Anyone for Thai?
Post categories: Tom Sumner
| 18:23 UK time, Monday, 7 July 2008
This year the swans on the Long Water in front of the palace will be sharing their usually peaceful setting with a Thai Floating Market.
According to the organisers this is the first time that a floating market has been staged outside of Thailand and the 15 boats that will be selling to show visitors have been flown in especially. This was always going to be a challenge, especially today as the wind was doing it's best to blow the intrepid sellers off course.
The market will be here all week, so if you're coming to the show make sure you stop off at the Long water to sample the ambience of Thai music and culture as well as the authentic Thai gifts that they have to offer.
While we're on the subject of Thai, at lunchtime I had the pleasure of sampling some authentic Thai cuisine at the launch of the growing tastes section of the show. As I said in my blog earlier this was an area that I've been looking forward to seeing. It certainly doesn't disappoint.
The attractive design highlights the amazing range of fruit and vegetables that are now available to grow in the UK and also shows that vegetable gardens can be every bit as beautiful as those filled with flowers. The display features crops from different areas of the world and in the marquee next door there are some the countries top chefs on hand to tell you what to do with your produce once you've grown it.
According to the organisers this is the first time that a floating market has been staged outside of Thailand and the 15 boats that will be selling to show visitors have been flown in especially. This was always going to be a challenge, especially today as the wind was doing it's best to blow the intrepid sellers off course.
The market will be here all week, so if you're coming to the show make sure you stop off at the Long water to sample the ambience of Thai music and culture as well as the authentic Thai gifts that they have to offer.
While we're on the subject of Thai, at lunchtime I had the pleasure of sampling some authentic Thai cuisine at the launch of the growing tastes section of the show. As I said in my blog earlier this was an area that I've been looking forward to seeing. It certainly doesn't disappoint.
The attractive design highlights the amazing range of fruit and vegetables that are now available to grow in the UK and also shows that vegetable gardens can be every bit as beautiful as those filled with flowers. The display features crops from different areas of the world and in the marquee next door there are some the countries top chefs on hand to tell you what to do with your produce once you've grown it.
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