YOUR VENDORS. THAT’S RIGHT. TO TELL US ABOUT THE SUNDAY MARKETS EVENTS, WE’RE JOINED BY LOGAN
CHANDRAN AND NAN WALTERS FROM
THE MIDWEST BUDDHIST MEDITATION
CENTER. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. WELCOME TO LIVE IN THE D.
>> THANK YOU. SO NICE TO HAVE
YOU.
>> SO HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE
THAI MARKET?
>> WE ONE OF THE TYPE OF FOOD
THAT BRING PEOPLE AND PEACE AS
AND TO COMEDIC T SO THAT’S THE
WHOLE REASON FOOD BRING FRIENDS
BRING FAMILY. YES. ESPECIALLY
THAI FOOD IS SO POPULAR IN
MICHIGAN. OKAY. IT’S SOME OF THE
BEST. WHAT TYPE OF DISHES ARE
OFFERED AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,
WHO MAKES IT A GENERAL? THE MOST
POPULAR IN THE SUNDAY MARKET IS
THE SUMMERTIME. IT’S BEEN IN
PAPAYA SALAD. THE TYPE OF
SUMMERTIME WE HAVE TWO TYPE
THAI. SO SPAM AND A LAOTIAN SOAP
TOP. I LOVE THE PAPAYA SALAD.
>> IT’S SO DELICIOUS. SO I’M NOT
SURPRISED THAT THAT’S ONE OF THE
MOST POPULAR THINGS. BUT TELL US
WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN TODAY.
>> TODAY WE HAVE THE SUMMERTIME.
>> IT’S A THAI STYLE, THAI STYLE
WITH PEANUT SOLUTION. IT’S GOT
FERMENTED FISH SAUCE. OH, NICE.
>> LET’S OPEN THAT UP. YEAH,
FERMENTED FOOD IS SO HEALTHY FOR
YOU TO SO THESE LOOK HAVE THREE
KINDS OF SAUCES TODAY.
>> IT’S GOT PORK. ONE, WE’VE GOT
PORK, ONE CHICKEN AND ONE BEEF,
WHICH IS THE MOST INGREDIENT.
IT’S GOT LEMONGRASS, GARLIC AND
GALANGA. YEAH. AND THEN WE HAVE
THAI STYLE BEEF JERKY AND A
FRESH SPRING ROLL AND THIS IS A
FRIED SPRING ROLL. WE ALSO HAVE
THE GREEN CURRY WITH THE
NOODLES. IT’S CALLED JIN. AND
ALSO IT’S THE STEAMED DUMPLING
THAT YOU CAN ENJOY ALL HERE SO
YOU GUYS CAN SEE.
>> I LOVE THIS GREEN CURRY TOO.
IT HAS COCONUT IN IT, RIGHT? YES
COCONUT. VERY DELICIOUS. I LOVE
THIS SPOON.
>> YEAH. WHAT COULD I PUT ON
THIS SPOON? GRAB SOMETHING.
ANYTHING ANYTHING. WHAT DO YOU
RECOMMEND? CAN I TRY SOME OF
THIS? YES, I’LL JUST DO A SPOON.
FULL MILD. THIS IS IT.
>> MAKE IT REAL MILD.
>> I LOVE IT. HE GOES MY CLOSE
UP TO TRY THAT TASTE. VERY OOH I
GOT A LITTLE KICK. TRY THAT ONE.
>> TRY IT.
>> TRY A DUMPLING.
>> YOU TRY DUMPLING. I CAN’T
HAVE THE GLUE SINCE YOU SAY
SPICY, YOU SAY DUMPLING IS HELP
TO ALL THE DUMPLING.
>> DID THE SPICE GET YOU, JASON?
>> A LITTLE BIT. A LITTLE BIT.
>> OKAY. WHAT’S THIS?
>> THAI ICED TEA. OH JUST ICED
TEA.
>> I NEED SOMETHING SPICY. OH,
I’LL DRINK IT. I’LL DRINK IT.
I’LL TRY THIS. OKAY. STIR IT
FIRST. STIR.
>> STIR IT. BECAUSE THAT’S
CONDENSED MILK ON THE TOP OF
THIS.
>> AND HALF, HALF AND HALF.
OKAY, SO THIS IS DELICIOUS, TOO.
AND THE TEA IS FROM THAILAND?
>> YES.
>> YES, YES.
>> THAT TASTES LIKE CHOCOLATE
MILK.
>> LET ME TELL YOU. THAI ICED
TEA AND ICED COFFEE IS THE BEST.
THAT’S REALLY IT IS THE BEST.
>> THE SPICE IS GONE. AND THE
DUMPLING. YES
>> SO WHY DID YOU START THIS
EVENT? WE START THE EVENT
BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE THE
ESTABLISHED THE TEMPLE, THE
MIDWEST BUDDHIST MEDITATION
CENTER IN 1993, AND THAT’S WHAT
PART OF OUR FUND RAISE TO RAISE
FINANCIAL SITUATION FOR OUR
COMMUNITY AND OUR TEMPLE. SO
OKAY. OKAY SO TELL ME HOW YOU
HOPE THIS EVENT, THIS SUNDAY
MARKET BRINGS THE COMMUNITY
TOGETHER, NOT JUST THAI PEOPLE
COME HERE OR ALL OVER VIETNAMESE
CHAI, CHINESE, JAPANESE,
EVERYBODY THAT WANTS TO TRY ALL
KIND OF THAI FOOD THAT THEY
CANNOT FIND IN A THAI
RESTAURANT.
>> YES.
>> SO THIS IS THE REAL
AUTHENTIC. YES THE REAL STUFF
HERE. THIS IS AWESOME.
>> SO WHAT IS THE COST OF
VISITING THIS SUNDAY MARKET AND
WHERE DO THE PROCEEDS GO?
>> THE IS NO CHARGE IS FREE
ADMISSION AND ALL THE PROCEEDS
BENEFIT TO THE MIDWEST. BUDDHIST
MEDITATION CENTER BECAUSE ALL
THE VENDORS ARE ALL VOLUNTEER.
OH SO THEY ARE VOLUNTEER OKAY.
STAFF YES.
>> I’M STILL CHEWING. OKAY. NO
THIS IS SO GOOD. BUT LISTEN, LET
EVERYONE KNOW WHERE YOU’RE
LOCATED SO WE CAN COME TO THE
MARKET. YES.
>> YES, WE ARE. 29750 ON RYAN
ROAD IN WARREN. IT IS ON RYAN
BETWEEN 12 AND 13 MILES. WE ARE
THERE FOR 30 YEARS. THIS JULY
WILL BE 30 YEARS.
>> 30 YEARS. THAT IS AWESOME.
AND WHEN I SAW THE PICTURES OF
IT, IT MAKES ME THINK OF LIKE
THE NIGHT MARKET IN THAILAND
WHERE YOU GO AND THERE’S ALL
THESE FOOD VENDORS AND THAT SORT
OF THING. IT’S LIKE YOU
RECREATED IT.
>> WE CAN’T COMPARE WITH. BUT
IT’S CLOSE. IT’S GOOD FOR
MICHIGAN. WE’RE JUST PART OF IT
A TINY BIT. BUT WE GOT TO LIGHT
A LITTLE TINY BIT OF AUTHENTIC
THAI CULTURE HERE. SO THANK YOU
GUYS SO MUCH.
>> AND AGAIN, THE SUN NEXT
SUNDAY MARKET WILL BE HELD ON