first: visit of the market

it is strawbeery season now in chiang mai

coconut shreding

curry paste: green, masaman and red

durian (jackfruit) not my taste!

in most hotels it is also not allowed to bring any durianproduct into the room because of the smell.

bamboo worm dried - thais are snacking it with chilisauce

dried butterfly pea blossoms for food colouring ... it gives a nice blueish colour

sticky rice or a thai might say: sticky ri

gummy bears packed in banana leave or plastic

grilled sweet sticky rice with coconut milk in banana leaves

coloured rice noodles

all kinds of rice

flower market:

lotus, it is the national flower of thailand and the "wai" (greeting) is imitating the shape of the flower ...

also the architecture in temples is imitating the lotus flower:

chinese temple