The international community has named Bangkok the "Venice of the East," for its diverse network of canals, locally known as Klongs. Since the reign of King Rama the 1st, the residents of Bangkok did a great deal of commuting by small boats on the Klongs, similar to the way of life so characteristic of Venice.

Much of the area around Bangkok lies on flat land through which hundreds of kilometers of canals and waterways have been cut. Many were completed over 100 years ago, before there were roads in the area. The villages were connected by the waterways, which became the very hub of village life. Commerce throughout Bangkok was often conducted on boats, and merchants would take their fresh produce by boat each day to the floating markets, where they would meet and conduct trade.

At the world famous floating market at Damnoen-Saduak in Thailand, you will find many varieties of "floating shops," such as floating spice shops, fruit shops, vegetable shops, and many more. Convoys of small boats laden with fresh goods can be seen every morning making their way down the waterways to the floating markets. Daily floating markets bring the cooking ingredients from the sea and the fields to the chefs of Thailand.

We are proud to introduce our fine selection of including our signature product, the Thai Spice Boat. The Thai Spice Boat is a spice rack designed as a hand crafted replica of a Thai Sampan Boat which is used in the world famous Floating Market of Thailand. The Thai Spice Boat contains eight major pastes and sauces used in Thai cooking.