By Karla Cripps and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Every year in Thailand, on the evening of the full moon of the 12th month of the Thai lunar calendar – usually in November – thousands of locals ...

It gets a Thai spin with a peanut sauce-inspired dressing, plus pumpkin slices and sunflower seeds. Merai’s onigiri. / Photo by Rachel Leah Blumenthal Merai’s Thai tea flan (vegan).

And “there are thousands of Thai dishes,” she continued, not just the ones that Americans are used to. That’s why the chef’s specials will change every three months. I don’t want people ...