Mario, how very Isan of you!
Mario Maurer returned to Thailand recently to attend the Hamburger magazine 8th year anniversary celebration at Central World, Mario has been in Korea these past few weeks filming a drama. The few things he misses most about Thailand are his friends and the food, what he said: “the truth is I miss everyone, over there if I want to eat papaya salad, roasted chicken with sticky rice, there is none.”
I nearly floored because what he is describing is a very common rural Isan dish. Who would have thought, Mario would like this type of food, he was born and bred in Bangkok, not rural Isan Thailand. He’s grown up so much, he is developing a sense of humor and learning NOT to respond to the press.
Here’s the dish–roasted chicken with an assortment of spicy Thai sauces, spicy papaya salad with peanuts (YUM!), sticky rice, and a cup of ice cold water. GOOD MEAL!
November 8th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I am starving now…
November 8th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
LOL and I actually thought he was Isan for a second there.
Love me some THUM-A-HOONG! ^___^
November 8th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Damn! I’m hungry!!!
November 8th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
what drama is he filming: thai or korean?
November 9th, 2009 at 6:23 am
OMG!! That chicken looks so good. I bet it tastes even better with the sticky rice and papaya salad!
November 9th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
ummm..wat a good meal..lol..makes me tink of the Hmong New Year..cuz tat is wat I’ll usually order
November 10th, 2009 at 9:44 am
mario is the roasted chicken? or the spicy papaya? hehe
November 13th, 2009 at 8:39 am
I had what he wanted at the Loy Khatong celebration at the Thai temple.
November 17th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Mario is so humble & down to earth
December 6th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
One Word… KOOL!