Posts Tagged: bangkok

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Apr 10

Phat in Bangkok: Street Restaurants

malulie bangkok

One of the perks of going to Bangkok is that I get to eat with my good friend Malulie. We’ve had some pretty epic meals together, and I know I’m always going to eat well when she’s around!! I love all the streetside restaurants in Bangkok – just the sight of red plastic stools gets me salivating. Malulie took me to this street restaurant just outside Central World mall in Siam Center.

grilled fish bangkok
The fish looked so good – crusted in salt, stuffed with lemongrass, and thrown on the grill til its done.

Bangkok papaya salad with crab
We started the meal off with a classic papaya salad with crab. It was incredibly spicy, but so good!

bangkok cockles
I fell in love with blood cockles on my last trip to Thailand. They are so big and juicy.

grilled salted fish with lemongrass bangkok
The fish that was on the grill – looked like everyone was getting this popular item.

bangkok grilled pork neck
Another dish that Malulie got me hooked on – pork neck, which is always tender and a little fatty. I don’t know why they don’t serve this cut of pork elsewhere – the Thai are really onto something! Goes great with the accompanying chili sauce.

Enjoy!

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Mar 10

Phat in Bangkok: Even More Street Food!

Read my previous posts on Bangkok street food here & here.

When I’m in Bangkok, all I want to eat is street food. Hot weather be damned! The streets are where its at. Luckily, you don’t have to go far to find good street eats.

pad thai lady bangkok
The pad thai lady on Rama IV. Amazing what she does – throws some noodles on the hot griddle, pours some tangy sauce over, and tosses it all with bean sprouts, chopped peanuts, tiny dried shrimp, tofu, and sugar. Then she wraps it up in some paper and throws in a plastic bag with a quarter of a grilled artichoke, fresh green onions, and half a lime. That’s $35 baht well spent!

fried chicken bangkok
There is a guy who fries chicken outside the Lumphini metro station on Rama IV. He is amazing – lifting pieces of perfectly fried, ultra crispy, anise-scented chicken out of a vat of bubbling oil. A definite must try!

chicken basil bangkok
You can get little styrofoam boxes of rice and some spicy ass chicken basil topped with a fried egg all over bangkok. A perfect little lunch for only $20 baht. And of course – a sour sausage with raw cabbage on the side!

spring rolls bangkok
Vietnamese-style fried spring rolls with lots of fresh herbs. These were ultra crispy and served in a plastic bag with cilantro, basil, and some type of bitter lettuce. The fish sauce that came with it was super strong and you just needed a tiny dip.

pineapple bangkok
Fresh fruit makes the perfect dessert. And for $10-15 baht you can get fresh papaya, guava, young mango, pineapple, and watermelon all over the city. I love the little bag of chili & sugar you get with it.

Enjoy!

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Oct 09

Phat in Thailand: Chatuchak Weekend Market

Chatuchak Weekend Market is the perfect place to go if you seek food and fashion. You can get everything from unique, local-designed clothing & jewelry (damn Thai people are fashionable!), cheap souvenirs, to PUPPIES! yes, puppies. But be warned this place is huge and can get pretty hot, so wear comfy shoes and sweatbands if ya serious.


plenty of skewered eats for 5 baht.


more delicious-looking chatuchak eats. up front in the bowls – those apparently are “squid eggs.” quite chewy.

The vintage section (Section #5) at Chatuchak is definitely worth a gander. In fact, just head straight there, its really that good. Tons of vintage denim, cute summer dresses, punked-out leather jackets, and army gear, all for dirt cheap. Check out this siick belt I got for just 200 baht ($6 USD)!


Pyramid studs + fake versace medusa head = so goood.

After we got tired of wandering around section 5 snapping up cute tank dresses for 300 baht, we stopped off at a restaurant by the fence (um this is the only description of where it is that i have!) that serves and amazing thai-vietnamese fusion. I love thai, i love vietnamese – so these place was a dream.


Sesame fried chicken. Super crispy outside, juicy and tender inside. served with – duh, fish sauce or nam pla.


These are their famous dumplings – the outside is super soft and chewy, very much like the wrapper of an expertly crafted ha gow (not that crumbly 3 for a dolla shit you get when you’re broke). The filling is amazingly simple, but flavorful – ground pork and garlic chives. All this topped with fried shallots. Perfect!


There’s that pork neck again! This was probably the best I had on the trip, super tender and fatty, just how i like it. And more fried shallots!

Motormouth from Ipoh also has an amazing breakdown of the eats around Chatuchak. Check it out.

Chatuchak Weekend Market
Metro: Suan Chatuchak or Kamphaengphet
Skytrain: Sapan Khwai Station or Mochit Station
Hours: Sat & Sun, 9am-6pm
Study the MAP before you go!

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Oct 09

Phat in Thailand: Thai Tea!!!

The first thai tea i ever had probably came from Lulie’s restaurant back in SF. Man, sweet sweet memories. Unfortunately, the tea at Thai House in Shanghai is frickin awful! Really bad. So when I was in Thailand I definitely took advantage of the fact that thai tea is sold on basically every street corner.


Mmm, my first legit thai tea. 15 baht a cup at most stands, or if you wanna be like Nam:


you can get thai tea in a bag for a mere 10 baht!


the best thai tea i’ve ever had. i mean, EVER. pulled thai tea from the chatuchak weekend market. This tea was especially fragrant, and even came with a little performance. This booth is right outside the Kamphaengphet metro.

Enjoy!

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Oct 09

Phat in Thailand: More Street Food


The street food in Bangkok is amazing. You can’t walk anywhere without being tempted with the myriad of carts and stalls offering all types of yummy things. I’ve covered the sweet treats – here is the savory stuff.

A few things I got to try:


Street noodles we had while visiting temples & ruins in Ayutthaya. For just 20 baht, this was one of the best bowls of noodles I had while in Thailand. Perfectly cooked rice stick noodles with fish balls, red pork (chinese char siu), fresh bean sprouts, crispy pork skin, and green onions immersed in a light, clear broth. 20 baht? hells yes!!!


Stuffed Sour Sausage with Sticky Rice, or Saigkrawk Naem. This is basically a sausage stuffed with meat and sticky rice and fermented.


The whole thing is grilled up and served with plenty of raw cabbage for 10 baht a skewer.

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Oct 09

Phat in Thailand: Bangkok Sweet Street Eats

I saw a lot of really yummy looking desserts while in Bangkok – mysterious things wrapped in leaves, egg-based things that looked like fresh pasta – mmm.

Some of the things I got to try:


Battered & fried Bananas


Khanom Bueng Thai, or “thai pancakes.” The pancake part of this treat is made from a combination of mung bean and rice flour, and is very much like a fortune cookie. They are cooked quickly on a griddle, then topped with a sweet, egg white cream and then your choice of coconut or shredded egg topping. Yummy!


This is another type of thai pancake, called khanom krok. A thin batter of coconut milk, sugar, and rice flour is poured into a dimpled pan (much like the kind for okonomiyaki). The pancakes cook really quickly, resulting in crispy, browned bottom with a pudding-like center. We bought this box for about 20 baht (~$0.50 USD).


plenty of fresh fruit! i finally got to try jackfruit. also look for fruit vendor guys who will chop up & bag green mangoes, pineapples, and guavas for you for around 20 baht. The pineapple is served with a small baggie of sugar + chili, so good. Reminds me of the Mexican way to eat fruit.


A really simple and delicious dessert – cubed steamed bread with an egg custard dipping sauce.


And of course, the most ubiquitous thai dessert – mangoes & sticky rice, covered in coconut milk! My favorite! For more adventurous eaters, you can try the durian and sticky rice!

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Oct 09

Phat in Bangkok: Kway Chap Nam Sai

One thing I love about Southeast Asia is the translation of cuisines throughout the region. I’ve never been to Singapore but I was able to recognize a few Singaporean treats (chicken rice, toast with kaya butter) on the streets of Bangkok.

Lulie took us down to Bangkok’s Chinatown for a stellar bowl of Singaporean Kway Chap: a noodle soup that is characterized by its rolled rice noodles and pig offal. The variation we served also featured chunks of super crispy pork belly on top, all served in a tasty clear broth (nam sai style) with fried donuts and an icy chrysanthemum tea on the side. Yum Yum!