A fond farewell to the poster peopleFor a couple of months the streets in Bangkok and throughout Thailand have been decorated with posters of political candidates. Watching their faces when they were served up mushy peas for breakfast was a delight in itself. I explained that mushy peas was regarded as a northern delicacy and even known as "Yorkshire caviar", but this fell on deaf ears. I bravely proceeded to dig into the mushy peas with more of a sense of patriotism than enthusiasm. If anything looks less appealing than mushy peas on a plate it must be black pudding, which on this occasion resembled burnt socks.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2026 01:48 UTC