Only one location- Khlong Toei Market ( maps.app.goo.gl/eQq4HnZX7EoP4xim8 ) FYI here are the pins for the Isaan restaurant owned by the family of Wan Di: maps.app.goo.gl/MSYiUFCi5Hpv4LiF9 ...and Canvas: maps.app.goo.gl/k47vXva3pVrCMGbz5 I tried to map out everywhere we filmed within the market to give some pointers on where to find stuff- if you look closely, in a few of the very first shots, you'll see me holding a pen and notepad. That didn't work. It failed hilariously- I ended up with a few lines drawn and the single word "ducks". It's a maze, stuff moves around and every few hours, the entire market rearranges itself. Good luck. Just go in and get lost, that's the fun of it, you'll probably find stuff we didn't even see.
I’m from Thailand, but currently studying college in Duluth, Minnesota; whenever I get homesick I watch your videos, and they never fail to put a smile on my face! Thank you for reminding me of home, Adam!
It is normal for homesick as a man who leave his home country. I have spent my time studying in the USA and the UK for 7 years, so becoming lonesome. However, this makes you stronger each day. Please, continue your future.
I don't usually comment on videos, but what you said about there being “no place in a rich cosmopolitan country” for places like Khlong Toei cut me like a knife… almost making me tear. I am from Singapore, and I am writing this a few days before I turn 50. I am old enough to remember the “wet markets” of my youth being quite similar to Khlong Toei. There are many Singaporeans like me who are furious with our government’s overbearing autocracy not only for getting rid of such markets and replacing them with soulless sanitized versions, but also for banning traditional foods like pigs blood cake because of the remote, but ever present health risks related to them. To them, a progressive country must not have such “dirty” places of business. Every damn thing must be spick and span and look welcoming for the world at large; and every "dirty" wet market must be destroyed - like what you mentioned Beijing did with theirs. Every food remotely dangerous must be banned. I fear for Khlong Toei market as the Thai government seems hell bent on emulating Singapore’s success and assuming that would involve taking the same actions like our government did - such as getting rid of street food vendors, which they have done; as well as traditional markets like KT. I’d rather live in a “poorer” country with soul and character-rich places like Khlong Toei than a wealthy one that sells its soul for “progress”. Long live Khlong Toei.
I brought my son on a trip to Thailand and Khlong Toei was one of the top things he needed to see. As you've said in the video, it is a spectacular, amazing, chaotic, stunning (and not just the smell) place that is something you will never forget. It is everything opposite of the supermarket where I'm forced to buy good but crappy food. Its the reason things taste better in Thailand. It is the beating heart of great food. The day Khlong Toei closes is the day the food dies. The video was fantastic and be shown to every pro-big box store shopper. Keep up the fantastic job!
Truly Amazing documentary deserving of national recognition. Your contribution to preserving history, discussion of misrepresented topics is critical to the world's understanding. Thank you for your efforts. A masterpiece forever in time!
A potentially troublesome topic in public forums, but necessary, in my opinion. There are people who would balk at the realities of a wet market, but if you are buying produce in neat plastic packages straight from the supermarket freezer or refrigerator, you need to know that this is the reality for most of the worlds' population. Not only that, but while far from perfect, there are enormous advantages of these systems over what most of the Western world is accustomed to.
@@TheKingOfBeans freshness - go to a market and get a duck or chicken that was slaughtered a few hours ago rather than days ago. Veg and fruit also harvested days, not weeks ago.......
@@TheKingOfBeansFood waste. Most if not all of these vendors sell out same day and re-stock daily. Where as supermarkets in the West are constantly throwing away perfectly good food items that didn't sell.
Yes, absolutely necessary. Carl Safina (ecologist, author who writes on the human relation to the natural world, and a vegetarian) clarified the issue for me. The issue is not death: all animals die. Nor is it eating: animals eat each other. These things are entirely natural. The issue is one of unnecessary suffering and an unnatural life. The balance of power shifted long ago. It is entirely on us humans to treat animals humanely and provide them a reasonably natural life. The single biggest reason we don't do this is because it is "not economically viable". That is unacceptable. We humans need to do a much better job of treating all life in all aspects with respect, not merely as commodities (or slave labour). Stand in the middle of a modern supermarket and look around you: almost all that you see is "food product" and artificial. Stand in the middle of a traditional wet market: the ratio of synthesized factory product and raw foods is reversed. I know which I prefer to get my food from.
WOW, I’m glad you made this video. This too is one of my happy places in Bangkok, if not the whole world. When I travel I love to visit the local fresh markets. I believe you can learn more about the people, the city and its culture byvisiting these markets were local people shop. Khlong Toei, definitely is not a place for everyone. As mentioned with the many adjectives used in this video Khlong Toei can be overwhelming and be a sensory overload for the average tourist. Khlong Toei is the true definition of a wet market (I do not recommended wearing open shoes there). Anytime I have been there I am usually the only foreigner (farang) there. This is truly where local Thai people shop for food. I know having been there it is impossible to show everything you will see in this market especially some things that are not suitable for everyone to see. Unfortunately for me it’s been a few years since I have been able to visit the market, good to know they are open 24 hours a day, I always tried to get there early not knowing this. Now I’m looking forward to my next visit to Bangkok.
This is so damn special, Adam. So much to unpack beyond the reality of what Khlong Toei Market is. This is life, this is what we lose a bit of every single day. All I can say is "Food is life, food is love", and if we lose this, we lose part of our soul.
If you love cooking, there's nothing better than a great wet market. And Khlong Toei is up there for sure If you're a cleanfreak, I dunno, you can always slap on some galoshes like the fishmongers
I've just recently discovered you channel and what an amazement in terms of quality and subject. This is what RUclips needs, not those sell-out videos only intended to deliver advertising to their viewers.
OMG. It was worth the wait. (1) Thank you for the last plea for wet markets at the core of our human experience. Maybe it won't be the last plea. Humans are constantly moving around and wherever humans go, wet markets will appear. It's so ingrained that they show up in our sci-fi. In Blade Runner, Star Wars, Star Trek, and more. (2) I always look forward to the voices you put up on screen and even more that they are speaking in their own language. The more I watch, the more I see that much of Thailand's success is rooted in the incredible diversity of cultures jostling together in one place. (3) My dad's family were farmers in the hills of Luzon, Philippines. Our family have a long history in our city market. I appreciate very much the highlights of the people whose lives are intertwined with the market, the city within the city.
I am a Thai/American who got sick eating at Sonic (2 x), Backyard Burger (1x), Chinese restaurants (3x), at a Casino deli (1x), all in the USA😂🤢🤮. The first three were from food poisoning. The last one was from a Norovirus 😢
Thanks for your effort much appreciated! Going here at 3am and experiencing the morning rush (and smell) should be on every Bangkok Foodies to-do list.
OTR smashes it again! I'm usually a bit suspicious of youtube vids longer than 25-30 minutes, but this one and the Myanmar vid are both well worth the attention. And the OTR team and guests were perfect. Thanx, again.
I randomly stumbled on the sriracha video a few months ago, and since then OTR has quickly become my favorite channel on youtube. Every one of your videos is masterclass. Great narration, engaging topics, deep dives into history that I never knew I needed, the feel of genuine curiosity, and all with such a respectful approach to the subject matter, and the people who make it possible. It's such a refreshing departure from the usual influencer-centric food show. Thank you.
I follow your story few times and I would give you a big thumb for your work. U not only took people walking along your story but a interesting knowledge or history behind your story from A to Z. U should get A-1 along with your story. Adam, you really are one of the kind.
I've lived in Thailand for the last 15 years and you have really captured the spirit of the food culture in your videos and especially this one. I could literally smell the fish as they dropped it onto a tire and it sprayed all over you. You've done a terrific job, the type that I've never seen on RUclips. Kudos to you and your supporting staff. As a long time resident of Thailand, I have been exposed and I have tasted dishes made from insects. Some of them were ok, none of them made my stomach turn, while others were surprisingly good! I would be thrilled to see a video on the insect based dishes along with the history, the explanation and the tasting. In fact, who wouldn't want to become an OTR sponsor after seeing Darya eating the giant waterbugs and crickets? Just a thought...
I've been to wet markets in Taiwan, Beijing (1990s), and Hong Kong. The one I'm most familiar was modernized, with the square footage increase by making it multiple levels. In Taiwan and in Hong Kong, the food courts on top of these wet markets can be a great place to get cheap and delicious meals. Hong Kong and Taiwan are wealthy and modernized, and they've kept their traditional markets. So there's still hope for them.
we can all hope that the government of Thailand does not bow to preasure from regular retail markets and keeps there heads in the game of what is important for its citizens ! and wet markets are key...
I am trying to parse out the next phase of my life, and I really think I want to come to Bangkok/Thailand and go everywhere in your videos. It is honestly one of the only things that makes me excited about the future. Thank you for this amazing content.
Just a small correction that most mackerels sold in Thai wet market are actually steam cooked already, the ones in bamboo baskets and Styrofoam treys for sure. This came from lack of temperature control transportation in the past, and mackerel spoil very quickly in hot and sticky Thai climate, so the fishermen steamed it. We usually still quick fried them in the pan before eat. Yes, it can get quite dried if you are not careful. Nowadays, you can get the true fresh mackerels in some big market, and they are definitely better.
Adam, your passion for food, especially Thai food and history is unprecedented. Your knowledge and passion is unsurpassed and you will get to a million subscribers before long. Also, the government of Thailand just need to give you honorary Thai citizenship, bc I feel you are more Thai than most Thais.
Beautiful messages in this doc. We, as humans, will someday recognize the immense value of these traditions that we pushed into extinction in the name of "progress." But not now, it seems... As Joni Mitchell says, "don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone?"
I have visited Khlong Toei Market several times over the years, its where you get the real prices for produce and other items, and where the Restaurants and Hotels buy. You take this amazing place to another level Sir, amazing and thought provoking, I will visit again on my next trip with a whole new perspective. Your video's are so informative, great work. 👌
That whole part before the 6 AM section should be a video on its own about how we risk losing these precious markets and how they are seen in a negative light. Because with 👀 at the front of a video, more eyeballs would be on it, and perhaps these markets would have greater attention so they don't disappear. #SaveOurMarkets
Checked in this morning because I felt it was probably time for another video. Was disappointed when I didn't find anything. I'm happy now! My partner and I really enjoy watching your videos. Food, history, and culture. The best! ♥️
Yes! thank you so much for making this, after my recent trip to bkk, I was blown away by Khlong Toei. I shot so many amazing photos there felt a real pulse. It is absolutely a continent in its own right. kudos on your dedication to these types of productions.
Superb episode...! i will probably watch this several times over, due to the amount of content. If this was a mainstrem TV production, i beleive it would have be over 4 episodes, as no doubt there was more that could have been included. Thank you.
Fantastic episode, a great mix of history, anthropology and food. Truly great research and writing. Keep up the good work. Your passion drives the channel:)
Incredible to think this market is open and busy 24/7. My fav places to visit when I travel are the wet markets Will need to visit when I'm in Bangkok.
This video essentially chronicles the foods behind the foods (Thai cuisine). It was also great to see @BangkokPat featured in your video. I love his unique take on quirky parts of Bangkok. Terrific job! I hope you had much needed sleep after this video shoot.
That was a great one! Coincidentally, we ran into Daria on Sukhumvit and brashly introduced ourselves on the morning of your shoot. Also, I spent part of that day in a walkabout with Bangkok Pat, so, a cool 'twofer'. Klong Toei is a national treasure. Thanks for the great videos!
Dude, you are epic. I've watched from the early times - I'm 16 years in Indonesia and am one of the only white guys that get stuck into it like you do there. Well done you. I'm not working in culinary; my family and friends tell me I should be. 52 y/o hippie working international oil and gas exploration - I watched Bourdain on Travel Channel. You are that. Great attitude brother. I've had the chance to work in 23 countries and visited 57. GBU and I hope you break out to a bigger audience; you can handle it I'm sure. Best regards from my family here to yours.
Wonderful video! Based on your earlier video on Khlong Toei, I added a visit to the wet market during a 6 day stay in Bangkok following a 13 day stay in northern Laos. I was able to spend 3-1/2 hours (mid morning through early afternoon) strolling solo through the market and the fringes of the surrounding area. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit and if I’m ever back in BKK, will make it a point to visit the wet market again in the evening hours. Cheers!
Wow, 24 hours, amazing work! And amazing story telling as always, with great editing and videography my attention was grasped the whole video. I've been meaning to visit this market for a while now, I always try to find and visit a place it's main wet market and see what makes it all work. And somehow after many months, even living 15 minutes away, I haven't seemed to have made it there yet.
Thanks for bringing me back to Khlong Toei. one of the best wet markets in the world. It will be a tragedy to see it disappear but sadly it probably will. I've travelled the world for 50+ years and whether in Europe, Asia or South America they are the first place I try to visit to feel the heart and soul of a new city. And so many are being driven out by "big food"
I'm Thai and I can say Pat knows about Bangkok more than me. One more thing, please do a story about Yum (ยำ). I saw you already did about Tom Yum (ต้มยำ) and Curry (แกง). Yum (ยำ) is also the main line of Thai food. The symphony of tastes and textures that you can have sour, salty, sweet, spicy and bitter with many different textures such as Crisp Catfish Flake Salad (ยำปลาดุกฟู) or Trio Crisp Thai Salad (ยำสามกรอบ) to the Instant Noodle Salad (ยำมาม่า), etc.. This topic would be really interresting one.
Wow, this is a top notch video, even while already expecting high quality from you guys. I've only ever spent slices of time at Klong Toey and missed most of what this market is. But truly it is also not for everyone and certainly not for 24 hours ;)
I visited Khlong Toei market after our morning trip at Bang Krachao island. It was an eye opener experience when their vegs & herbs etc can remain so fresh despite the heat, humidity and crowds. Many fishes and poultry are bigger than you thought lol . We could not resist and end up buying many fat juicy sweet tamarind
Solid story telling. Really looking forward to my visit tomorrow; this video really helped set the tone. All of the context is gonna make the trip so much more special!
I often walk through the market to watch Port FC ground at rhe PAT just across from the market. The market also has one of the best coffee shops in Bangkok, run by Mark, Phu Chai Kai Cafe. Many middle class Thai people over say theyq ont go the markwt because of the smell. Doesnt bother me personally. Great vblog bu the way.
another superb video! you make a great point about the importance of "wet" markets such as this and hopefully this will last longer than we might expect. thank you for the thorough research, historical footage, interesting guests and your insightful commentary in documenting this rapidly vanishing lifestyle
I love markets like this, although I've never seen one quite this massive. When I travel, they're high on my list of places to explore, and at home in Guadalajara Mexico, I go to the local mercados regularly. Yes, we have supermarkets, and some of the small mercados have shut down or have fewer vendors now. But others, in traditional neighborhoods, are still vibrant, wonderful places with an amazing variety of fresh food.
Great video…I love Klong Tloey, my family shops there regularly and though I don’t go at 2am, it has everything. It’s 10 minutes by tuk tuk from my house. I buy my Krueng Kaeng (current paste) from the Muslim vendors you showed and salted Spanish mackerel from the seafood sellers. We have our favorite vendors…
Well hopefully it'll be like the Sangkhlaburi video- it's long enough that I'm sure a lot of people need to wait until they have time to commit an hour+. I know that's what I do for long videos. But thanks and you can help if you have a way to share the video!
I very much appreciate your videos. After watching your other video I found stink beans here - something I never would have know about without you. Saw live ducks and some packaged ones - asked when they had been killed "this morning". Of course they then would cut it to order (no extra charge) I knew it was 24 hours but your video has encouraged me to make a visit at one of those crazy hours when I first arrive and jet lag had me waking up at 3am - now something to look forward to instead of tossing and turning trying to go back to sleep!
Just amazing! I don't know how you could stay up. My Thai wife isn't even sure of what some of the things you picked up are!! Will have to go, next time in Bangkok.
Hey, the vegan obsessed fan. I appreciate the warning at the beginning. My wife and i sat down to watch the video right after work when it came out in the morning and saw the warning in the beginning. She decided she didn't feel up to watching, I was down still, and we appreciate that you made the effort. I was vegan before her and got her into it early in our relationship, but she ended up being the one who always gets queezy about anything like this. I don't like it, but I ironically hunted with my friends occasionally as a kid. Deep south Appalachia has a lot of that as yall can imagine. I can watch it. Just not unsimilarly to how I would watch any depiction of what I'd consider immoral on TV. Plus, you know...I'm just also a big fan That's all, we appreciate it, yall. PS all the former guests coming on is like the OTR Avengers. Its rad.
Thanks for watching it anyway and appreciate the kind words. Having grown up in Appalachia myself with a mostly-vegetarian household, I get where you're coming from, and that's also why I added that warning at the beginning- it's not a gratuitous or graphic video but I do know people who wouldn't want to see it. That's alright. I object to anyone who eats meat not being OK seeing where it comes from. But if someone makes the choice not to eat meat, then I don't want to surprise them with a chicken getting slaughtered
I agree with the last lady that you interviewed with, but all of them are great all of them probably around my age anyway I was there back in the sixty almost as sixty years ago.
Just came across the documentary, haven't watched the whole video, yet I wanted to comment lol I gave this video a ''liked" just because 9.39 minutes, I saw a cat is sleeping. so cute and this is my cat mom energy to you LMFAO
My parent brings me to this market when I was a child, like 30 years ago. All I remember is how bad it smells. I have to tell my mother to bring me out immediately, or else I'll puke. Now I'm working in the building opposite of this market. I can literally turn my head and see this market at any time lol. Nice video.
Longest I was up for work was over 70 hours. At that point over 50 hours was happening pretty often so it wasn’t so crazy. But that was with military ops. We have some farmers markets here but it’s pretty much just what I can buy at the grocery store.
Do you know that the present day Klong Toei was the old city of Paknam or Samut Prakarn before being relocated to the present location due to construction of the Bangkok port. The old Paknam (or present day Kloytoei) was a maritime city of Siam connecting the world. And about a hundred year ago, the railway was built and operated connecting this area and Bangkok train station. So back then, this area was the sea-land trading point since Ayutthaya era.
lol you have channeling Bourdain with these episodes. Love the narrative and the word poetry. The concept of a day off is a Judain one. You could argue a selling point for the religion and offshoots. :)
In Seattle, Washington the Park Place Market almost defines the city. Several national coffee companies started there. Shopping for food there is one of my favorite memories of Seattle. Fish and clams, meat and pastries, vegetables and fruits, the best fresh and traditional sausages and cheese were also there. Even a store for good kitchen equipment. I've never been to Bangkok; but this video made me very sad that it will go away if corporate interests get control of it.
Only one location- Khlong Toei Market ( maps.app.goo.gl/eQq4HnZX7EoP4xim8 )
FYI here are the pins for the Isaan restaurant owned by the family of Wan Di: maps.app.goo.gl/MSYiUFCi5Hpv4LiF9 ...and Canvas: maps.app.goo.gl/k47vXva3pVrCMGbz5
I tried to map out everywhere we filmed within the market to give some pointers on where to find stuff- if you look closely, in a few of the very first shots, you'll see me holding a pen and notepad. That didn't work. It failed hilariously- I ended up with a few lines drawn and the single word "ducks". It's a maze, stuff moves around and every few hours, the entire market rearranges itself. Good luck. Just go in and get lost, that's the fun of it, you'll probably find stuff we didn't even see.
Incredible video, gets better as it proceeds including the nighttime shoot with chi Riley
Awesome episode. Phenomenal episode!
I’m from Thailand, but currently studying college in Duluth, Minnesota; whenever I get homesick I watch your videos, and they never fail to put a smile on my face!
Thank you for reminding me of home, Adam!
I though Minneapolis was the capital of Laos 🙂
It is normal for homesick as a man who leave his home country. I have spent my time studying in the USA and the UK for 7 years, so becoming lonesome. However, this makes you stronger each day. Please, continue your future.
Welcome from St Paul. Glad to meet you if in the Twin Cities. My daughter is Thai adoptee and we’d love company at a Thai restaurant❤
@@MrSippiMekong I will gladly take up on your offer!
I don't usually comment on videos, but what you said about there being “no place in a rich cosmopolitan country” for places like Khlong Toei cut me like a knife… almost making me tear.
I am from Singapore, and I am writing this a few days before I turn 50. I am old enough to remember the “wet markets” of my youth being quite similar to Khlong Toei. There are many Singaporeans like me who are furious with our government’s overbearing autocracy not only for getting rid of such markets and replacing them with soulless sanitized versions, but also for banning traditional foods like pigs blood cake because of the remote, but ever present health risks related to them. To them, a progressive country must not have such “dirty” places of business. Every damn thing must be spick and span and look welcoming for the world at large; and every "dirty" wet market must be destroyed - like what you mentioned Beijing did with theirs. Every food remotely dangerous must be banned.
I fear for Khlong Toei market as the Thai government seems hell bent on emulating Singapore’s success and assuming that would involve taking the same actions like our government did - such as getting rid of street food vendors, which they have done; as well as traditional markets like KT.
I’d rather live in a “poorer” country with soul and character-rich places like Khlong Toei than a wealthy one that sells its soul for “progress”.
Long live Khlong Toei.
Fantastic comment. Thank you.
I brought my son on a trip to Thailand and Khlong Toei was one of the top things he needed to see. As you've said in the video, it is a spectacular, amazing, chaotic, stunning (and not just the smell) place that is something you will never forget. It is everything opposite of the supermarket where I'm forced to buy good but crappy food. Its the reason things taste better in Thailand. It is the beating heart of great food. The day Khlong Toei closes is the day the food dies. The video was fantastic and be shown to every pro-big box store shopper. Keep up the fantastic job!
I cannot believe you guys let us watch this for free
I was about to go to bed and now I need to watch 1hr + of amazing narration!
Totally agree, his narration on all the videos has been really amazing.
Yep, same here & totally agreed !
This channel is underrated. It deserves millions of subscribers and views. Great job!
Truly Amazing documentary deserving of national recognition. Your contribution to preserving history, discussion of misrepresented topics is critical to the world's understanding. Thank you for your efforts. A masterpiece forever in time!
A potentially troublesome topic in public forums, but necessary, in my opinion. There are people who would balk at the realities of a wet market, but if you are buying produce in neat plastic packages straight from the supermarket freezer or refrigerator, you need to know that this is the reality for most of the worlds' population. Not only that, but while far from perfect, there are enormous advantages of these systems over what most of the Western world is accustomed to.
Such as
@@TheKingOfBeans waste, for one. All these modern packaging are just a ton of dead waste.
@@TheKingOfBeans freshness - go to a market and get a duck or chicken that was slaughtered a few hours ago rather than days ago. Veg and fruit also harvested days, not weeks ago.......
@@TheKingOfBeansFood waste. Most if not all of these vendors sell out same day and re-stock daily. Where as supermarkets in the West are constantly throwing away perfectly good food items that didn't sell.
Yes, absolutely necessary.
Carl Safina (ecologist, author who writes on the human relation to the natural world, and a vegetarian) clarified the issue for me. The issue is not death: all animals die. Nor is it eating: animals eat each other. These things are entirely natural. The issue is one of unnecessary suffering and an unnatural life.
The balance of power shifted long ago. It is entirely on us humans to treat animals humanely and provide them a reasonably natural life. The single biggest reason we don't do this is because it is "not economically viable". That is unacceptable.
We humans need to do a much better job of treating all life in all aspects with respect, not merely as commodities (or slave labour). Stand in the middle of a modern supermarket and look around you: almost all that you see is "food product" and artificial. Stand in the middle of a traditional wet market: the ratio of synthesized factory product and raw foods is reversed.
I know which I prefer to get my food from.
WOW, I’m glad you made this video. This too is one of my happy places in Bangkok, if not the whole world. When I travel I love to visit the local fresh markets. I believe you can learn more about the people, the city and its culture byvisiting these markets were local people shop. Khlong Toei, definitely is not a place for everyone. As mentioned with the many adjectives used in this video Khlong Toei can be overwhelming and be a sensory overload for the average tourist. Khlong Toei is the true definition of a wet market (I do not recommended wearing open shoes there). Anytime I have been there I am usually the only foreigner (farang) there. This is truly where local Thai people shop for food. I know having been there it is impossible to show everything you will see in this market especially some things that are not suitable for everyone to see. Unfortunately for me it’s been a few years since I have been able to visit the market, good to know they are open 24 hours a day, I always tried to get there early not knowing this. Now I’m looking forward to my next visit to Bangkok.
This is so damn special, Adam. So much to unpack beyond the reality of what Khlong Toei Market is. This is life, this is what we lose a bit of every single day. All I can say is "Food is life, food is love", and if we lose this, we lose part of our soul.
If you love cooking, there's nothing better than a great wet market. And Khlong Toei is up there for sure
If you're a cleanfreak, I dunno, you can always slap on some galoshes like the fishmongers
I've just recently discovered you channel and what an amazement in terms of quality and subject.
This is what RUclips needs, not those sell-out videos only intended to deliver advertising to their viewers.
OMG. It was worth the wait. (1) Thank you for the last plea for wet markets at the core of our human experience. Maybe it won't be the last plea. Humans are constantly moving around and wherever humans go, wet markets will appear. It's so ingrained that they show up in our sci-fi. In Blade Runner, Star Wars, Star Trek, and more. (2) I always look forward to the voices you put up on screen and even more that they are speaking in their own language. The more I watch, the more I see that much of Thailand's success is rooted in the incredible diversity of cultures jostling together in one place. (3) My dad's family were farmers in the hills of Luzon, Philippines. Our family have a long history in our city market. I appreciate very much the highlights of the people whose lives are intertwined with the market, the city within the city.
Great comment. Thanks so much.
Have been all over Asia, eating everywhere local to high end, never got sick once in Thailand from food ❤🇹🇭
I am a Thai/American who got sick eating at Sonic (2 x), Backyard Burger (1x), Chinese restaurants (3x), at a Casino deli (1x), all in the USA😂🤢🤮. The first three were from food poisoning. The last one was from a Norovirus 😢
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Thanks for your effort much appreciated! Going here at 3am and experiencing the morning rush (and smell) should be on every Bangkok Foodies to-do list.
YOU should be on DISCOVERY channel....remind me of the late Anthony boudain...LOVE your show.
OTR smashes it again! I'm usually a bit suspicious of youtube vids longer than 25-30 minutes, but this one and the Myanmar vid are both well worth the attention. And the OTR team and guests were perfect. Thanx, again.
I randomly stumbled on the sriracha video a few months ago, and since then OTR has quickly become my favorite channel on youtube. Every one of your videos is masterclass. Great narration, engaging topics, deep dives into history that I never knew I needed, the feel of genuine curiosity, and all with such a respectful approach to the subject matter, and the people who make it possible. It's such a refreshing departure from the usual influencer-centric food show. Thank you.
Khlong Toei "time is a flat circle".
I follow your story few times and I would give you a big thumb for your work. U not only took people walking along your story but a interesting knowledge or history behind your story from A to Z. U should get A-1 along with your story. Adam, you really are one of the kind.
I've lived in Thailand for the last 15 years and you have really captured the spirit of the food culture in your videos and especially this one. I could literally smell the fish as they dropped it onto a tire and it sprayed all over you. You've done a terrific job, the type that I've never seen on RUclips. Kudos to you and your supporting staff. As a long time resident of Thailand, I have been exposed and I have tasted dishes made from insects. Some of them were ok, none of them made my stomach turn, while others were surprisingly good! I would be thrilled to see a video on the insect based dishes along with the history, the explanation and the tasting. In fact, who wouldn't want to become an OTR sponsor after seeing Darya eating the giant waterbugs and crickets? Just a thought...
I've been to wet markets in Taiwan, Beijing (1990s), and Hong Kong. The one I'm most familiar was modernized, with the square footage increase by making it multiple levels. In Taiwan and in Hong Kong, the food courts on top of these wet markets can be a great place to get cheap and delicious meals.
Hong Kong and Taiwan are wealthy and modernized, and they've kept their traditional markets. So there's still hope for them.
we can all hope that the government of Thailand does not bow to preasure from regular retail markets and keeps there heads in the game of what is important for its citizens ! and wet markets are key...
Marvelous doc about a marvelous market! Bourdain would be proud.
agreed
I am trying to parse out the next phase of my life, and I really think I want to come to Bangkok/Thailand and go everywhere in your videos. It is honestly one of the only things that makes me excited about the future. Thank you for this amazing content.
One of your best Videos👌👌👌👌👌
WOW!! Just WOW!!! - what a fantastic video. Is there a standing ovation emoji??
Totally agree!
Just a small correction that most mackerels sold in Thai wet market are actually steam cooked already, the ones in bamboo baskets and Styrofoam treys for sure. This came from lack of temperature control transportation in the past, and mackerel spoil very quickly in hot and sticky Thai climate, so the fishermen steamed it. We usually still quick fried them in the pan before eat. Yes, it can get quite dried if you are not careful. Nowadays, you can get the true fresh mackerels in some big market, and they are definitely better.
Adam, your passion for food, especially Thai food and history is unprecedented. Your knowledge and passion is unsurpassed and you will get to a million subscribers before long. Also, the government of Thailand just need to give you honorary Thai citizenship, bc I feel you are more Thai than most Thais.
Beautiful messages in this doc. We, as humans, will someday recognize the immense value of these traditions that we pushed into extinction in the name of "progress." But not now, it seems... As Joni Mitchell says, "don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you've got 'till it's gone?"
My 2 favorite Thailand channels on the same video.
SE Asian wet markets are an awesome experience.
I have visited Khlong Toei Market several times over the years, its where you get the real prices for produce and other items, and where the Restaurants and Hotels buy.
You take this amazing place to another level Sir, amazing and thought provoking, I will visit again on my next trip with a whole new perspective. Your video's are so informative, great work. 👌
That whole part before the 6 AM section should be a video on its own about how we risk losing these precious markets and how they are seen in a negative light. Because with 👀 at the front of a video, more eyeballs would be on it, and perhaps these markets would have greater attention so they don't disappear. #SaveOurMarkets
Checked in this morning because I felt it was probably time for another video. Was disappointed when I didn't find anything. I'm happy now! My partner and I really enjoy watching your videos. Food, history, and culture. The best! ♥️
This is another great episode of Thai culture and cuisine.
Yes! thank you so much for making this, after my recent trip to bkk, I was blown away by Khlong Toei. I shot so many amazing photos there felt a real pulse. It is absolutely a continent in its own right. kudos on your dedication to these types of productions.
Superb episode...! i will probably watch this several times over, due to the amount of content. If this was a mainstrem TV production, i beleive it would have be over 4 episodes, as no doubt there was more that could have been included. Thank you.
Fantastic episode, a great mix of history, anthropology and food. Truly great research and writing. Keep up the good work. Your passion drives the channel:)
what a remarkable documentary! Thank you so much for making this! 🙏🏽
your factual research has beckoned me to revisit Khlong Toey... it has been 2 decades .... that 2nd floor is newly done😮
Teerak, OTR just dropped another vid. Gotta go!
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Been living here my entire life. Thanks for sharing! 😊
Incredible to think this market is open and busy 24/7. My fav places to visit when I travel are the wet markets Will need to visit when I'm in Bangkok.
OTR deserves to be a college, for credit course. It’s that important.
This video essentially chronicles the foods behind the foods (Thai cuisine). It was also great to see @BangkokPat featured in your video. I love his unique take on quirky parts of Bangkok. Terrific job! I hope you had much needed sleep after this video shoot.
That was a great one! Coincidentally, we ran into Daria on Sukhumvit and brashly introduced ourselves on the morning of your shoot. Also, I spent part of that day in a walkabout with Bangkok Pat, so, a cool 'twofer'. Klong Toei is a national treasure. Thanks for the great videos!
Ha yes Daria told me! (So did Pat). One of those “small world” types of days I guess
Dude, you are epic. I've watched from the early times - I'm 16 years in Indonesia and am one of the only white guys that get stuck into it like you do there. Well done you. I'm not working in culinary; my family and friends tell me I should be. 52 y/o hippie working international oil and gas exploration - I watched Bourdain on Travel Channel. You are that. Great attitude brother. I've had the chance to work in 23 countries and visited 57. GBU and I hope you break out to a bigger audience; you can handle it I'm sure. Best regards from my family here to yours.
Cheers and thanks. Fingers crossed for a filming trip to Indonesia within the next two months
Wonderful video! Based on your earlier video on Khlong Toei, I added a visit to the wet market during a 6 day stay in Bangkok following a 13 day stay in northern Laos. I was able to spend 3-1/2 hours (mid morning through early afternoon) strolling solo through the market and the fringes of the surrounding area. I thoroughly enjoyed the visit and if I’m ever back in BKK, will make it a point to visit the wet market again in the evening hours. Cheers!
Wow, 24 hours, amazing work! And amazing story telling as always, with great editing and videography my attention was grasped the whole video.
I've been meaning to visit this market for a while now, I always try to find and visit a place it's main wet market and see what makes it all work. And somehow after many months, even living 15 minutes away, I haven't seemed to have made it there yet.
Thanks for bringing me back to Khlong Toei. one of the best wet markets in the world. It will be a tragedy to see it disappear but sadly it probably will. I've travelled the world for 50+ years and whether in Europe, Asia or South America they are the first place I try to visit to feel the heart and soul of a new city. And so many are being driven out by "big food"
Absolutely fantastic ….thanks for all of your incredibly informative content
this is fascinating. I'm here trying to listen/watch at the same time I'm working and I can't take my eyes off the video.
I'm Thai and I can say Pat knows about Bangkok more than me.
One more thing, please do a story about Yum (ยำ). I saw you already did about Tom Yum (ต้มยำ) and Curry (แกง). Yum (ยำ) is also the main line of Thai food. The symphony of tastes and textures that you can have sour, salty, sweet, spicy and bitter with many different textures such as Crisp Catfish Flake Salad (ยำปลาดุกฟู) or Trio Crisp Thai Salad (ยำสามกรอบ) to the Instant Noodle Salad (ยำมาม่า), etc.. This topic would be really interresting one.
Wow, this is a top notch video, even while already expecting high quality from you guys. I've only ever spent slices of time at Klong Toey and missed most of what this market is. But truly it is also not for everyone and certainly not for 24 hours ;)
Another triumph , and thats an understatement !!!! Just so good
I visited Khlong Toei market after our morning trip at Bang Krachao island. It was an eye opener experience when their vegs & herbs etc can remain so fresh despite the heat, humidity and crowds. Many fishes and poultry are bigger than you thought lol . We could not resist and end up buying many fat juicy sweet tamarind
Solid story telling. Really looking forward to my visit tomorrow; this video really helped set the tone.
All of the context is gonna make the trip so much more special!
I enjoy the video so much.
hope we can preserve and maintain these unique and invaluable places
Wonderful piece, love the channel. Done a 24 hour shoot myself and your description of the end was spot on ; )).
Very enjoyable, lived in Bangkok a long time, never made it to Khlong Toei , will go after Songkran, thankyou.
I often walk through the market to watch Port FC ground at rhe PAT just across from the market. The market also has one of the best coffee shops in Bangkok, run by Mark, Phu Chai Kai Cafe. Many middle class Thai people over say theyq ont go the markwt because of the smell. Doesnt bother me personally. Great vblog bu the way.
another superb video! you make a great point about the importance of "wet" markets such as this and hopefully this will last longer than we might expect. thank you for the thorough research, historical footage, interesting guests and your insightful commentary in documenting this rapidly vanishing lifestyle
I love markets like this, although I've never seen one quite this massive. When I travel, they're high on my list of places to explore, and at home in Guadalajara Mexico, I go to the local mercados regularly. Yes, we have supermarkets, and some of the small mercados have shut down or have fewer vendors now. But others, in traditional neighborhoods, are still vibrant, wonderful places with an amazing variety of fresh food.
Amazing content - love the way of your videos 😋🤩😍
This is an AMAZING video. Wow. The commitment you put into this is next level. Thank you for this content!
Watched the full video now the second time. Love it …. Great one ❤
so glad we have you
Great video…I love Klong Tloey, my family shops there regularly and though I don’t go at 2am, it has everything. It’s 10 minutes by tuk tuk from my house. I buy my Krueng Kaeng (current paste) from the Muslim vendors you showed and salted Spanish mackerel from the seafood sellers. We have our favorite vendors…
I love your work! Beautiful approach and poetic. keep up the great work my friend!
How are the view and like counts so low on this??? Thank you @OTRontheroad for this and all of your content.
Well hopefully it'll be like the Sangkhlaburi video- it's long enough that I'm sure a lot of people need to wait until they have time to commit an hour+. I know that's what I do for long videos. But thanks and you can help if you have a way to share the video!
Remarkable guys. That was so intersesting. Love your work.
Listening to this while driving by with a motorbike and smelling the dried squid and chicken is a whole different mood
I very much appreciate your videos. After watching your other video I found stink beans here - something I never would have know about without you. Saw live ducks and some packaged ones - asked when they had been killed "this morning". Of course they then would cut it to order (no extra charge) I knew it was 24 hours but your video has encouraged me to make a visit at one of those crazy hours when I first arrive and jet lag had me waking up at 3am - now something to look forward to instead of tossing and turning trying to go back to sleep!
My friend Chef Anon took me there in December 2023 as he wanted fresh ingredients to cook green curry and noodles for 80+ people for new year. 😊😋🤤
What a dedication! Thanks for this great doco. ❤
Just amazing! I don't know how you could stay up. My Thai wife isn't even sure of what some of the things you picked up are!! Will have to go, next time in Bangkok.
This is so important and thank you for doing this. 🙏💯🐲
Hey, the vegan obsessed fan. I appreciate the warning at the beginning. My wife and i sat down to watch the video right after work when it came out in the morning and saw the warning in the beginning. She decided she didn't feel up to watching, I was down still, and we appreciate that you made the effort. I was vegan before her and got her into it early in our relationship, but she ended up being the one who always gets queezy about anything like this. I don't like it, but I ironically hunted with my friends occasionally as a kid. Deep south Appalachia has a lot of that as yall can imagine. I can watch it. Just not unsimilarly to how I would watch any depiction of what I'd consider immoral on TV. Plus, you know...I'm just also a big fan
That's all, we appreciate it, yall.
PS all the former guests coming on is like the OTR Avengers. Its rad.
Thanks for watching it anyway and appreciate the kind words. Having grown up in Appalachia myself with a mostly-vegetarian household, I get where you're coming from, and that's also why I added that warning at the beginning- it's not a gratuitous or graphic video but I do know people who wouldn't want to see it. That's alright. I object to anyone who eats meat not being OK seeing where it comes from. But if someone makes the choice not to eat meat, then I don't want to surprise them with a chicken getting slaughtered
Just realized my comment barely made sense because I deleted a sentence and didn't replace it. Good job me.
But yeah it's heavily appreciated.
Im in bangkok on vacation right now and i forgot that ive never been to khlong toei, im gonna go there tonight it looks awesome 👌
This market is entire world in it self.... amazing ❤
Video is greatly done....👍🙏🙏🙏
Feels like only youtubers with their small crew setups can weave through such a densely packed market and capture them in their entirety.
Fantastic! Love these documentary style videos!
Another excellent video - well done.
I agree with the last lady that you interviewed with, but all of them are great all of them probably around my age anyway I was there back in the sixty almost as sixty years ago.
Another great video, keep up the good work guys!
Just came across the documentary, haven't watched the whole video, yet I wanted to comment lol I gave this video a ''liked" just because 9.39 minutes, I saw a cat is sleeping. so cute and this is my cat mom energy to you LMFAO
Damn, really good stuff! Love the eastern KY music to close out, it works
This is all so fascinating. Thank you! 😮 😮
My parent brings me to this market when I was a child, like 30 years ago. All I remember is how bad it smells. I have to tell my mother to bring me out immediately, or else I'll puke.
Now I'm working in the building opposite of this market. I can literally turn my head and see this market at any time lol. Nice video.
First and only food history channel in the world
I love your channel so much❤
Longest I was up for work was over 70 hours. At that point over 50 hours was happening pretty often so it wasn’t so crazy. But that was with military ops. We have some farmers markets here but it’s pretty much just what I can buy at the grocery store.
My thanks to you and you team
Amazing episode 👍
Fascinating video
Do you know that the present day Klong Toei was the old city of Paknam or Samut Prakarn before being relocated to the present location due to construction of the Bangkok port. The old Paknam (or present day Kloytoei) was a maritime city of Siam connecting the world.
And about a hundred year ago, the railway was built and operated connecting this area and Bangkok train station.
So back then, this area was the sea-land trading point since Ayutthaya era.
Wet market is so great, top
lol you have channeling Bourdain with these episodes. Love the narrative and the word poetry. The concept of a day off is a Judain one. You could argue a selling point for the religion and offshoots. :)
In Seattle, Washington the Park Place Market almost defines the city. Several national coffee companies started there. Shopping for food there is one of my favorite memories of Seattle. Fish and clams, meat and pastries, vegetables and fruits, the best fresh and traditional sausages and cheese were also there. Even a store for good kitchen equipment. I've never been to Bangkok; but this video made me very sad that it will go away if corporate interests get control of it.