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Dessert that you bought in the market, we called "Kao niao- sang-ka-ya" = sweet sticky rice with Thai custard. You must love eating watermelon so much. Enjoy your trip.
wow people are so friendly & super nice from the first day you landed there & to your first day to explore isaan man ... lovely temples, parks (with these gigantic ducks 😹🦆 that was cute), markets & street wow for sure there will be a lot of great places more to showcase. some of the people doesn't really appreciate those kind of appreciation or thank you stickers but you did & not just that you really went into their mini cafe to offer some free promotion to their small business 👌✨ that was cool we need more people like you who prefers to go to the local market & support those locals's small businesses & food stalls ✨ good job ken ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hopefully you know about the Isaan region. Back in the late 1800’s when the French were colonizing SE Asia, it gave the area west of the Mekong River to Thailand ( Siam)and the French took some territory from Siam that was in Cambodia. Basically NE Thailand ( my opinion) was considered a “buffer zone” between Siam and French Indochina. Since the NE region had their own language, customs and culture it was basically “left alone” by the government. It has very few large manufacturing jobs but agriculture is basically the main economy. During the Covid restrictions, unlike the cities that depend on tourism ( Phuket, Bangkok, Pattaya…) most businesses were not affected. Rural areas are interesting with beautiful temples and some national parks but very few people speak or understand English. At most province capitals you will find a bar or restaurant (s) where the “farangs” living in the area hangout.
I love how you are into promoting the pretty cafe by supporting their small business. I hope the cafe owner will be able to see this and their customer telling them that you help promoting such small business... The food looks pretty good too!
Day 1 adventure in Udon Thani, Isan is already super cool. A nice tuk tuk ride. Interesting to walk around that local market, lots of food and other stuff there. The park is beautiful, love the atmosphere there. Rice noodles looks yummy. It's always very great of you to support small businesses, great job Ken. Well, enjoyed joining the premiere just now. Great video as always. Thanks Ken.
In Udon the local language is lao and the equivalent to "aroi mak" is "saeb lai". The local market you went to is definitely the best here; Talad Ban Huay. I love the food there.
actually Ken you are a 'big youtuber in Thailand' and all your subscribers wish you more growth in the future. You give off such a positive vibe, without all the self-promotion nonsense that I see from other vloggers in LOS. You are down to earth and the Thais love you for that. Your style reminds me of Mickey Stotch and I can foresee you having much success.
Guten Abend Herr Ken, A great day to explore the town, so it seems! I know of one major Isan style Tuk Tuk manufacturer. It's located in Tat Panom in Nakon Panom province, not far from Udon Tani. They also export to Laos. The sticky rice with egg custard (Kawniew Sankaya) isn't unique only to Isan. You can also find it elsewhere. Now that you are familiar with it. Kaw Piek (literally wet rice or noodles in this case) is a Vietnamese-influenced style of noodles dish. I'm glad you liked it. I've never tried it myself! Funny, the girls at the park wanted to give you a kiss! Udon's economy in the mid 60's to early 70's depended almost entirely on American GI's (mainly airmen) as it served as a major airbase during the Vietnam conflict. Indeed Isan dialect is very similar to spoken language in Laos. They can easily communicate with one another. Thank you for promoting local businesses! Have fun and stay safe! Ciao und Aufwedersehen!
Been going for the last 20 years. It's a great escape from everything. Missing it the last 2 years and looking forward to returning. Loeng Nok Tha, Mukdahan and Ban Khok Samran are my stomping grounds away from the madness of the world
Like your video so far. Foods you’ve tried are quite popular for locals. Especially the dessert, sticky rice with egg custard and the rice noodles soup are mainly part of udon Thani and Laos version. You probably won’t see in Bangkok that much. Keep exploring different foods. Wishing you an enjoyable trips in Udon Thani.
7:40,,,the sticky rice you just eaten called "Pulut Sekaya" in Malaysia,, basically it's gultinous rice in the bottom part and thick Kaya spread on top,,,,Kaya made from eggs, coconut milk , sugar and pandan extract,, I hope you will try Lao coffee at Mut Mee garden and guest house cafe in Nongkai over looking Vientiane from the Mekong river bank,, Stay safe and stay happy 🇲🇾😁
Great first impressions of the area. Everything looks clean and tidy and some new foods to try. The pathways in that park were very brightly coloured and noticed the Malaysian flag flying among others in the park@20:25. That western menu looked wide and varied, and can give a little taste of home when you need it. "Gooddays" looks like a good recommendation.
Starting with a ride on a tuk tuk to create the vibes...... Trying new cuisine & food is always a new experience especially in new region you never been before.... I guess many not may farangs here at the moment..... Friendly faces...Thanks for showing us around... Stay safe, and happy exploring.
Udon my very first time travelling alone in Thailand ,Lovely memories ❤Apart from an Elephant outside the restaurant i was eating at .Shocked to say the least .But i'd live there happily in an instant .Lovely people ..Thanks Ken for bringing back fond memories for me or be it sad for other reasons .👍,i had some looks just walking the soi's back in 2009 but you would have caused the traffic to stop with your height back then 555 My god that area of the lake has changed ,it was lovely back then but now 😊You got no rhythm ,but dancing with the lovely Thai ladies i will let you off 😉You are fast beginning to be in my top 4 Thai vloggers .Thank you mate for your time
I've never been to Thailand, but I'm enjoying your videos. I like you went to explore a region that is not touristy at all 😀 Local people seem to be lovely there.
Hi Ken. I know Udon Thani because I went there many times...mostly to go to Nong Khai / Phon Phisai after landing at the airport. I comment here half of your video, where you walk inside one of the biggest park. Looks like it is the Nong Prajak park. Nearby are a government hospital and on the other side of the park another big private hospital. I stayed one week in the Soi Farang, near centara hotel and the railway station. The city is big, and there are tons of thing to do from there. It's the heart of the province. Up to the north, you are visiting the Nong Khai province, bordering Mekong and cross the friendship to Laos Ventiane. As my TGF told me long time ago, thai people avre much more friendlier in these Isan provinces. Stay two or three nights in one rural village and you can feel the difference of living. In Udon, you have "old stones" museum I never visited, same for the lotus lake I never went there. If you go to Nong Khai, visit the indochina market and stay by the river. Isan language is there a mix of lao and thai languages.
Very interesting that they speak a different dialect in Isan. Never heard about sticky rice with eggs, but looks delicious and you also said that it is super-aroi, must try it when I get the chance to visit Isan. The exercise that you see in the park at 17:10 is probably some form of taichi, this exercise is also popular among the older generation in Malaysia, either early in the morning or in the evening in public parks. Looking forward to your coming videos on the crazy funfair and also visit to the Laos border.
At least with that Tuk Tuk the seating area was level. On some it slopes backwards a lot. I've heard this style of Tuk Tuk is called a "Jumbo Jet" - don't remember where I read that. 4:16 - didn't you see the sign in the back with the durian? 😁 And durian sticky rice? The packets in the front looks like durian, but might have been mango. 5:38 - Umm.. there's your 7-11 T-shirt, right there. Only visible for 1 second. 🤣 11:29 - you forgot the fish sauce.. 14:07 - I see you found the rubber duck family.. 😁 There's all sorts of interesting stuff nearby - a school, a row of massage shops, what looked like a skateboarding park (they were building it when I was there). I wonder if that's what your "fun fair" was. 17:37 - there was something like this going on in Chiang Mai, at the Three Kings - but you have to go before dawn (around 5:30am) to see it. 19:45 - yes, the US Air Force had a big air base there during the Vietnam War. Still lots of Europeans and Americans staying in the area, some of the hotels and bars downtown are owned by Europeans. There's more than one online forum for them, as well, quite a bit of information. The reason I want to visit the area again in the future is to attend the Rocket Festival in May. Maybe this coming year..
Hi Ken, Northeasterners of Thailand speak Isan (Northeast) dialect. There are four Thai dialects spoken - N, NE, S, and central. Have a good time in Udon Thani. 😊
Will you be visiting the border to Lao where the friendship bridge crosses the Mekong River in Nong Khai just north of you about 50KM. Great video, Cheers
Whooa sure wasn't expecting random bacon and eggs! hahaha I've watched all the videos before, but I've been rewatching the playlists lately for random bacon.
Hi Ken, try out the Thai-Chinese cultural center. I have not been there but will do the next time I am there. It looks very nice place to see fish in ponds and waterfalls.
Ken, try learning their local dialect. It's confusing at first, but you'll get used to it once you venture throughout the Isaan region. Try visiting Chiang Khan (Loei) or Khon Kaen after Udon if you have the time. I might visit the last cafe in your video if I visit Udon next time. Thanks for the recommendation 😃😃
Oh my god ! I miss my home town Sakonakhon when i see you eating Khoapaek ข้าวเปียก this is kind of Vietnamese influenced can be found in upper issann region
Ken please visit Skywalk Wat Pha Tak Suea, it's a beautiful temple in a forrest with beautiful views over the Mekong river and Laos!! Last but not least It has a skywalk!! BTW It's in Nongkhai province (Sangkhom district).
I often did Google reviews including pictures of places I visited in Thailand. Always amazed by the hundreds or even thousands of views those reviews got. Interesting how popular a picture of a coffee or smoothie was 😄
The dish that you had @ 12:00 is very popular in Laos.. we make it with Chicken and we roll the noodles by hand which is an exciting exercise as hot water is mixed into the rice powder then massaged before rolling and cutting then boiled the noodles into the wok fried chicken mixture..but we serve it with Chinese style fried donut.. seib seib😋
I find the small province museums worth visiting to give you a background with its history and culture. The ones I have visited (4) have descriptions in Thai and English.
You missed the best Chinese garden and museum(Thai-Chinese Cultural Centre) outside China and the night market which is the largest in Thailand. In Nong Khai, don't miss the Sculpture park and see the corpse of the founder that doesn't decay.
Hi Ken, a very large farang population in Udon, a lot of germans. You should hook up with a local RU-vidr Farang in Issan. Sap, sap you will hear a lot, aloy.Issan girls a very friendly they will embarrass a simply shy boy like you
I bought my dinner at that market for weeks. Walk around Nong Prajak, buy dinner on the way back. 14:07 That's Nong Prajak. Annoyingly the bike track is on the inside and pedestrians on the outside, which makes no sense. My 160 baht massage was from the two cabins next to the bike hire.
Ken I think the biggest difference will be the language difference, since it is almost an entire different language compared to central and northern Thai. You will feel like in a new country just by the language itself :)
@@ThatForeignBloke Whatever you like. I just say the fact. BTW, So far haven't seen Lao TV with Thai subtitle. We rarely watch Lao programs but they need not Lao script subtitle for Thai TV.
Das Dessert heißt ,,Kau Niauw Sang Kaya‘‘ Klebreis mit Kokosmilch gegart ( Kao Niauw Muun ) Sangkaya ist dieser Pudding es besteht aus Eier, Kokosmilch, Palmzucker und Pandan Extrakt . Guten Appetit. ,,Nua’‘oder ,,Zäb‘‘bedeutet auf Isaan lecker 😋 und ,,Zäb I lie’‘ heißt sehr lecker 🤤 Probier auch mal,, Laab Ped Udon‘‘ Entenfleisch Salat (scharf) . Guten Appetit viel Spaß in Udon Thani .
The food, the markets, and the temples, if you have seen a couple you have seen them all wherever you go in Thailand, it's nice in the Isaan area, famous for its friendly people and the food, but a boring place to live 😁
Udon city isnt so great its the outside in the smaller parts of udon which is best , try asking people for the talay bua dueng and its best to visit in the morning early
Hi Ken. Just a small request based on an observation. Could you please carry with you a reusable carry bag (maybe a small foldable pocket one) as Thailand vendors are very quick to offer single use plastic bags for even the smallest purchase. It is something I too have encountered in my many trips to Thailand. Thanks in advance 🙏
The place looks chill, the yellow ducks look obnoxious, but ok... Hey, you better be careful with the pretty girls giggling around you. Your lady may not like that hahaha
