SATAY GAI - Chicken Satay on the grill. These were awesome!!!
After posting the video about the Chatuchak Night Market, I decided to share my thoughts about it.
It certainly does not have the same charm as other Thailand markets like the Chiang Mai Night Bazzar but, it has its own arguments as one of the best experiences in Bangkok.
Check it out here [...]
It certainly does not have the same charm as other Thailand markets like the Chiang Mai Night Bazzar but, it has its own arguments as one of the best experiences in Bangkok.
Check it out here [...]
The biggest market in Thailand
Well for starters, the Chatuchak Market in Bangkok, is the biggest market in Thailand. It opened in 1982 and it has more than 15,000 stalls. It is estimated that the market receives 200,000 visitors each day.
Believe me you'll be impressed with the size of it, especially if you arrive there by the BTS Skytrain, where you'll be able to see it's magnitude from above. It's almost scary, because you wonder if you'll ever make it out of that humongous maze...
But don't worry about that. Plunge in it and you'll be rewarded with the most incredible experiences. This is a maze you won't want to get out of. A maze of infinite things to explore.
Believe me you'll be impressed with the size of it, especially if you arrive there by the BTS Skytrain, where you'll be able to see it's magnitude from above. It's almost scary, because you wonder if you'll ever make it out of that humongous maze...
But don't worry about that. Plunge in it and you'll be rewarded with the most incredible experiences. This is a maze you won't want to get out of. A maze of infinite things to explore.
 No, this is not the Chatuchak yet... It's just the path to get there. |  One of the many busy streets of the Chatuchak Market. |
Wikipedia VS Sytexperience
What can we find in the biggest market in Thailand?
Like always, Wikipedia gives us a very detailed information about it, and I quote: "Most stalls only open on Saturdays and Sundays, though Jatujak Plaza, the western section, is open daily. In the north west corner is the J.J. Mall, with three floors of assorted oddments as well as eateries. The market offers a wide variety of products including household items, clothing, Thai handicrafts, religious artefacts, collectables, foods, and live animals." - Wikipedia -
Well.... To summarize all that in the SYTExperience language: "There is nothing you can't find, do, or eat there! And let me emphasize the eating part... We found mouth melting fried quail eggs with pepper (KHAI NOK KRA-TA), salty dry squid with chillies... We even found grilled chicken's butts on a stick (Satay style)... and we ate it all too... lol..."
Check out bellow some of the delicacies we had that Day:
Like always, Wikipedia gives us a very detailed information about it, and I quote: "Most stalls only open on Saturdays and Sundays, though Jatujak Plaza, the western section, is open daily. In the north west corner is the J.J. Mall, with three floors of assorted oddments as well as eateries. The market offers a wide variety of products including household items, clothing, Thai handicrafts, religious artefacts, collectables, foods, and live animals." - Wikipedia -
Well.... To summarize all that in the SYTExperience language: "There is nothing you can't find, do, or eat there! And let me emphasize the eating part... We found mouth melting fried quail eggs with pepper (KHAI NOK KRA-TA), salty dry squid with chillies... We even found grilled chicken's butts on a stick (Satay style)... and we ate it all too... lol..."
Check out bellow some of the delicacies we had that Day:
SATAY GAI - Chicken Satay
 SATAY GAI - Chicken Satay. Delicious... |  Lychee tea with tapioca balls. We both fell in love by this... |
KHAI NOK KRA-TA - Fried Quail Eggs
Som Tam (ส้มตำ) - Extremely HOT Green Papaya Salad
 Banana and Egg Roti |  Banana and Egg Roti with Condensed Milk... Soooo good. |
How to get there?
If you are in Bangkok, or planning to visit, you are probably wondering how to get to Chatuchak Market, so bellow are some tips:
Hop on the Skytrain (BTS) to Mo Chit station, take Exit no. 1 and follow the crowd until you see rows of canvas stalls selling clothes. Turn right while continuing to follow the crowd and you will see a small entrance that leads into the market (clothing section). This is actually the option we chose.
Another option is to take the Subway (MRT) to Chatuchak Park station (exit no.1), then follow the crowd until you arrive at the small entrance that leads into the market (clothing section). For the plant and flower section, get off at Kampheng Phet MRT station (exit no. 1).
FYI - In June 2008 the Chatuchak Market authorities introduced a complete smoking ban for the whole market, with a fine of 2,000 baht for offenders.
Hop on the Skytrain (BTS) to Mo Chit station, take Exit no. 1 and follow the crowd until you see rows of canvas stalls selling clothes. Turn right while continuing to follow the crowd and you will see a small entrance that leads into the market (clothing section). This is actually the option we chose.
Another option is to take the Subway (MRT) to Chatuchak Park station (exit no.1), then follow the crowd until you arrive at the small entrance that leads into the market (clothing section). For the plant and flower section, get off at Kampheng Phet MRT station (exit no. 1).
FYI - In June 2008 the Chatuchak Market authorities introduced a complete smoking ban for the whole market, with a fine of 2,000 baht for offenders.
 Heading to the Chatuchak Market by Skytrain (BTS) Mo Chit Station. | |
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