8 Delicious & Amazing Shaved Ice Thai Desserts

Ice made their first voyage to Siam back in 1857, via ship, in big slabs contained by crates. To preserve the cool temperatures throughout their Singapore - Bangkok route, each slab of frozen water was painstakingly covered with layers of sawdust. It was not until almost 50 years later, however, that Bangkok was able to produce ice locally. And that was the beginning of the tasty explosions in the forms of Thai ice desserts.

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Best Breakfast in Bangkok Chinatown (Yaowarat) | āļĢāļĩāļ§āļīāļ§ āļ­āļļāđ„āļĢ āļŦāđˆāļēāļ™āļžāļ°āđ‚āļĨāđ‰ āļ—āļĢāļ‡āļ§āļēāļ”

We sometimes spend weekends stay-cationing at our condo in Bangkok CBD and take the opportunity of being close and convenient wandering around for great local foods – the ones considered too far-fetched given our usual abode in the suburb. And last week we ate at ‘Urai Han Palo Songwat’ (āļ­āļļāđ„āļĢāļŦāđˆāļēāļ™āļžāļ°āđ‚āļĨāđ‰āļ—āļĢāļ‡āļ§āļēāļ”) Teochew-style braised goose that for me is the best breakfast ever in Bangkok Chinatown or Yaowarat. Price: $$ (breakfast for two in this picture is less than Bt500) We walked pass Song Wat Road so many times before. And every time, we saw this clean-looking ‘Urai’ shop...

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āļŦāļĄāđˆāļēāļ™ āļŸāļđāđˆ āļŦāļĒāļ§āļ™ āļŠāđ‚āļĄāļŠāļĢāļĢāļēāļŠāļžāļĪāļāļĐāđŒ | Man Fu Yuan, Rajpreuk Club

SUMMARY – Man Fu Yuan is a elegant Cantonese restaurant in the Rajpreuk Club on Changwattana Road behind the Government Complex. Its cosy luxurious ambiance plus private rooms in various sizes are good for business lunch, family meals or any feel-good day. I like their premium tea selections (Bt128-248++ per person), freshly-made dim sum varieties, tea duck (best with steamed rice, drizzles of soy sauce and their homemade XO sauce), and made-to-your-cravings Cantonese-style comfort dishes such as wonton noodle soup and congee.  Dim Sum Selections – Man Fu Yuan’s dim sum makes the majority of their menu, with a total of 32...

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