Suckling Pig, Bangkok

Rama IV

We just had a big dinner but felt that we had room for more. So the group of us headed out to this open-air restaurant to try the much talked about suckling pig. Ok, it may look a bit scary but it did taste fabulous. It was well roasted, and the skin, which was the main part of the suckling pig dish, was superbly crunchy. We also had the pepper crab steamboat, a variation of the pepper crab but in soup form. My friends loved it but it tasted more like pepper soup to me. We also had some lovely mimosa stir-fry (right). Its similar to the “touch me nots” plant that we play with every so often as kids. Only the Thais stir-fry it with garlic and chilli. It can be a bit fibrous but is extremely tasty.