Wanderlust

February 14, 2014 7:12 PM

Three random walks through eastern food markets: One in Bangkok, one in Taiwan and one in Delhi.

There are many others on Youtube. Post your favorites below

posted by growabrain (8 comments total)

Two questions about the naans at about 3:20 in the Delhi one: do they not just fall off because even when cooked the dough keeps it stuck to the over; they get flipped over and cooked on the other side too, right?
posted by anothermug at 7:47 PM on February 14, 2014

I am sad to see the Bangkok one isn't at night.
Then the world really would be my oyster.

This is a great idea, though. I can experience strange new worlds without all the people.
posted by Mezentian at 8:44 PM on February 14, 2014

See also my FPP about Tōnghuà Night Market in Taiwan.
posted by jiawen at 10:04 PM on February 14, 2014 [2 favorites]

I made these in Yangon 2012. Pazundaung Market. Anawrahta Road night market.
posted by ouke at 3:53 AM on February 15, 2014 [1 favorite]

anothermug: They are cooked on one side only, so the dough only has to stick when wet/spongy. Do your local Indian takeaways not cook bread like this? Most UK high streets have at least one place you can get a variety of cooked to order Indian breads, something I've often been thankful for ;)
posted by samworm at 3:53 AM on February 15, 2014

They are cooked on one side only, so the dough only has to stick when wet/spongy. Do your local Indian takeaways not cook bread like this?

I mostly know naan only from sitdown Indian restos. I always thought that there they are cooked on both sides, but perhaps I was too busy wolfing down my curry to notice.
posted by anothermug at 7:27 AM on February 15, 2014

Thank you for the link, jiawen - I missed that thread.
posted by growabrain at 9:09 AM on February 15, 2014

Oh these are making me so hungry!!
posted by antiquated at 9:30 AM on February 15, 2014