Could it be the memories of the city's much lauded playground of taste - the street food - complete with wobbly red and blue plastic stools and wok-tossing cooks with charcoal-quelled flame?
If you have lived in Chiang Mai for a few decades you surely must have been to or heard of Weera Larb Ped in Chiang Mai, an unassuming but legendary little restaurant which serves up classical Isaan fare, with their spicy duck salad (larb ped) being the eponymous menu highlight.