How many times has the cat started its morning in Chiangrai by walking north along Thanon Jet Yot past Wang Come Hotel, Khao Soi Phor Jai, & the empty bars...
...to the familiar municipal market:
To the stretch of Thanon Uttarakit along the northern wall of Wat Mung Muang next to the municipal market - because they wanted to buy vegetables for our stay in Ban Mae Ter:
(Mostly) Akha villagers set up stalls on the pavement here every morning, & this is where กู่ชี่ 'gu chi' (Akha name, pronounced like the Italian fashion label name Gucci) aka. รากชู 'raak chu' (Thai name) can be bought. It's the beansprout-like roots of some plant that's used in Akha cuisine:
Dec 2010 Phongsaly town market, Laos - photo by the cat - click here for larger version
Mr Akha (Mae Suai) would introduce it to us at Ban Mae Ter - cooked with chicken:
Photo by the cat
This started the 'roots' craze - we would buy more for our stay in Ban Apa on this trip, ask for some to be brought over whenever anyone came over/returned to Singapore from Chiangrai, & have it on future visits to Chiangrai:
2007 New Year Eve dinner in Mae Suai area - photo by Aki
Because he specifically instructed the cat to post BIG FAT photos of him :P
Late noodle breakfast at another YT recommendation:
On the east side of the section of Thanon Paholyonthin between Thanon Sampanard & Thanon Prasopsuk (south of Wiang Inn Hotel) - didn't note the name but suspect it might be Muang Thong restaurant.
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