Sea Cucumber ... Yaowarat Market Food Notebook

Sea cucumbers are marine animals of the class Holothuroidea. Most cultures in East and Southeast Asia regard sea cucumbers as a delicacy. A number of dishes are made with sea cucumber, and in most dishes it has a slippery texture. Dried sea cucumbers are used in traditional Chinese medicine and are known as sea ginseng. Chinese folk belief attributes aphrodisiac qualities to the sea cucumber. Go Isaan Photography specialises in idiosyncratic imagery from Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. Here you will find unique Greeting Cards, Postcards, Posters, Mousepads and more.