Comments on: Chiang Mai: Delicious Ruam Mit for Travel Photo Thursday

By: Michele {Malaysian Meanders}

Michele {Malaysian Meanders} — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:41:09 +0000

Oh no, I didn’t have a chance to try this when I was in Chiang Mai. It reminds me a lot of Malaysian ais kacang. I’m on a mission to try shaved ice desserts around the world. I suppose I’ll just have to go back to Thailand for some ruam mit.

By: Anita

Anita — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 22:22:14 +0000

Ruam Mit sounds like a very interesting combination of ingredients. One of my favorite things about travel is trying and enjoying new and totally different foods and dishes. So fun!

By: Michele Peterson

Michele Peterson — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 23:55:46 +0000

Ruam Mit sounds very interesting and the shaved ice would definitely be welcome on a hot day. Not so sure about the floating veggies but I’d be willing to give it a try!

By: Suzanne Fluhr

Suzanne Fluhr — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:10:17 +0000

I never tried (saw) Raum Mit when we were in Chiang Mai, but I like all the ingredients separately, so I’d be willing to give it a try—except the ice thing in Chiang Mai would probably give me pause. We were using bottled water to brush our teeth and we were only there for 4 days, so we couldn’t “afford” to waste any of them being sick. My husband had something vaguely similar in Nara, Japan (where I’d drink the tap water and eat the ice all day long). It was red bean paste on green tea shave ice. (Then, there’s the water near the Fukashima Nuclear Poweer Plant disaster, so maybe I shouldn’t be so quick to assume that anything Japanese is safe).

By: A Cook Not Mad (Nat)

A Cook Not Mad (Nat) — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 02:23:51 +0000

That looks delicious, and must be so refreshing.

By: Juergen

Juergen — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 20:20:03 +0000

I know a similar desert from Malaysia, but I can’t remember its name anymore (something Ais xxx). Some Malay introduce me to it many years ago. Despite the gaudy colours it tastes quite good and is refreshing.

By: Nancie

Nancie — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:46:45 +0000

In reply to Susan Moore. Hi Susan! I hope that if you get to CM that you give this a try, and love it!

By: Nancie

Nancie — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:45:57 +0000

In reply to Leigh.

Hi Leigh…I’ve never gotten sick in CM from the ice or the food. That’s not to say that it couldn’t happen, but it isn’t something that I worry about.

By: Nancie

Nancie — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:42:09 +0000

In reply to eileen. Hi Eileen. Some of the sweet concoctions that the Asians come up with are a little hard for a person to get their head around. There's a lot of them that I don't bother with.

By: Nancie

Nancie — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 10:40:35 +0000

In reply to Betsy Wuebker. Hi Betsy...It's a strange sounding combination that works!