In Samut Prakan the Vegetarian Festival runs from 7th to 17th October 2010. During this time the nine Gods will come down to earth. In order to show them that they are good, people will keep a strict vegetarian diet and also obey ten basic rules which will help cleanse their mind and body. The symbol for the festival is a small yellow flag with the words in Thai "jay" which means "vegetarian". When looking to buy vegetarian food, we need to look out for the small yellow flags on the foodstalls.
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Vegetarian Festival - Part 05 |
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Written by Richard Barrow
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Friday, 15 October 2010 13:35 |
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These are pictures of the food that I am eating during the Vegetarian Festival. As you will see, many of them look like real meat dishes but they use imitation meat instead.
Namtok moo jay (น้ำตกหมูเจ), spicy "pork" salad. 30 baht
Gaeng gai sai nor mai jay (แกงไก่ใส่หน่อไม้เจ), "Chicken" Curry with bamboo shoot. 30 baht
Toob tub (ตุ๊บตั๊บ), flaky peanut candy. 20 baht
Pad maccaroni kab pla muk jay (ผัดมักโรนีกับปลาหมึกเจ), Stir-fried maccaroni with vegetarian squid. 30 baht
Kuay jub jay (ก๋วยจั๊บเจ), vegetarian noodles. 30 baht
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Vegetarian Festival - Part 04 |
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Written by Richard Barrow
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Thursday, 14 October 2010 13:38 |
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These are pictures of some of the food that I am eating during the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand. As you can see, many dishes use imitation meat and are quite similiar to real Thai meat dishes.
Grapao moo sup jay (กระเพราหมูสับเจ), spicy stir-fried imitation meat with basil. 30 baht.
i-tim (ไอศกรีม), vegetarian ice cream made from coconut milk. 15 baht each
gra-lam-plee-toon-hed-hom (กระหล่ำปลีตุ๋นเห็ดหอม), steamed cabbage with mushroom. 30 baht with rice
Gaeng kiao wan gai jay (แกงเขียวหวานไก่เจ), green curry with imitation meat. 30 baht
Sai grok jay (ไส้กรอกเจ), imitation hot dog. 10 baht each
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Vegetarian Festival - Part 03 |
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Written by Richard Barrow
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Monday, 11 October 2010 14:56 |
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These are pictures of some of the food that I am eating during the Vegetarian Festival in Thailand. As you can see, many dishes use imitation meat and are quite similiar to real Thai meat dishes.
khao na bed jay (ข้าวหน้าเป็ดเจ), imitation roast duck on rice. 30 baht.
som tam jay (ส้มตำเจ), vegetarian spicy papaya salad. 20 baht.
pad yakisoba (ผัดยากิโซบะเจ), stir fried yakisoba vegetarian noodles. 25 baht.
tod mun het (ผัดยากิโซบะเจ), deep fried mushroom cakes. 20 baht.
moo tod jay (หมูทอดเจ), imitation pork on rice. 30 baht.
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Vegetarian Festival - Part 02 |
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Written by Richard Barrow
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Saturday, 09 October 2010 14:12 |
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These are pictures of some of the food that I am eating during the Vegetarian Festival. As you will see, many of them look like real meat dishes but they use imitation meat instead.
Pad thai jay (ผัดไทยเจ), vegetarian version of the famous pan fried noodles. 25 baht.
Moo satay jay (หมูสะเต๊ะเจ), vegetarian version of pork satay which are 2.5 baht each. The peanut sauce was good! Not so sure about the bean curd trying to look like pork satay.
Pad prik gaeng tua (ผัดพริกแกงถั่ว), stir fried imitation meat & green beans in a red curry paste.
Por pia tod (ปอเปี๊ยะทอด), vegetarian deep fried spring rolls. 25 baht
Kuay-tiao lod (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวหลอด), vegetarian steamed noodle rolls. 25 baht
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Vegetarian Festival - Part 01 |
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Written by Richard Barrow
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Friday, 08 October 2010 14:13 |
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These are pictures of the food that I am eating during the Vegetarian Festival. As you will see, many of them look like real meat dishes but they use imitation meat instead.
Phad mee sue mangsawirat (ผัดหมี่ซั่ว มังสวิรัต), Stir fried yellow noodle (vegetarian). 25 baht
Pad ma khua yao (ผัดมะเขือยาว), stir fried egg plant with imitation meat. 25 baht
Khanom bung sai tua dum (ขนมปังไส้ถั่วดำ), Bread roll with black sesame seed. 15 baht.
A popular snack during Vegetarian Festival is pad prik king (ผัดพริกขิงเจ), which is spicy vegetable protein. The price before the festival started was 15 baht but now is 25 baht!
Salapao sai tuadum (ซาลาเปาไส้ถั่วดำ), Chinese Steamed Buns with blackbean and Salapao sai hed (ซาลาเปาไส้เห็ด), Chinese Steam Buns with mushroom. These were 15 baht each.
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