Bangkok’s culinary odyssey: Feasts in the City of Angels and Immortals

Vaso serves up inspiring Spanish dishes like this ‘pan con tomate’ or Spanish tomato bread. — Photos: ABBI KANTHASAMY

In Bangkok, Thailand, a city as enigmatic as its full ceremonial name, “Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Amorn Rattanakosin Mahinthara Ayuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom Udomratchaniwet Mahasathan Amon Piman Awatan Sathit Sakkathattiya Witsanukam Prasit”, lies a culinary landscape as diverse and intricate as the city itself.

This name, often shortened to “Krung Thep Mahanakhon”, translates to: “City of Angels, Great City of Immortals, Magnificent City of the Nine Gems, Seat of the King, City of Royal Palaces, Home of Gods Incarnate, Erected by Visvakarman at Indra’s Behest”.