SLIDE SHOW: In Thailand, Chicken Meets Boxing
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The bowels of Old Bangkok...
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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Ratchadamnoen is the city's first boxing arena, finished in 1945.
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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| The owner of Likhit Gai Yang, Mr. Learchai Puntulasun, holds up a marinated chicken ready for the grill. |
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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It is permeated with smoke, the skin is salty, sweet and charred, and the two types of pepper play off one another--first the black's burn, then the white pepper's patient heat.
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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His final product is magnificent--the best I've tried here.
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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A bookie holds up that night's program of fighters.
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where
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Cartoon renditions of all nine of Bangkok's Kings look down on this crusty dining room with approving smiles.
Jarrett Wrisley experiences Thailand's two obsessions when he visits the restaurant where