Another dish that is believed to have been adapted from Portuguese traders long ago this delicious and popular crispy treat is found all around Thailand and South East Asia along with pretty much every Thai restaurant around the world - Warattaya Smith of @loveslittlekitchen

​In Thailand we serve the soup with boiled jasmine rice alongside other dishes as a main meal, but here in Australia (and maybe elsewhere) the soup comes as an entrée. I tend to think this is the wrong way to enjoy it. Today I’ll be showing you how to make Tom yum goong nam khon, which is hot and spicy creamy prawn soup. - Charinya of @charinyas_kitchen

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Rice paper used for Vietnamese food is traditionally made from just rice, water, and salt. They are one of the unique aspects of Vietnamese cooking and dining, and food wrapped up in sheaths of translucent rice paper is utterly charming. Aside from looking pretty and holding a bunch of goodies together, they contribute chewy texture and a slight tang to whatever they encase - Andrea Nguyen  Food writer, Author and Chef

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 So from early morning, worshipers will enter a trance at their favourite shrine and pierce their cheek with the most extreme object possible: from a gas nozzle to a scale warship model or a car shock absorber… basically anything goes, the weirder, the better 

Symbolising the support one will receive in one's career and life, this sweet dessert resembling jackfruit seeds can be easily found around many of Thailand’s markets today - Warattaya of @loveslittlekitchen