Food on wheels; Sweet bread dumplings/Sala Pao
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These buns are very popular around
Thailand and are usually eaten for breakfast but can be obtained throughout the day. This specific cart was spotted on a regular base in front of my sons school in
Chaweng.
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The buns are steamed and the steamer is easily recognizable on this motorbike cart, with the top of the gas tank just peeking in as well.
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Usually the dough is white but if you look carefully, the
salapao's that this vendor is selling are all green! The fillings are usually sweet or savory. A minced pork mix 'sai muu daeng' is used or for the sweet mouthes amongst us usually a crushed mung bans 'sai tua dam' filling is used or just cream 'sai kriim'. 7-11 sells them throughout the day but I prefer the ones available on the road, like these.
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Here the steamer can be clearly seen as well as the green salapao's waiting to be put in the steamer.
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The steamer itself, the hole in the middle of the steamer has an additional delicacy known as 'khanom dcheeb' or minced, steamed pork. makes a great mix with a couple of salapao's!
The salapao costs around 10,-THB and the khanom dcheeb are around 2,-BHT per one. Enjoy!
Camille
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