tutsi was up all night on the vodka an' ran outta ciggies...it's about 6am an' the local market is in full swing...tutsi swings out the new Crocodile push bike an' wheels it down, unsteady an' hasta walk the bike in the crowded market...

bought the marlboro khao and then had a look at the other veges on offer...got sum collards (good widda bit of pork fat or cumin and garam flour) and sum eggplant with which to make my beloved baba ganoush (a 1 litre jar of tahina back home in the cupboard)...the ladies made fun of my push bike and greasy pony tail but for the food, just weighed it an' 'ha baht...yee sip baht...' no bullshit an' straightforward...

oh, if everything in Thailand could be so simple and friendly...get them immigration fcukers to sell veges inna market...teach them a good lesson...

everyone take note, tutsi is not an ogre...there are sum things about Thailand that I like...

(there were sum lovely cukes and sum weeds on offer that looked like dill but I had a pinch an' a sniff and wasn't convinced...)

start a food blog on thai visa and win a holiday

start a food blog on thai visa and win a holiday

hey...yeah...mebbe get Foodland and Villa market to sponser...the Lonely Falang...adrift inna sea of thai (insert the appropriate english expletive)

I'm salivating at the thought of that tahina ... that's booooootiful stuff

I'm salivating at the thought of that tahina ... that's booooootiful stuff

yeah...I'll get back to yuh wid the results', got a good recipie for baba from Claudia Roden's A Book of Middle Eastern Food...just wish I could find sum garbanzos to make hoummous...

you can get tahina from the arab restaurants around soi 3 sukhumwit, same in pattaya near the night market by the walking street - somebody can post it for you if you don't visit that often. I don't think making tahina is a simple thing otherwise thais will already do it

you can get tahina from the arab restaurants around soi 3 sukhumwit, same in pattaya near the night market by the walking street - somebody can post it for you if you don't visit that often. I don't think making tahina is a simple thing otherwise thais will already do it

with respect, thais don't know shit when it comes to quality food...the tahina that I got is already processed an' ready to go...was just lookin' for other ingredients to use it with...

I'm salivating at the thought of that tahina ... that's booooootiful stuff

yeah...I'll get back to yuh wid the results', got a good recipie for baba from Claudia Roden's A Book of Middle Eastern Food...just wish I could find sum garbanzos to make hoummous...

Make you a deal, tutsi. If you give me the hoummos & baba ganoush recipes, I'll send you 2 or 3 tins of garbanzos (can't get dried here!), if the postage isn't too disgustingly expensive! OK?

I'm salivating at the thought of that tahina ... that's booooootiful stuff

yeah...I'll get back to yuh wid the results', got a good recipie for baba from Claudia Roden's A Book of Middle Eastern Food...just wish I could find sum garbanzos to make hoummous...

Make you a deal, tutsi. If you give me the hoummos & baba ganoush recipes, I'll send you 2 or 3 tins of garbanzos (can't get dried here!), if the postage isn't too disgustingly expensive! OK?

easy enuf to do, babe...for both just get the cooked vegetable, add tahina and lemon (or lime) juice to taste...for the baba ye gotta sear the eggplant over a flame then peel...wid both either use a masher or put it inna blender/food processor...to get the right spreading consistancy

a bit ob salt an' bob's yer uncle...

I love things that are so easily prepared and that taste sooooo good...however, must be served wid fresh arabic bread (pitta is an acceptable substitute)...dem ragheads got it right when it comes to cookin'...

Tutsi, I only tolerate your lack of ethics, morals and etiquette because you like to cook. Glad you made it to the market. Funny, I pegged you as a Marlboro dang man.

say listen babe, dem red kidneys in da rice cooker turned out a treat...gottem downstairs in de kitchen inna colander now waitin' for me to do the tomato sauce then to grind de meat for de chili...probly de longest chili preparation in de woild... youse right on, Ms gorgon...

marlboro daeng?...nah, I don't look good inna cowboy hat...one needs a menacing slavic countenance like the late, great Jack Palance...

say listen babe, dem red kidneys in da rice cooker turned out a treat...gottem downstairs in de kitchen inna colander now waitin' for me to do the tomato sauce then to grind de meat for de chili...probly de longest chili preparation in de woild... youse right on, Ms gorgon...

marlboro daeng?...nah, I don't look good inna cowboy hat...one needs a menacing slavic countenance like the late, great Jack Palance...

Awesome! But it's worth the wait.

Ah, Jack Palance. Now there was a fine man, gods rest his soul. Did you see Baghdad Cafe?

say listen babe, dem red kidneys in da rice cooker turned out a treat...gottem downstairs in de kitchen inna colander now waitin' for me to do the tomato sauce then to grind de meat for de chili...probly de longest chili preparation in de woild... youse right on, Ms gorgon...

marlboro daeng?...nah, I don't look good inna cowboy hat...one needs a menacing slavic countenance like the late, great Jack Palance...

Awesome! But it is worth it.

Ah, Jack Palance. Now there was a fine man, gods rest his soul. Did you see Baghdad Cafe?

nah, just remember the villain gunslinger Jim Wilson from Shane...where he taunts Elisha Cook Jr to get him to draw on him...had his .45 on him before he could blink then just smiled for a moment before he plugged him...classic...probly the most cruel and murderous scene in film history...

I'm salivating at the thought of that tahina ... that's booooootiful stuff

yeah...I'll get back to yuh wid the results', got a good recipie for baba from Claudia Roden's A Book of Middle Eastern Food...just wish I could find sum garbanzos to make hoummous...

Make you a deal, tutsi. If you give me the hoummos & baba ganoush recipes, I'll send you 2 or 3 tins of garbanzos (can't get dried here!), if the postage isn't too disgustingly expensive! OK?

easy enuf to do, babe...for both just get the cooked vegetable, add tahina and lemon (or lime) juice to taste...for the baba ye gotta sear the eggplant over a flame then peel...wid both either use a masher or put it inna blender/food processor...to get the right spreading consistancy

a bit ob salt an' bob's yer uncle...

I love things that are so easily prepared and that taste sooooo good...however, must be served wid fresh arabic bread (pitta is an acceptable substitute)...dem ragheads got it right when it comes to cookin'...

Always true to my word, Tutsi, I bought 3 tins of garbanzos for you today (& one for myself so I can make hoummos!). If you pm me a postal address, I'll post them to you this week.

I'm salivating at the thought of that tahina ... that's booooootiful stuff

yeah...I'll get back to yuh wid the results', got a good recipie for baba from Claudia Roden's A Book of Middle Eastern Food...just wish I could find sum garbanzos to make hoummous...

Make you a deal, tutsi. If you give me the hoummos & baba ganoush recipes, I'll send you 2 or 3 tins of garbanzos (can't get dried here!), if the postage isn't too disgustingly expensive! OK?

easy enuf to do, babe...for both just get the cooked vegetable, add tahina and lemon (or lime) juice to taste...for the baba ye gotta sear the eggplant over a flame then peel...wid both either use a masher or put it inna blender/food processor...to get the right spreading consistancy

a bit ob salt an' bob's yer uncle...

I love things that are so easily prepared and that taste sooooo good...however, must be served wid fresh arabic bread (pitta is an acceptable substitute)...dem ragheads got it right when it comes to cookin'...

Always true to my word, Tutsi, I bought 3 tins of garbanzos for you today (& one for myself so I can make hoummos!). If you pm me a postal address, I'll post them to you this week.

just sent ya a PM widde details...I can send ye sum of my stash ob tahina in return. For excellent Middle Eastern recipies I suggest Claudia Roden's 'A Book of Middle Eastern Food', a classic and I'm sure still in publication...any legit bookstore in BKK could probly order it fer ye...

bon appetit...

btw, for the baba ganoush ye gotta sqeeze out as much of the moisture as possible, just like wid most eggplant dishes...