A trip to Nakhon Nayok province

Bamboo Tunnel at Chulapornwanaram Temple (argentozeno_th / Shutterstock.com)

The Bangkok Post often reports on trips off the beaten track, and this time a reporter traveled to Nakhon Nayok province, just over 100 kilometers east of Bangkok.

The main goal was to get acquainted with unique varieties of locally grown fruit, including the mango plum.

Mango plum

The mango plum can be found in many shops and markets at this time of the year, the purpose of the trip was to find out whether that fruit tastes different when one visits an orchard with mango plums. You will find an extensive article on this blog about this fruit, the mango plum or maprang (mayong chit in Thai), see www.thailandblog.nl/background/de-maprang-in-thailand

Nakhon Nayok

Nakhon Nayok is an important mango plum growing area and the reporter visited an important enumerator in that area, namely Suan Mayong Chit Kru Samran in Muang district. This orchard from grower Banyen was chosen because of a unique variant of the mango wig known as “thong yai hua khiao”. This variant has a firmer, but edible skin, and a sweet taste with a somewhat sour aftertaste.

Heighten your senses

Under this title, the Bangkok Post published the travelogue, of which the beautiful photos certainly give a nice impression of the province. Not only was attention paid to the cultivation of mango plums, but Wat Mani Wong was also visited, where a cave was opened last year with decorations related to naga. After lunch at a farm called Phu Kariang, the trip ended with a visit to the Chulachomklao Military Academy.

Finally

Read the whole story with the necessary travel information and enjoy the photo report on this link: www.bangkokpost.com/travel/2078043/heighten-your-senses