Street food

Street food is a way of life in Bangkok. There are street restaurants set up on the sidewalks everywhere. Don't think hot dog carts, this is an actual restaurant set up with real cooking, real food, tables and chairs. They make everything and cook it in every way - woks, grills, soup pots, you name it. Most of the food looks and smells great and these places are usually very crowded. Of course they also do take away, usually putting the food, including soup, into plastic bags as you see in the picture. It all looks pretty inviting until you see them washing up on the street at night, then not so much. I'm pretty sure this is safe to eat but there just doesn't seem to be much point in taking the chance with so many great restaurants and such cheap prices, but I can tell you that for Thais this is a major way to dine.