What is This?

[cmjc]

And what is it for?

 

Clue: It is legal, NOT drug-related, and +not the one baht coin, which is for scale+ :)

[worgeordie]

Looks like cow shi te to me ,,,,,

 

regards Worgeordie

[cmjc]

Indeed, but incorrect :)

[Crossy]

Looks like a steak cooked cremated by my ex-wife!

[Will B Good]

My tongue after a night out in Nana Plaza

[cmjc]

5 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Looks like a steak cooked cremated by my ex-wife!

Indeed, poor cow, but also incorrect :)

[Crossy]

1 minute ago, cmjc said:

Indeed, poor cow, ...

 

My ex or the source of the steak??

[cmjc]

3 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

My tongue after a night out in Nana Plaza

 

We're all learning from our mistakes :)

 

Still incorrect.

 

Blimey, I thought you'd all get it in one!

[cmjc]

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

 

My ex or the source of the steak??

 

Boom-boom!

[KannikaP]

12 minutes ago, cmjc said:

 

We're all learning from our mistakes :)

 

Still incorrect.

 

Blimey, I thought you'd all get it in one!

Well we didn't so , come on, spill the beans. It's almost time to go out.

[novacova]

33 minutes ago, cmjc said:

And what is it for?

 

Clue: It is legal, NOT drug-related, and +not the one baht coin, which is for scale+ :)

Auriculariaceae. A taxonomic family of fungi. Most species in this group grow on dead wood but do not necessarily develop the characteristic 'mushroom' shape. Several species are cultivated for use as food, especially in China and Southeast Asia where they can be bought fresh, dried, or powdered. 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Some variety of coprolite, obviously.

[KhunLA]

End of smoked brisket 

[ABCDBKK]

looks like someone steeped on a big pile of Soi-Dog-Revenge. 
 

The bigger question is what year is that Thai coin from? 

[ballpoint]

It's a bench top.  With a one Baht coin and some other item on it.

[cmjc]

All very valid suggestions, especially the suggestion of...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriculariaceae

 

But surprisingly, incorrect.

 

For the impatient, here's a clue...

 

 

[Baht Simpson]

Fossilized wood?

[Dmaxdan]

Last night's dinner that you left on the barbecue?

 

Hallucinogenic moon rock?

[cmjc]

Just now, Baht Simpson said:

Fossilized wood?

Like it, and there's plenty of that around North Thailand.

 

But sorry, incorrect.

[cmjc]

1 minute ago, Dmaxdan said:

Last night's dinner that you left on the barbecue?

They do look like bite marks, come to think of it, but no Sir.

[novacova]

11 minutes ago, cmjc said:

All very valid suggestions, especially the suggestion of...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auriculariaceae

 

But surprisingly, incorrect.

 

For the impatient, here's a clue...

 

 

Buffalo hide 

[Dmaxdan]

The resin that thais use to fix the handles to their machetes?

[novacova]

…whatever it is, it appears to be in a state of decomposition.

[cmjc]

Buffalo hide is another good guess, but no Ma'am :)

 

I too would not have known what this is, until this morning.

And I've been here for three decades.

[cmjc]

3 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

The resin that thais use to fix the handles to their machetes?

CORRECT!

[novacova]

Fermented tamarind 

edit…wrong answer 😀

[cmjc]

To explain myself.

 

Clearing the woody shrubbery this morning the machete blade flew from the wooden handle for the umpteenth time.

 

Grasping my small but trusty axe, the head flew off after two blows.

 

Tired of Araldite, and various Chinese epoxies failing, then jamming nails, screws and bolts into the gaps, I decided to take it to the local Artisans to fix for me.

 

The first shop I tried was a sweet lady of at least my age (70) who instantly had the cure for the ailing machete and axe..

 

She rummaged around the back of her shop, and pulled out the brown flat object pictured, calling it, "Khao Kaang", with precise verbal instructions how to use it.

 

I took it home, set fire to it, and dripped the molten goo around the shafts, as well as around the handle holes, and tapped in some slivers of teak.

 

Fixed the Thai way!

 

Now for the purpose of posting here...

 

What does the "Khao Kaang" consist of?

 

I don't know, it burns readily and is brittle, so suspect it is largely Shellac.

 

Anybody know?

 

 

[cmjc]

10 minutes ago, novacova said:

Fermented tamarind 

edit…wrong answer 😀

 

Can you tell me the recipe, sounds wonderful.

[Crossy]

3 minutes ago, cmjc said:

What does the "Khao Kaang" consist of?

 

I know, but I'll let others guess first

[cmjc]

1 minute ago, Crossy said:

 

I know, but I'll let others guess first

My guess is Shellac and fish bones... but it doesn't smell, even when alight.