[Travel, Bangkok] Chatuchak Market Food Series 1: Real vs Reel Food Props

by wiffy on August 28, 2008
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Seen at Chatuchuk Market, Bangkok.
Can you tell which is real, and which is not?

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Answer::

The pine corn and durian are the real deal… while the oranges are fake. Did you guessed correctly? ;)

The Real Deal

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Mini dried durians – how intriguing!

The cost? 5 baht a piece (US$0.15, S$0.20). Cheapy ^_^

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More mini dried foods

Fakes!!

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Don’t you think they make the most pretty versatile home decor pieces and the best food photography props? ;)

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{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Ning August 29, 2008 at 12:33 am

Huh? Those oranges are fake!!! But they look so real, so fresh… ha ha ha you’re very good with the camera, you can make the fake to look real!

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2 didally August 29, 2008 at 11:27 am

Dried mini durians?? I wonder if it’s to be eaten?? The fake fruits really looks like the real deal. :D

Hope you enjoyed yourself in bangkok. I love the shopping at chatuchak. I wanna go again! :lol:

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3 daphne August 29, 2008 at 1:26 pm

U r back!! YAy! Can’t wait to read more about your experience at bangkok.

That mini durians r very intriguing!!

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4 beachloverkitchen August 29, 2008 at 1:40 pm

i don’t care fake or not.Just looking at the durian make me drooling”sobbing”

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5 Dee August 29, 2008 at 2:32 pm

Missed you! Had a good trip?
So, are you supposed to eat the dried durians or are they for decor? Your photos are great. More, more… :)
I’ll be in Bangkok in 2 weeks. Yay!

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6 tigerfish August 29, 2008 at 7:11 pm

Welcome back!
Those fake fruits – I think there are “real” equivalents but made into other street snacks(thus not so real as well) – some sort like “Ang Ku Kueh” right? I’ve seen it before. Eg.. “Ang Ku Kueh” made into the shape of mini orange, mini apples?
Very cute.

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7 wiffy August 30, 2008 at 1:26 am

Ning:: hee, it’s more like they already look quite realistic to begin with ;)

didally:: They are too small to be eaten I think … maybe they fell off prematurely … I wanna go again too!! :D

daphne:: Thanks girl ;)

beachlover:: hee the durians are real, just inedible ;) Aww there are no durians where you are?

Dee:: I had a fantastic time! They are just for decor … ah … I miss Bangkok already… so envious that you are going soon :D

tigerfish:: woah Ang Ku Kueh miniatures … must be really cute :wink:

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8 Nate August 30, 2008 at 1:52 am

I was thinking that the oranges looked too perfect.

Wow, mini durians – I wonder if they picked them specifically for decorations or were these knocked off to give the other fruit more room to grow. Did they have the same durian smell?

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9 Little Corner of Mine August 30, 2008 at 1:59 am

Coconut ice-cream, oh yum! And you were right, what a great photography props!

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10 Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) August 30, 2008 at 9:44 am

Great illusion! But here’s a question — do mini durian smell any less foul than full-sized ones??!

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11 rita September 1, 2008 at 5:23 pm

i loveeeee bangkok and its many markets….i just couldn’t get enough!

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12 wiffy September 3, 2008 at 8:00 pm

Nate:: I think the mini durians are premature babies which dropped off the trees… and they dry them to sell as ornaments. These dried foods have absolutely no smell at all!! :D

LCOM:: hi5! ;)

Lydia:: These are dried, and have absolutely no smell at all … I’m pretty adverse to durian’s smell myself ;)

rita:: meee tooooooo, I want to go back already! :O

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13 Hillary September 5, 2008 at 5:36 am

Hmmm, I don’t know if it’s just me but that was easy. I could tell by the way the light shined on the apples and oranges. Not to mention, it’d be much harder to make a fake durian than it would a fake orange!

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