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Extreme Thai Jungle Food! Eating WHOLE BANANA TREE Karen People Thailand!

Extreme Thai Jungle Food! Eating WHOLE BANANA TREE Karen People Thailand!

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We met up with Mook and headed off onto the side of the mountain to gather some ingredients for dinner. We gathered Karen chilies, cassava, and then we ended up harvesting an entire banana tree to eat the trunk for dinner. They made a variety of traditional village Karen dishes including one of the staple dishes of the Karen people, including toasted rice pounded into a powder with a chicken and vegetables. Another dish we had was meat chopped and mixed with a huge amount of mountain herbs and spices and packed into a bamboo pole and roasted over the fire. It was so good because all the herbs and juices of the meat all mingle together in the bamboo. Finally, to complete our amazing dinner with Mook and her family, you can t have a Karen food meal without a chili dip. All the ingredients were roasted and pounded, along with juicy tomatoes and fiery chilies. It was an incredibly special meal and a learning experience and I m grateful for Mook and her family s incredible hospitality.
Date: 2022-01-15

Comments and reviews: 10


I am captivated by Mark and his explorations. I can't really explain it yet, but I can accept it with gratitude. I seem to learn so much about the food, the culture and everyday people. This is quite a revelation to an old man who thought he was settled in his ways. Thank you Mark. You have reintroduced me to myself. And, for some reason, I have become concerned for your health and well being. I want you to get yourself thoroughly checked by some great doctors. I am sure that I am being just a worry wart, but my instincts are screaming to me about you.
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I live in Southern Cali and I have thai chilis growing in my garden that are very tough for the varying climate. And man are they HOT! My friend thought he was good on spicy peppers and ate one whole and was in the fetal position on the ground in a minute. Those things are nuclear. And what struck me in this video is they do their cutting prep in their hands - no cutting board. They either have very dull knives or they've cut their fingers regularly.
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For me, Indian food is #1 and Thai food is #2! I feel like I need to go back to Thailand to travel and do it justice. I was new to travelling when I went and only explored Chang Mai and surrounding areas, so of course it was just one big tourist trap. Now I have lots of travelling experience and an appetite to dive deep into the cuisine. Ps, I really admire your positive energy!
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Okay I don't know about those people they want to cut down a whole banana tree just to eat the bottom of it I would rather keep the banana tree and eat all the bananas it produces LOL
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My race is Karen too from Myanmar side, we are shared border. just next door only. your video make me miss my homeland because I migrated to oversea 14 years ago.
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Oh man you left us back in Thailand make sure you take care of your family and yourself be careful and I love you guys Joel is there somewhere tell him I said hello
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Mark really does provide high quality Travel and food videos. Very educational and a very smiley down to earth guy, wish everyone was the same.
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i just like how mark weins so easy going like that, don't have a boring face, just kind old man face,
just pity if he taste he awful food

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That green vegetable is a type of eggplant, in Sierra Leone it is light yellow and we call them jakatoe (not sure about the spelling)
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Great show, I really believe these people have a wonderful life, what a way to live, hard maybe for some but they are FREE! Amen
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