The Appeal of Bangkok’s Local Food
The condominium I rent is conveniently located near the Asoke metropolis.
I’m not a fan of tourist-friendly restaurants; I prefer the local eateries.
These eateries are often located on the roadside or outdoors, and often have a very simple appearance.
The more I travel, the more I’ve come to enjoy these types of restaurants.
Many Japanese tourists prefer to go to beautiful, famous Michelin-starred restaurants.
I think the truly delicious restaurants are those frequented by locals.
For example, the famous Thai dish “Khao Man Gai” is more than three times more expensive at Michelin-starred restaurants than at local eateries.
When I first went to Thailand, I ate at a tourist restaurant, but I found that the local eateries were actually much tastier.
Also, local eateries open around 6:00 a.m.
For breakfast, I went to a restaurant that served a variety of side dishes.
Of course, the restaurant was staffed only by locals, and they hardly spoke any English.
There was a wide variety of side dishes to choose from, and at around 50 baht each, they were very cheap and delicious.
Restaurants like this are rare in Japan, except in rural areas.
Eating local ingredients with local people in a relaxing restaurant is one of the joys of traveling for me.
You can also find healthy ingredients that are good for your body in the very fashionable, huge malls in Bangkok.
They’re called gourmet markets and can be found in most large malls.
There’s a huge salad bar section with very fresh vegetables and fruits.
I love vegetables and fruits more than meat, so I went to this salad bar every day during my stay.
Next to it there was also a section selling healthy vegetable soups, which I also used almost every day.
Unfortunately, sections like this are rare in Japan.
