Eating In Translation

Thieves Market

It's just your usual happy-go-lucky flea market, with some less-than-typical food vendors.

Bread History

The savories were unusually potent, at least by New York standards; the sweets weren't very sweet, except by contrast. Above, ikan billis buns (rm 2.30 each) were filled with chili-spiced fish (typically, some variety of anchovy); the ah bian below (2 rm each) were flavored with yam and walnut.

Bread History
Penang, Malaysia
(From a December 2006 visit)

98 Market

Translated from Bahasa Malaysia, "24 jam" has nothing to offer your toast or crumpets.

Bangkok to Butterworth to Penang

I ate light during the trip itself.