Once I finished photography school I travelled to the Far East for the first time. My first stop was Thailand. It's hard to even articulate my experiences in the culinary realm, but it was definitely a sense awakening experience, both positive and negative. In Thailand, street food is of abundance, and simply walking down the streets provides a sensory encounter filled with smells, some amazing, and others difficult for my Israeli nose to handle.  My first visit to Thailand left me with mixed feelings and a mouth on fire (previously unexposed to spicy foods). On my second trip to Thailand I arrived from India with a passion for Thai food. The Thai kitchen has a way of creating dishes with loads of flavor on one hand, but which also give respect to the ingredients themselves. To make a long story short, Thai food is now by far my favorite cuisine. Sweet, sour, spicy and savory is my motto!  Food stalls in the Neve Sha'anan market   For insperation i decided to visit Neve Sha'anan... 
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