February 24, 201313 yr Does anyone know where I can buy in Chiang Mai Ya Dong or the herbs to infuse rice whiskey (lao khao) to turn the mix in to Ya Dong? I bought from the jungle market just before Lampang on the superhighway a few years ago but want to avoid the long drive to there again.
February 24, 201313 yr I bought it years ago in tablet form at a local pharmacy. Mixed it with the local kao lao. Couldn't even get 1 tablespoon in. Mega-yuk! Ah well. You could try the pharmacies.
February 24, 201313 yr The special stuff comes from wizened old granpas in the hills, or you can get some lau kao and add a packet of 15 tigers herboal mix, available everywhere.
February 24, 201313 yr Author The special stuff comes from wizened old granpas in the hills, or you can get some lau kao and add a packet of 15 tigers herboal mix, available everywhere. The missus has bought some 15 tigers mix. I would prefer actual local herbs if possible. I had a great kick of mule mix before.
February 24, 201313 yr Popular Post I've been a 'user' of yaa dong for a few years and have picked up various herbal mixes from Issan, Chonburry, Phrao, India and even Chiang Mai. They can be found in the Chinese Herbal shops in the old Wararot market as ready mix or make your own concoction. Also available in the Indian herbal vendor. I have had it made with the local 'white lightening' cheap rotgut lao keaw, but that can do more damage to your liver than any alcohol you can find, so I switched to a locally bottled decent rum called 'Uncle Tom's' that is quite decent on it's own. 1 shot a night helps me sleep. Good luck and avoid the cheap alcohol.
February 24, 201313 yr When I first came to Chiang Mai there used to be lots of medicinal whiskey stalls scattered around town, Each whiskey had a number and cured or helped a specific ailment. the most popular was the whiskey that improved your libido, didn't need it at the time but after 11 years of marriage I could probably do with a tot of that stuff now and again!
February 24, 201313 yr Popular Post I drink it after dinner every night. The wife picks up the herbs at any pharmacy on her errands and mixes it with hong thong whiskey. They got that right about not mixing it with Lao kow. She puts in honey and a whole lot of different frozen fruit and let's it sit a few days. Later, when the whiskeys gone you can eat the very potent fruit. I have several bottles I age for later use. Yum.
February 26, 201313 yr It's actually 11 tigers - 15 baht a pack at the chemist/drug store that the locals swear by, but then they mix it with lao kao, so maybe they are not so wise......
February 26, 201313 yr My missus uses 'real' herbs and honey rather than 11 tigers - although she uses 40 degree blue/red label lao khao. When we lived near Pattaya she would always get the "best herb" from Naklua market on the Sukhumvit road. I quite enjoyed it in the past - a nice kick to it. I am convinced that it will kill your brain cells so I avoid it now - but, I like the sound of using Hong Thong as the base drink, maybe even better with vodka. Perhaps we can start a recipes section...... Libido enhancers and strength boosters: A beginner's guide to ya dong Despite many forms of the popular Thaimoonshine being illegal, Bangkok's ya dong stalls are thriving. Proceedwith caution By Dwight Turner25 October, 2010 Try not to think about what's been mixed into these large jars of ya dong if you're brave enough to throw back a shot. Acommon sight on the streets of Bangkok, ya dong stalls are easilyrecognized by what appear to be rows of cookie jars, illuminated bypoorly rigged fluorescent lights. Under their airtight lids is a darkbrown concoction, made by mixing rice whiskey with traditionally healthyherbs, sometimes honey and god knows what else.Despite manymedicinal forms of this moonshine being outlawed, Bangkok is filled withya dong stands, most set up only a few feet away from street foodvendors. When night falls they turn into popular watering holes.Thereis quite a bit of folklore surrounding ya dong, with people who don'tdrink it warning you'll go blind and those who love it promising you'llbe transformed into a stallion in bed.Here are a few of themost common flavors to get you started. Just remember, ya dong shots arealmost always consumed with a bitter snack and a fragrant chaser to cutthe strength. A man enjoys a shot of ya dong at a small stall on Sukhumvit Road. Naree lom peung“Naree”can best be described as that girl your mom warned you about."Lovestruck Naree" is the best ya dong flavor to start with if you'venever tried it before as it's not as strong as the others. Thereare other Naree flavors you can progress to like “Naree gives CPR” or“Naree falls out of the bed” but they all generally go down a littleeasier than the other flavors. Doh mai roo lomMention this flavor, which is well known as an aphrodisiac, and watch grown Thai men blush. Thebest way to translate the meaning of doh mai roo lom (never flacid) toyour foreign friends? Ask them to imagine the result of a viagraoverdose. Anything lasting longer than three hours, please consult aphysician... Mah gratueb rongThis one is also an allegedaphrodisiac, but it promises to cure a list of other ailments. Get yourstrength back with a shot of "horses trampling the stables" but makesure you don't run over any of your loved ones with your new foundstamina.These are just a few flavors to get you started. Askaround if you need buffalo-carrying superpowers or have specific achesand pains.Ya dong stalls can be found all over the city, with plenty in the tiny sois on the lower end of Sukhumvit Road. If you love the ya dong tradition but want a posher setting, try Tease Bar and Gallery’s Bar Lam Yong (4th floor of J Avenue on Thonglor Tel: +66 (0)89 688 0302),though the price per shot increases dramatically to 50 baht. (Lam Yongrefers to a character in an old Thai soap opera who was known for heralcoholism.)
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