Food Photo: Som Tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย)

By Mark Wiens

Som Tam Thai (ส้มตำไทย)

One of the Thai dishes that never gets old is a fine plate of freshly pounded green papaya salad.

I devoured this marvelous plate at graveyard Isaan restaurant in Silom.

Food Photo: Sticky Rice and Mango on a Boat

Colorful plate of sticky rice and mango at Damnoen Sakuak floating market

Grilled chicken roasting on a portable double basket carrier on the beach at Koh Samet.

Silom restaurants coming into the sidewalk in Bangkok, Thailand