I always choose street cart vendors that seem very busy because the turnover on their produce is likely to be high (and also the more Thai people in the line, the more likely it’s going to be good). But in saying that, you do have to have your wits about you. I eat street food in Bangkok just about every day and I’ve never been sick. Is it safe to eat anything and anywhere in Bangkok? I adore the fact that big, bold flavours like chilli, fish sauce, garlic, tamarind and palm sugar can blend together to make an amazing, well-balanced sauce. But what I find most exciting about Thai food is the intricate play of sweet, sour, spicy and salty flavours that characterises this cuisine. Is there one quintessential ingredient in Thai cooking?įish sauce and chilli would be two of the most well used ingredients in any Thai kitchen. Lunchtimes in Bangkok are sacrosanct and it seems the whole city must come to a stand still as office workers pour out of high-rise towers to sit together and share a meal. Arguments abound about the best som tum (green papaya salad) or the most skilled moo ping (grilled pork satay) vendor. Most Thai people have a relationship with food that borders on the obsessive. How important is food to the Thai way of life? And also I couldn’t resist the lure of moving to a city where green papaya salad and fried chicken vendors are on just about every street corner! I’ve been creating my Marion’s Kitchen Asian food range out of Thailand for the past three years and as the company has grown it made more sense to be based in Bangkok where I can work more closely with my producers and suppliers. I love this city – the contrasts, the contradictions and above all else… the food. One minute I’m sitting on a plastic stool by the side of the road slurping up a steaming bowl of noodle soup and the next minute I could be sipping a martini while lounging on the deck of a Bangkok sky bar.
What do you love about living in Bangkok? With studies in law, journalism and gastronomy behind her, Marion now resides in Bangkok where she creates her Marion’s Kitchen Asian food range. Perhaps best known for her stint on MasterChef, Thai Australian cook Marion Grasby grew up in Darwin but travelled a lot through Thailand, Papua New Guinea and Australia with her globetrotting parents, spurring her love for travel and food. 100 tips, tricks and hacks from travel insidersĬhef and TV star, Marion Grasby spills the beans on where to eat, drink and play in Bangkok.
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