It is in every year 9th month of lunar calendar when the Thai Chinese descendants celebrating "Vegetarian Food Festival" (exact translation of Thai เทศกาลกินเจ), the festival is actually renamed from the Nine Emperor Gods Festival (九皇爷诞). The origin of the festival can be viewed in wiki, just follow this link
The festival lasts for 9 days where its devotees will practise vegetarianism throughout the 9 day-long festival plus one day on the eve of the festival.
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| The center of the festival in Bangkok, China Town or more famously known as Yaowaraj. |
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| My favorite vege food shop in Yaowaraj |
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| Confirmed |
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| Vege Kuaichap 素粿汁 |
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| Various vegetarian dishes |
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| Vegetarian Somtam |
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| Vegetarian Thai Chili Paste - it is a very creative one, fermented soybean sauce is replacing the traditional shrimp paste |
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| Other vege dishes |
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| Vegetarian Deep Fried Tofu, Yam etc. |
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| Pomegranate 石榴 ทับทิม |
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| 齋 (斋) - the Chinese word of vegetarian |
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| Bamboo Rice - just like "lemang" in M'sia |
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| The must have ingredient of Chinese style vegetarian food |
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| Modern Patongko/ปาท่องโก๋, (Youtiao, Chinese donut, 油条, 油炸鬼) - Chinese donut in Thailand is mistakenly referred as Patongko (White sugar cake, 白糖糕). It is said that in early time white sugar cake was sold together with Chinese Donut, and when the hawker shouted "patongko", most Thai people perceived it was referring to the Chinese Donut and hence the historical mistake, and can never be corrected. |
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| Mock quail egg - the seller creatively use ginkgo to resemble the egg york |
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| Various kind of mock hot dog - looks exactly similar but taste so so |
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| Vegetarian Chili Paste |
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| Different kind of dessert is also available, the green color on the right is actually cendol "煎律", in Thailand it is called "ลอดข่องสิงคโปร์", or Singapore cendol. (it is said that the word cendol is actually originated from Thai "chui duay", or "pls help" since the making of cendol in old days was difficult and often need mutual help), not so sure how it ended up a singapore's product. (In fact it is widely believed that cendol is originated from Java Island of Indonesia) |
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| Sticky rice in banana leaf |
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| Vegetarian Noodles 各式斋面 |
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| Luk Chup or A kind of Thai Dessert stuffed with green bean paste 果樣綠豆仁 |
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| Rice wrapped in Lotus Leaf 荷叶饭 |
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| Chinese Peanut Brittles 地豆板（花生糖） |
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| Grilled corn, 烤玉米 |
