Loi Kratong Festival of Lanterns in Chiang Mai, Thailand 2012



Here are three different batches
 of Pad Thai. One heavily mixed with
Egg, while the others are more
noodle filled.


     This post will show you the food that was available at the 2012 Loi Kratong festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on the banks of the Ping River.

    All of the food available was street food, and all of it wasbeing sold for a very low cost, considering how amazingly tasty it all was.

Check out these pictures!

Stuffed Crab Cakes are one of my favorites.
For 50 cents each, they were fabulous!



Here are some crab claw Tofu snacks,
and some Fish Tofu



This is a special rice snack, which is mixed with sugar
 and some seasonings, and then slow cooked over the
fire inside a bamboo shaft. It is very common in the hills,
and is a popular treat of local country folk.



Here is a batch of large squid.

 

This is a piece of Sushi that I ordered.
It is a baby Octopus.
He was delicious!



Here are some fried noodles with vegetables.
It was only 60 cents for a plate of these soft rice noodles.
The four bowls at the bottom of the picture are for customers to customize their meal. From left to right, hot chili powder, garlic powder, peanuts, and a vinegar green chili sauce.



Here are some Quail Eggs.
There are so small and speckled, but very flavorful.



These are a type of Pastry, with sweet chocolate jimmies
sprinkled on top.  They are cream filled,
and put on top of a crispy rice wafer.



Here is a close up of the small snacks!

These are actually fried cockroaches, and a
 little girl had just bought a big bag right in front of me.

This is a tasty Thai meatball, fried in oil, and
served with crispy fried basil.
It makes for a great snack.

These are local Thai Northern Sausages.
Chiang Mai Prides itself for being the home of some of the
most well known sausages in all of Thailand.
I had a bite of one, however it was very spicy, and you may be able to see the green chili specks ground into the meat.

Loi Kratong Festival was more fun that ever this year, and I was filled up more than ever.

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