BONDING WITH THE MOKEN SEA GYPSIES | มาเล่นมาชิวกับชาวมอแกนกันดีกว่า!

Moken Sea Gypsy Surin Island Thailand Travel Adventure

After a few days of adjusting-ourselves-to-primitive-island-life, it was time to properly bond with the lovely Moken Sea Gypsies.  We came up with games, taught them to sing, and simply hang out with them, trying to learn as much as possible about them and their way of living.  Let’s have a look at a video on how we did this:

หลังจากที่บีและเพื่อน ๆ ได้เริ่มมีความคุ้นเคยกับการใช้ชิวิตบ้าน ๆ แบบชาวเกาะแล้ว  พวกเราก็เริ่มมาทำความรู้จักกับชาวมอแกนกันค่ะ  เรามีการให้เด็ก ๆ เล่นเกมส์ สอนน้อง ๆ ร้องเพลงกันอย่างสนุกสนานด้วย ลองดูวิดีโอกันนะค้า:

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COOKING A THAI SEAFOOD FEAST WITH KHAO KOR LOCALS

It was our final night of at Saiphin’s hometown in Khao Kor, and we all knew it was going to be epic.

Nearly 20 people gathered up at Saiphin’s house as we started to prepare ingredients for our cook-up session.  Prawns, squid, kaffir lime leaves, coriander root, lemongrass, garlic, chili, basil, galangal and so on–I predicted a Thai seafood feast and I was right.

 

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Saiphin announced that we would be making three dishes that evening: stir-fry prawns with curry power, stir-fry squid with chili & basil, and the famous tom yum prawn.  I can say that these three are common every-day dishes found anywhere in Thailand, whether you are at a fine dining restaurant in Bangkok or at a street vendor with sticky tables by the beach.

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THAI-LAOS CULINARY TIME WITH KHAO KOR LOCALS

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Having arrived at Saiphin’s house in Khao Kor district in Petchabun province, Thailand, I found myself surrounded by the laughter and joyful smiles of Saiphin’s friends and family.  It had been a year since she last visited her hometown, so we all were greeted by over 40 people from her local area.

Being known as the best chef in town, Saiphin took no time to wind down;  she headed straight to her mother’s kitchen at the back of her house.  Excited to get to learn to cook with the locals and for the locals,

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