Thread by @Richmond_Lee

I'm overdo for a food post! I hit up some nice places in Chiang Mai recently. #ArtEaterEats

Dirty Mocha from ... Google Maps has them listed as "Cutlater Cafe" but I could swear they had a Japanese sounding name. Probably rebranded without updating google. Anyhow it was a very good cup of coffee and a beautiful cafe!
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location here:
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In addition to great coffee this place specializes in wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets, which go perfectly with a hot drink (really I should have just gotten an Americano or cappuccino instead of a sweet drink to go with these!)

Cafe located here:
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The wagashi here is legit. It's sooooo soft. Definitely homemade that day and not prepackaged. Here is their sakura mochi made from partially mashing freshly steamed rice. Still warm.
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The dango here was also excellent. Dango is made with rice flour instead of pounded cooked rice. These were so soft and stretchy. Not at all hard or mealy (as old or poorly made dango tends to be). Had a great savory sweet, slightly salty flavor.

Warabi Mochi (わらび餅)
Most mochi is made from rice, but warabi mochi is made from fern starch! It has a less stretchy, more jelly-like texture. Reminded me of a super soft Turkish Delight! Here it's topped with kinako (toasted soy bean powder) and a brown sugar syrup.

OK actually I remember now. This place IS called "CULATER Cafe" as in "See You Later." The front now looks a bit different than this promo photo. They added wooden panels and a sign in kana (hence my confusion earlier) and other stuff. Great place!

Had lunch at Homeless Burger (what a name!), which immediately became my new fav burger place in Chiang Mai. Their burgers, fries & onion rings are made to order from good ingredients. And priced relatively cheap! A great value!

Homeless Burger makes some of the best fries too! They're coated in a lightly seasoned, starchy batter, making them extra crunchy, but crucially they're properly drained before serving. Not too greasy!

Homeless Burger got it's name from it's humble beginnings as a small shack with no electricity. Since then they've moved to a nicer shack (now with electricity!) hanging over a canal, tucked away in the back of a very sleepy residential neighborhood.

It's a really unique location! REALLY residential. Talking about chicken coops and old folks chilling on lawns. Very difficult to get to by car--the roads are incredibly narrow! Most customers get there by bike (lots of students from the local Uni). Totally worth the trip tho!

Homeless Burger has a real plucky, gritty charm to it. A lot of hipstery places spend tons of money to look quaint, but Homeless Burger has true DIY energy to it! They didn't have a huge budget, just used what they had on hand, but they made it work with style and grace!

If you're in Chiang Mai and hankering for a good hearty burger, I super duper recommend Homeless Burger, located at the base of Doi Suthep (the mountain with the famous temple)

FB:
facebook.com/homelessburger/

Google Maps:
goo.gl/maps/mJyxoxSLB…

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