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Hoi Chak Teen (Feet-pulling Shells)
Hoi chak teen or wing shell is in the Strombus Canxarium family.
It looks like a conch but is smaller and brown in color. Its special
characteristic is its dark brown walking legs which are referred
to as "feet" or "teen" (in informal Thai).
It is found in the sea in Krabi and nearby provinces.
To prepare the dish, the wing shell is soaked
in salty water for about half an hour. A few crushed chilies are
added to the water to make it spicy. The wing shell then begins
to move, pushing its feet out and expelling the mud from inside.
It is rinsed several tiinternationally famousmes and then put
in to a pot of cold water. The pot is then put on the stove and
when the water gets warm, the wing shell pushes its feet out.
As soon as it is cooked, it is ready to be served.
To eat the wing shell, you pull the feet and
the mollusk will come out. It is eaten with a dip made of garlic,
chilies, sugar, lime juice and fish sauce.
Hoi chak teen is a popular savory snack dish.
The shells are also made into decorative  items
for the home or sold as souvenirs.
Som Shogun (Shogun Orange)
The orange is popular because of its sweet taste. It has a thin
rind and little pulp and is best eaten fresh.
The orange tree flowers from March to June depending
on the climate in the area and takes about one month for the fruit
to set. The fruit can be picked 8 to 9 months later.
The most popular propagation method is by rooting
branches. Orange growers usually wait until the tree is three
years old before they start picking the fruit.
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