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Chili commerce

Mai sai prik na ka, (no chili, please) is what I always say when I buy a short-order meal. Sometimes the instruction is followed; sometimes I just have to sip ice cold Coke all the way. Chili is major in Thailand. Where fruit chunks are what you normally see on your blender, it is chili here. You have to watch what you sniff or look at if you pass by street food cooking or you sneeze and tear up as some aroma finds its way to your eyes and nostrils.

Biting red and dry, these quiet chilis are practically harmless... until they are stir frying in the wok. What could be next...

Ingredients beyond what makes up ketchup or mustard are on display too.
It is early Sunday market in Saraburi. This tent finally sets me in the mood for commerce.

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  1. IndraniDecember 7, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    This is so different and well presented. Chillies make me sneeze too but I think little bit is okay for me.

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  2. Photo CacheDecember 7, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    slowly but surely i am getting used to chili and when there is none i tend to ask for it in my food.

    well presented indeed.

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  3. LesleyDecember 7, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    I can feel a sneeze coming on just looking at all those chilis!!

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  4. RajeshDecember 7, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Wonderful post. Chillies reminds me of my childhood. I had put my chilly hand into the eyes.

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  5. GlennisDecember 7, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    I like chilli but not too much I also sneeze when I have to breathe in the aroma. Make the food taste great though.

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  6. HazelDecember 7, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    Indrani, a little bit also works for me

    Photo Cache, I am beginning to look for it as well when it's not in my food. Long years have trained my sense of smell to wonder about if when it's missing

    Leslie, that's how I used feel when I was adjusting my palate to this land of chili patches :)

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  7. HazelDecember 7, 2010 at 3:26 PM

    Rajesh, whoa! chili in the eyes is something else. Sounds serious....

    Glennis, in many ways, yes it does.

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  8. CarverDecember 7, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Great description and wonderful shots. Very colorful and appealing to me. I like hot and spicy food.

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  9. JamericanSpiceDecember 8, 2010 at 11:11 PM

    Yes the hot spice makes me sneeze and tear up! But sometimes they smell good. :)

    Makes me want to go to market.

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  10. AnyaDecember 10, 2010 at 1:29 AM

    When I was young ;-)
    I did nail biting
    (I hope its good english ;(
    My mother put chillie on my nails
    and when I would bite
    auwwwwwwwwww.......it burns....
    :( :(
    I never did it again !!!!
    lols

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  11. Ms BibiDecember 10, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    I don't think I would survive there.I am such a wimp when it comes to spicy food.

    Thank you for stopping by my blog.

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