Thai Banana Pancakes

A true measure of any city is never complete without savouring it's street food. Bangkok's street food is reknown and this lady on the right seemed to be the local street food queen tossing out pancakes like a well oiled production factory on her street cart parked just outside the Hua Lam Phong MRT station. Locals queued up and it did not take long for Kalpesh ( standing behind) and me to leave our Simha beers and join the locals.

The recipe seems quite simple, Refined flour, lotsa butter, eggs and a generous helping of Thai Banana's topped in the end with Condensed Milk.Huge Calorie count here but this sure was one worth indulging in.Our veggie Gujju bhai Kalpesh was quite apprehensive before biting in to it and once he started, I did not get any more pancake.

Go for this one, the next time you are in Bangkok.I believe Chocolate flavours are also available.

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Rookie Sailors at Lake Travis, Austin,TX

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Orderly Disorder

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