Tourism, Covid & Secret Recipes with Chin From Chili Paste Food Tours [S5.E14]

Greg interviews Chin Chongtong, the founder of
Chili Paste Food Tours, a food-based tourism
company in Bangkok. Khun Chin first relates her difficult early
days as an untrained tour guide, giving informal tours around
Bangkok, having to negotiate both massive floods and military
coups that shut down half the city. After getting a formal tour
guide certificate from the Thai government, she and a friend
developed the concept of food-based tours around Bangkok and
occasionally other parts of Thailand.


Chin is known for her highly specialized tours and her
ability to seek out the most unique or hole-in-the-wall locations
serving hard-to-find-food for any audience - vegetarians,
spice-lovers, or those who are simply adventurous and want a
surprise. Greg and Chin then trade some behind-the-scenes stories
about being a tour guide, in particular the need to be flexible
and to have backup plans for every eventuality. 


Obviously operating a business that relies on tourism right
now is not easy, and Chin explains how she's adapted during
Covid. In a city famous for having a million food options, it's
great to have Chin and a company like Chili Paste Tours to do all
the legwork and research for you! 


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