Likay—and Street Food
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The magic of likay comes to the hinterlands.
No Thai festival, celebration, or other public event would be complete without the presence of street-food vendors and their varied fare.
This gent was preparing fried oysters and mussels with bean sprouts for the customer partially seen at far right.
When the Chinese festival comes to Sisaket, the street adjacent to the temple where it's held is transformed into an outdoor restaurant.
In a dimly lit corner at a local carnival in Isaan, these women were selling fried grasshoppers and crickets as well as chicken and sausages.
A mammoth cotton-candy cone takes shape before the eyes of three very interested customers.
This carnival vendor was selling pickled gooseberries along with various sodas.
And the festivities draw to a close . . . until next time.
