Loy Krathong Festival
Hi Gastronomy lovers! Sao here, We have a festival on November 19th called “Loy Krathong”, which involves a lot of festivities, and a lot of food! Loy Krathong is an event that is celebrated annually in the evening of the full moon, every 12th month in the Thai lunar calendar. Hence why the exact date changes every year. The process involves floating a small container (or “krathong”), made of fashioned leaves, with the intent to launch on to a river,canal, or pond. This krathong is usually made of a banana tree trunk, or bread and/or styrofoam in more modern times. A bread krathong also makes for great fish food once it disintegrates! And what I really like is the ability to...