Paak waan.....sweet mouth

These days children in Thailand definitely do not go hungry.

In the morning they have a large breakfast.   Then it is snacktime at 10am.  At 11:30 they congregate for lunch.  Then it is snacktime at 2:00pm.  And at 3:30 they are dismissed from school and their REAL snacktime begins.

I decided to investigate what, and how much, these kids were eating during this free-for-all garbage food session.  As I moved between them I perused the numerous food stalls to see what was on offer.  What were the favorites and how were the vendors marketing their wares.  The students were quick and skilled in their selections.  They had fistfuls of money and wasted no time on eating one and moving deftly to the next choice.  I had been a hearty snacker in my earlier days, but some of these children put me to shame!!

Oh dear...  Western shlunk food has invaded these children, gripping them with its evil talons, pulsing through their little veins so that they think of little else.   My eyes scanned the rows to find: fried chicken, American style french fries, bologna on a stick, white bread with butter and sugar, ice cream, candy, chips, sugar bubble tea concoctions, fruit with sugar poured on top and these remarkable works of art.....

Click onto the photo for a better look if you need to.  Yes, that's right...they are pancake pops with characters drawn onto them with syrup.  Woah....what will they think of next!

After they quickly gobbled up their purchases the children hen milled about hyperactively before their parents collected them for dinner.

OH, I groaned....these are some hard patterns to break.

Comments

[Karen]

Hi Hope,

I've enjoyed ready about your travels, although I have to wipe the drool off my keyboard as I imagine the tastes!
I just received a book called "Ant Egg Soup" The Adventures of a Food Tourist in Laos" ... I'll hold onto it for you in exchange for a good feed! Safe travels, Karen

[Andrew]

I think this draws an interesting paralell with Canada's native people, and their struggles with late onset Diabetes. It's almost an epidemic. Over he past few years many experts have said that the onslaught of late onset diabetes can be directly linked to changes in Native diets because of non-native influence over the last fifty years. The McDonald's syndrome, if you will...
It would be interesting to see if in twenty years time the same problems start to arise in Thailand.
A

[Zega]

after being based out of Thailand for over a year now... i can honestly say i know what you mean by Thai eating Habbits, but i have never seen those Pancakes on a stick.....since i said that i am sure i wont be able go ten feet with out seing them everwhere ;-)