Vegetarian Festival

There is a ten day vegetarian festival going on at the moment (5th - 11th October) and we managed to pop out at the weekend to have a look.  We must have been a bit of a sight because we were both on the scooter and I was hanging on to both crutches for Mr John so he'd be able to get around once we'd got there.  The traffic was really quite horrendous and it would have been easier to walk as the Chinese temple is only about ten minutes from our house. 

The main street was lined with food stalls and as we walked through we clocked quite a few things.  People were also out in force but no one was in a rush so Mr John was pretty safe.



Before heading back home for a well earned rest, we picked up some spring rolls and what I can only describe as doughnut pieces. Now the photo does not do them justice at all, I can see that, but oh my goodness the taste . . . .

Spring Rolls 5 for 20 baht
Doughnut pieces 1 for 30 baht

We saw a lady cooking the doughnuts - they were round and flat, with no hole.  She was frying them on a flat griddle with oil.  We didn't know what they were at this stage, but nothing ventured!  Once she had finished a guy took the doughnut and cut it up into small triangles with a pair of scissors.  He was cutting them over this large mixing bowl which had sugar, cinnamon, crushed nuts and sesame seeds and tossed the pieces until they were fully coated and packed them up for us.  Wow, really good.