I had the great pleasure of experiencing Thai hospitality first hand from Marianne’s Le Cordon Bleu classmate, Aummy (pronounced: Oo-Mee).
And this is her warm family - Aummy’s Mummy & Daddy …
Aummy and her Dad can speak English very well, but her mum can only speak Thai. Even so, language is hardly a factor in their generosity. The whole time I was stucked indoors (because of the allergy), her mum kept offering food all day to me with sign language !!
Speaking of food, the moment we arrived in Bangkok we were treated to an excellent authentic Thai dinner outside (we were surviving on street food, just to provide you contrast). Our stomachs were packed to the brim and just as when we thought it was over, we arrived at her home to see TONS of Thai desserts. It was like Hansel & Gretel’s “Exotic Asian” Gingerbread House.
These were the plates that could fit on the small coffee table. There were many more tubs of Thai pastries, cookies, “Khanom Bu Yong” and et cetera below the table.
Sticky Rice Mangoes
“Foi Thong” family of desserts - christened by its namesake, the noodle-looking ones. Round ones are Thong Yot. Cupcake ones are Thong Yip. They are all made of egg yolks and sugar, apparently a Portugese influence.
Umi if you are reading this, I told you I will try my best to remember the names !
I think at this point Julius suffered photographic overloaded and stopped snapping the other goodies.