Showing posts with label Chickenpalooza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chickenpalooza. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2011

Around Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh, 8/5/11

Royal Palace



Pigs ears in the night market

Barbecued quail

Quail

Nom

Fried chicken

Chili pepper shrimp with lettuce and mint

Cambodian children in the night market

View from our tuk-tuk


"Dry" Shrimp Curry (meaning no coconut milk)


Note: Some photos from Elaine

Thursday, June 23, 2011

An Ode to Garlic Fried Chicked




Oh garlic fried chicken
Thoa art so finger-lickin'.
Hidden from most in Phra Ram Park,
I find you like an oasis, lost in the dessert dark.
Served al fresco, riverside,
By two Thai ladies, smiles awide.
Don't look like much,
But just one touch...
Perfectly crisp, non-greasy skin,
Don't even know how to begin.
No forks, no knives, so nice,
Utensils: merely sticky rice.
Succulent, garlicky meat,
So hard you are to beat.
So moist, like tissues post-The Notebook,
What a wonder you were to cook.
Sweet chili sauce, no need,
Thao flesh too juicy, yes indeed.
Topped with fried garlic, Buddha hears your crunch,
I sit speechless and zen-like during lunch.
I try to find you next day, but you're missing,
But in my dreams, you I will be kissing.
Garlic fried chicken.