Okay not Piggy perse, but rather a bunch of hungry farang (foreigners) accompanied by two Thai locals. Our friend Om, our favorite barkeep, set up a Thai cooking class for us with a chef from Aleenta, an expensive restuarant on the beach of Pak Nam Pran.
First stop on our cooking adventure was Om's bar where we picked the three dishes we'd learn to make: Green Curry with Seafood, Massaman Curry with Chicken, and Tom Kha Gai soup.
The next stop was the local market where we bought our ingredients and some snacks too!
Om picking out the best (read: most transculent) squid for our green curry, as Josh looks on.
Mags, Paul and I with our Thai chef stocking up on fresh produce.
Fresh morning glory greens are incredibly delicious!
Ready-made curries may seem like cheating but even the nicer restaurants do it.
Scooters parked like sardines outside the market stalls.
Juicy pineapple ready to be snacked on.
Weird meat popsicles? I'll pass, thank you very much!
My preferred snack: fresh strawberries coated in sugar and something red.
10 baht (30 US cents) for this luscious bag of tomatoes.
It wouldn't be Southeast Asia if there weren't whole fish starring in you in the face....
Or raw chicken dripping its salmonella-infested juices into a bucket....
But when you can get a bouquet of beautiful orchids for 50 cents from a smiling woman, there's no reason not to love the market!
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