Bangkok street food takes center stage at Viral Fest Asia 2017

Boasting a lineup of vendors and food trucks above the quality of typical fare served at Bangkok outdoor weekend markets, the Viral Fest Asia 2017 made sure that music lovers did not go hungry.  Attendees wore wristbands with Pouch Nation chips that served as debit cards in a sizable outdoor space, a bit of a gimmicky touch considering that there was no way to check one’s balance other than to squint at a vendor’s mobile device upon payment.  (Sometimes it is just better to eschew technology altogether.)  Separate from the main stage during the two-day music festival, the decently sized food market featured the types of stalls often found at a lot of typical Bangkok weekend markets, alongside the odd inclusion of a dunk tank and fake mechanical bull.

Featuring more than Hong Kong style egg waffles, Little Egg – founded in 2015 – delivers Hokkaido milk roll cakes and waffles to residences. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Doubling as a catering service, it’s obvious what the Pad Thai Truck serves. One of their more unusual offerings, however, is bacon pad thai for a mere 80 THB. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

A giant tray of liquid cheese with cups of Korean-style chicken in the background. Chicka Cheese makes the rounds at various shopping malls and events across Bangkok, serving up soy garlic and spicy versions of its boneless chicken drenched in the gooey topping. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Not every band that showed up at Viral Fest Asia 2017 actually performed: Thai group De Flamingo addresses the crowd outside the main stage, closer to the sustenance. (photo by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine)

Photos: Viral Fest Asia 2017
all photos by Yuan-Kwan Chan / Meniscus Magazine