Get Your Roti!!

One of my favourite things about Thailand is there are all sorts of street vendors selling delicious foods on just about every street!
Today while helping set up the new ice cream shop, I stopped at one of the best Thai roti(โรดี) stands in the Silom area.  It's just 1 block down Soi Convent from Silom for anyone wishing to go try it.  Apparently the vendor is well known in the area and people journey from blocks away just to taste this delicious treat.










For those of you who aren't familiar with Thai style roti, it's basically a deep fried bread(similar to naan) that is wrapped around some sort of innards like bananas of egg and topped usually with drizzled condensed milk and sugar.



I watched as the vendor tossed my roti into the oil with a metal spatula and folded in the perfectly cut bananas.










She tossed the freshly-made dessert on a styrofoam plate topped with paper to absorb the oil and chopped it squares. Then, she and asked if I wanted the sugar and condensed milk topping, of course I did.

She drizzled the condensed milk, sprinkled a little sugar and then served it to me with two toothpicks to use as utensils.
The rumors I had heard definitely rung true -the best roti I've tasted yet! -Jen

Dinner by Delivery!

 Today Jun had to work late so we decided not to cook dinner.  She was feeling tired and I'm a bit sick with a cold at the moment so we both decided to order dinner. We agreed that we wanted something unhealthy, cheesy, and something that would arrive fast -so we ordered Pizza Hut!


We decided on the "Happy Buddy Combo" which consists of a medium size (12") pizza which has 6 slices, chicken wings(4 pieces) and a bag of bread sticks.  Our order arrived only about 20 minutes after making the call and costed the equivalent of $12 US.

Hawaiian pizza! YUM!

The portions here are quite a bit smaller than what I'm used to in Canada.  This meal suited two hungry adults just fine.


Pizza Hut in Thailand is great and foreigner friendly (...or at least English speaker friendly) as they have an operator that speaks English and will relay your order on to the nearest location.  Delivery fee is only 30baht (approx $1 US) and tipping is not expected, though it is appreciated.

BBQ chicken wings didn't look great, so I gave mine to Jun.

We're both full to the brim, so it's time to relax and watch a movie. 
-Jen

In Thailand you are given ketchup, oregano, and chili powder
with your pizza.

The famous Korean Banana Milk

Over the past few years Thailand has been on a Korean kick... watching K-drama, listening to K-pop, copying K-fashion trends, and even importing Korean snacks.  I admit, I have been a bit of a sheep in following this K-craziness and I'm kind of a K-drama addict now.
Anyways, in the supermarket they sell various brands of Korean banana milk both boxed and bottled, so Jun and I decided to give it a try.  It's pretty yummy even though it tastes like artificial bananas.  I suggest trying it blended with ice or even adding it to coffee. -Jen

mmm Mango Sticky Rice

One of my favourite Thai desserts is mango sticky rice or khao niao mamuang (ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง) a sweet glutinous rice topped with coconut  cream and rice crisps served with ripe yellow mango.  It's absolutely delicious.  I had some today at the Chatuchak  Weekend Market for only 45baht (about $1.50 USD). 

Yellow mangoes are used to make "Mango Sticky Rice"

Starting to feel the Christmas Spirit in Bangkok

Christmas is always something I look forward to every year.  I love the lights, decorations, music, holiday foods and drinks.. just everything about it.  In Thailand even though people may not celebrate Christmas like back home, the department stores and shopping centers still set up full decorations.  They're even selling winter clothing like toques, scarves, long shirts and pants.  I've captures a few bit of the Christmas spirit with my camera today.
-Jen

my new toque from tesco lotus supermarket :)

Birthday at Bang Saen

On Saturday me and Jun went to the beach in Bang Saen, a small town in the Province of Chonburi, to celebrate my birthday.  The beach was very busy because of the long weekend, but we still managed to find a place to sit and eat yummy food.  We also watched a beautiful sunset and once the sun went down we played with sparklers while others lit lanterns that floated up into the sky.  Later on we left the beach and went to a small dessert shop to share a piece of strawberry shortcake.  The pictures don't do it justice.
-Jen

Welcome to Two Girls in Thailand!

A facebook friend of mine recently started a blog with her girlfriend entitled "Two Girls in Japan" and I thought it was such a sweet idea that I decided to start one myself! "Immitation is the best form of flattery."  I'm hoping that with this blog, me and my girlfriend can give you a taste of life in Thailand, particularly Bangkok.
-Jen


This is a picture I took at the Grand Palace in Bangkok