB Asian Travels 2014-07-04 | White, black and green peppercorns all come from the same vine. They grow in clusters and are harvested in various stages of growth. Green peppercorns are young when they are dehydrated with a resulting mild flavour. The black peppercorns are left on the vine to fully mature and develop a stronger flavor profile. White peppercorns are black peppercorns which have been soaked to remove the outer casing. This gives the white peppercorns a more intense flavour.Peppercorns are, by monetary value, the most widely traded spice in the world. Vietnam is the world's largest producer and exporter of pepper.Black pepper is produced from the still-green unripe drupes of the pepper plant. White pepper consists of the seed of the pepper plant alone, with the darker-colored skin of the pepper fruit removed. Ripe red peppercorns can also be dried in a way that retains the colour.
Guangzhou China Street Food and Seafood Market 廣州 SB Asian Travels 2014-07-01 | Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and southern China's largest city. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and north-northeast of Macau, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port.
Chinese Tea Traditions Finger Tapping the Table SB Asian Travels 2014-06-22 | Yam Cha refers to the tradition of drinking tea in Cantonese cuisine. Try to observe other tables when tea is poured. You will see people tapping the table with three fingers each time their cup is refilled. It is customary to pour tea for others and is most gracious to be the first to pour tea. When tea drinkers tap the table, an action known as 'kowtow', it is an expression of gratitude to the tea server who filled their cups. This gesture can be traced to Emperor Qianlong. In short, the Emperor told his companions to "bow" with their middle three fingers each time he refilled their cup - two fingers represent the prostrate arms and another the bowed head. Nowadays, tapping the table is a way of paying silent thanks. A verbal thank you (谢谢, xiexie) may be offered or, if in the middle of a conversation, the table may be tapped twice with bent fingers instead. Teapot lids should be left open or ajar to signal for refills. As a sign of respectIn Chinese society, the younger generation shows their respect to the older generation by offering a cup of tea.
Yum Cha Dim Sum Guangzhou Restaurant China SB Asian Travels 2014-06-22 | Yum Cha means "drinking tea" in Cantonese. It now refers to eating small servings of different foods like dim sum, meaning "to touch the heart", those delicious Cantonese steaming snacks served in baskets. There are some dim-sums which are must-eat such as Shrimp dumplings, Chicken Feet, small steamed dumplings, steamed pork dumplings cha siu bao (叉燒餐包), steamed spare ribs w/chilli (蒸排骨), steamed beef balls (牛肉球), steamed vermicelli roll. Try to observe what happens at other tables when the tea is poured. You may spot someone tapping the table with three fingers each time their cup is refilled. this dates back to the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911 A.D.). In short, an Emperor told his companions to "bow" with their middle three fingers each time he refilled their cup - two fingers represented the prostrate arms and another the bowed head. Nowadays, tapping the table is a way of paying silent thanks to the person who poured your tea.No.2 Wenchang South Road, Guangzhou, China
Eating Snake in Vietnam SB Asian Travels 2014-06-21 | Vietnam is known for fresh interesting cuisine. With similar flavours as Thailand, you can find snake on a variety of menus throughout Vietnam. You can go to specialized snake restaurants and select a snake from the cages and then the blood is drained into a glass along with the bile from the stomach. The heart of the snake is also placed in a separate glass. The blood is to be consumed with rice vodka and the still beating heart of the snake swallowed whole.The snake is then made into a number of different dishes including soups, curries and spring rolls.. The meat tastes close to chicken, a bit more oily but mild-tasting.. Should a man eat snake liver, he is influencing his own, and eating snake bile improves virility and/or his heart.
Thai Long Tail Boats Ruea Hang Yao (เรือหางยาว) Bangkok SB Asian Travels 2014-06-21 | Long-tail boats are used to transport tourists in Thailand, this was shot on Bangkok'd Chao Praya river. If you're heading to a Thai island, chances are a long-tail boat is going to be a part of the experience. The long-tail boat, known as Ruea Hang Yao (เรือหางยาว) uses a common automotive engine. A craft designed to carry passengers on a river may include a lightweight long canoe hull, up to 30 metres, and a canopy. There is much variation among these boats, some have evolved from traditional craft types, while others have a more improvised look—the sole defining characteristic is a secondhand car or truck engine.
Flower Hmong Bắc Hà Market Vietnam SB Asian Travels 2014-06-21 | The Flower Hmong or the Variegated Hmong (Hmong Lenh or Hmong Hoa), are so named because of the bright colourful embroidery (called pa ndau, literally "flower cloth"). The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
Black Hmong Traditional Dress Sapa Vietnam SB Asian Travels 2014-06-21 | The Black Hmongs are best known for their handicraft and their traditional indigo blue dress. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. . In SaPa, Black Hmong sub-groups have differentiated themselves by adopting different headwear; those with a large comb embedded in their long hair (but without a hat) call themselves Tao, those with a pillbox hat name themselves Giay, and those with a checked headscarf are Yao.
Sapa Mountain Rice Fields Vietnam SB Asian Travels 2014-06-16 | Sapa is a beautiful, mountainous town in northern Vietnam along the border with China. Sapa is an incredibly picturesque town that lies in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range known as "the Tonkinese Alps".
Fresh Seafood at Halong Bay Vietnam SB Asian Travels 2014-06-13 | Vietnam Fresh/Live Seafood at Ha Long Bay floating fishing community. Around 1,600 people live on Hạ Long Bay in four fishing villages on floating houses and are sustained through fishing and marine aquaculture, with over 200 species of fish and 450 different kinds of molluscs.
