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RE: Not Everything Is What It Seems (Thai Fruits Edition) 🍋🥭
Mangoes are super diverse - dozens of them on markets in Southeast Asia. Bananas - damn crazy diverse fruit (with different tastes)... I recommend visiting 1) the plant market in Chatuchak (on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as I remember) and especially 2) a plant fair in Suangluang Rama 9 Park each December that lasts for 3-4 days. You can see many garden verities, and you can try some for free on the fair.
star gooseberry
As you said, not a goodberry at all. Secondly, nobody will understand you if you say "star gooseberry" - none of Americans or Brits. However, if you say "mayom" every Thai will understand you as well as some farangs living in Thailand.
There is another type of garden tree, quite common and looks like mayom - it's called bilimbi - you certainly have seen many of them. The taste reminds that of wood sorrel (кислица) and sorrel (щавель); would cool to try cooking sorrel soup (щавелевый суп со сметаной и вареным яйцом) with it.
Sometimes I feel like you know more about life in Thailand than the Thais do.
Thank you for such a detailed explanation – I'm truly impressed by your knowledge of Thailand's natural environment.
I can't visit the places you recommended yet because I'm no longer in Thailand, but I definitely will next time.
I have many more posts about Bangkok to come!
!PIZZA
😊 I have this focus on nature, so... I learned stuff in Thailand and hanging out with Thais helped a lot, by the way.
That's great. Amazing city. Already miss it actually.