Welcome to my Saturday post. Behind me is a sign in Thai indicating that we are at the Mekong river.
Lunch at a “swimming restaurant” on the Mekong
Let me take you today to an exotic place on this majestic stream, where I had lunch with a couple of colleagues when I visited Udon Thani some time ago. I had to try some Isan cuisine which is not for everybody.
Come on to my boat
On the boat restaurant a large group of school children where having their lunch. They seemed to be on an outing together with their teachers.
The children were delightful
As I said before, 22 years living and working in Asia exposes you to interesting cuisines. I have eaten all kinds of food in my life but not one of the foremost delicacies of Thailand’s North-East: ants eggs.
In fact this cuisine tested my resilience.
An assortment of typical dishes
On the river you eat fish
Also soup is healthy
What would we do in Thailand without “som da,”?
So far so good
Almost all dishes contained the ants eggs sprinkled over them
They look well cooked, don’t they?
The ants eggs have a strong chitinous taste when you bite into them. It’s a strange feeling between the teeth too. In my body the chitinous inside of the eggs produced a tremendous amount of heat. I guess one has to be used to this kind of dish in order to fully enjoy it. My companions, almost all from the Udon Thani region, just loved the food.
By the way, we drank water with our meal, just clear water.
And the river flew.
Come to the Mekong.
The Man from Mosel River 