Bangkok
Insider reveals Bangkok's street food hotspots
With so much to choose from, you'll want to try it all! (Symbol photo)
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Do you love Thai food? Then head to Bangkok! You'll find authentic and delicious dishes, especially in the street-side cookshops. Travel blogger Florian Blümm has tried his hand and reveals his hotspots.
Yes, Bangkok is known for its magnificent temples, palaces and debauched nightlife. But it is above all an Eldorado for street food fans. Florian Blümm lived in the Thai capital for five years and compiled countless cookshops on a map in his blog. So where do you eat best?
Around Khaosan Road, for example. So that's where backpackers and tourists hang out. "You only have to walk ten minutes further," says Florian.
You can find them in front of supermarkets
The mobile snack bars are often in front of supermarkets, "7-Elevens" or temples. The offer is manageable. Often there is one dish in different variations. "There are ten bowls and you point to the one you want," says the travel blogger. This is an elegant way to avoid the language barrier. Because most of the time, the vendors only speak Thai.
Authentic Thai cuisine from hot woks: street vendors offer fresh dishes on almost every corner in Bangkok - here for example in Chinatown.
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Some dishes are a real challenge for the European palate. Spicy chicken is one such fiery speciality. "Papaya salad is even tougher," says Florian. Unripe papayas are cut into strips and serve as a flavour carrier, along with fish soup and other things, he explains.
It tastes sweet but also very spicy. It's a good thing that the cookshop operators gesture to the particularly spicy dishes.
Street food in Bangkok is unbeatably cheap
The motto for street food fans is: try it. The dishes in Bangkok are inexpensive. They often cost only 30 to 40 baht, the equivalent of 80 cents to 1.10 euros. And if your mouth is burning, you can rinse it with water. You can get a cup of water for free with your meal at the stalls, the travel blogger reveals.
Fresh produce is available at the mobile cookshops for a small price. Most dishes cost no more than the equivalent of 1.10 euros.
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The great thing about the cookshops is that you get to know the people as well as the Thai food. If it's mostly locals sitting at the plastic tables, you don't have to worry too much.
Bangkok's cookshops are simple and original, like this one at Toom Jim Joom.
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This is a good sign for quality and taste, after all, the clientele is supposed to stay loyal. "An unhygienic stall does not survive for long," Florian writes in his blog.
Hotspot night markets
You can also find concentrated Thai culinary delights at the city's night markets. The Talat Rot Fai Ratchada is easy to get to. It is located near the Thailand Cultural Centre metro station. "It has become quite touristy and crowded," says Florian.
Watch out, flame! At Ann Guay Tiew Kua Gai in Bangkok's China Town, the cooking is hot.
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Talat Rot Fai Srinakarin, on the other hand, is still an insider tip. It's a long way out, but the blogger says it's worth the trip. "It's totally authentic and you don't usually see tourists there.
