Don't ever ask me for a dinner suggestion-- my goal as of late has been trying to visit the most obscure restaurants in Bangkok. I definitely succeeded with this one. Cabbages and Condoms is a local thai restaurant with a twist: the restaurant decor is all made out of condoms. Condom Lighting: check. Condom Police Officer: check. Condom Santa Claus: check. Although the concept is wacky, the restaurant itself isn't all fun and games. The owner erected the place (haha) to bring about sexual health awareness. Part of the proceeds from the restaurant go toward the Population and Community Development Association, which works to serve poor thai populations living in rural areas. The owner of Cabbages and Condoms, Mechai, has been so influential in bringing about sexual health reform and change in Thailand that his name is now used as a slang word for condom. The famed tagline of his restaurant is 'our food won't make you pregnant'. Mechai realizes that line doesn't hold true for all things in life, so he's instructed his workers to slip all customers a few mechais on their way out the door ;)
After visiting Cabbages and Condoms, I came across the article below. I can only hope that Mechai is on board and that after their release, Mechai will be slipping durian flavored mechais to all of his loyal customers.
durian flavored condoms are coming to bangkok
#whowouldofthought
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