Barbecue Bucket

What Thai people love, more than anything, is being outdoors. Well, maybe not more than eating. Eating outdoors, now that's a grand slam.

So, when my Thai family gathered for New Year, there was barbecue. Shrimp as big as your index finger, pork ribs, and what you'd probably call "pig skin with subcutaneous fat" - not my most favorite, I must say.

What I love most about a Thai barbecue is the bucket. Think galvanized pail lined with a thick layer of clay. Three feet for resting a wok on and a vent low on the side.

If it didn't weigh about 10 kilos, I'd have brought one home many years ago. Some things you just have to enjoy where you find them, and walk away contented.