Showing posts with label thai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thai. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2014

Very welcoming indeed at Thai Niyom Restaurant

Thai Niyom Restaurant (Quarry Bay)
I ended up going here because the Indonesian joint nearby sold out of the stuff I wanted to eat.

This area is famous because Transformers 4 film crew were harassed for an extortion fee at this residential block!

The menu had English which was surprising.

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Wintermelon soup:

It was just the standard Wintermelon soup served in Thai joints with the usual chicken taste.
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hainan style chicken with yellow rice:


It was pure white meat which was good because there were less bones and the rice was soft and fragrant with a strong coconut taste which you could smell.
As for the chicken, it was soft and fresh.
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Monday, September 08, 2014

New Thai restaurant in Sai Kung

Ban Thai Restaurant is located on the quiet end of Sai kung and they are surprisingly busy for a new restaurant.

The menu had English with pictures and a hardback cover which was impressive.





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Soup:

Started off with the soup which was good because it was not the defacto chicken and wintermelon soup. The taste was more flavourful because there were lots of spring onions and preserved vegetables.
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Thai salami with rice:

Tried the Thai salami with rice and the rice was the best because it was delicately flavoured and fragrant.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★

Friday, August 29, 2014

Spicy hot Northern Thai cuisine

The food served at this restaurant is North Thailand cuisine.

Overall I found them too spicy for my tastebuds but there were a few dishes that were delicious and not spicy.

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To start off I had the special young coconut drink which turned out to be the best young coconut drink I have ever had because it was thirst quenching and also acted as a cooler.
The young coconut was made into icy slush with young coconut meat making it tasty as well as cooling.

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Then we started the meal with fiery Tom Yum Kung soups, there was chicken and fish





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The next dish was interesting, it was finely chopped fried pork pieces accompanied with ginger, calamansi, peanuts, chilis and onions which were fillers for the lettuce wrap.

This was fun to eat while the calamansi and ginger added a fiery and refreshing note to the wrap.
For a spicier experience, add the green chilis as well.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Northeastern Thai style Grilled beef, papaya salad and glutinous rice:
泰東北燒牛扒青木瓜沙律配糯米飯 $168

The beef slices were meaty and juicy which paired nicely with the papaya salad.
The glutinous rice was fun to eat and presented in a cute woven box.


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Northeastern Thai style grilled chicken:
泰東北燒雞扒 $148

The chicken was juicy and tasty with a fine charred aroma.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Spicy pork neck salad
香辣豬頸肉沙律 $78

I found this quite spicy and the pork neck slices were reasonably lean.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Prawns in Tamarind sauce
香炸虎蝦配酸子汁 $218

The prawns were springy and fresh but I felt that it needed more sauce.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Black pepper crab:
秘製黑椒炒蟹 $360

The crab was quite spicy, spiked with spices and black pepper.
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Grilled fish with herbs:
泰式香草燒魚 $188





It was nice how the fish skin just lifted off leaving delicate fish beneath it.
The fish was soft and juicy which was further enhanced by the zesty sauce provided.
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Lamb filet with mango
香芒炒羊仔柳 $118

I didn't try the mango but the pieces of lamb were juicy and tender.
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Stir fried young chayote plant:
清炒佛手瓜苗 $78
I was glad to see this on the menu because normally people consume Chayotes but not the plant itself.



It had a lovely dry crisp texture which is similar to the sweetpea plant but it was not stringy and does not have a grassy taste.
[I wonder how long this will be on the menu because of demand and supply issues.]
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Okra cooked in garlic:
蒜香炒毛茄 $78

The okra had a light taste and it had the usual viscous texture with a crunch.
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seafood and pineapple fried rice:
鳳梨海鮮炒飯 $118

The fried rice was impressive, it was colourful and tasty with savoury notes and spices.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Pad Thai:
鲜蝦炒金邊粉 $88

The Pad Thai was a bit of a disappointment because it didn't really stand out in terms of taste.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Dessert:
甜品 泰式香芒椰汁糯米飯 $68

The purple glutinous rice was chewy and sticky.
It tasted really nice after more coconut sauce was added.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Soi 18 Thai Cuisine (Causeway Bay)

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Thai feast at Koh Thai

Great place to meet up with friends because this place is expat friendly and conveniently located on Ship Street.

Here was the feast we had

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Toong Thong:

These were Thai style treasure bags which tasted similar to fried wontons with meat in the middle.
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Tom Yum Kung
Thailand's famous spicy soup prepared in a shrimp bouillon with lemongrass, kaffir leaves and galangal


Personally I found it too spicy.
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Ruam Mit Koh Thai
Mixed Platter: fresh spring rolls, satays, and prawn cakes

This was great for sharing and the satays were paired with delicious peanut sauce.
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Khor Moo Yang
Tender slices of marinated grilled pork neck served with Chef’s very special spicy sauce

The grilled pork neck meat was meaty and not that fatty.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Gaeng Massamun Ka Gae
slow-roasted lamb shank "fill off the bone" meat in massamun curry, baby pumpkin & okra

I loved lamb and the lamb shank was soft and came off the bone easily.
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Pla Kra Pong Tod Sam Rod:
Whole wild red snapper deep fried and served on the bone with a koh thai special sweet and sour sauce with chili

The fish was amazing, it was crispy and the fish was silky with a spicy twist.
I loved it because it was Thai version of sweet and sour fish.
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Gai Phad Med Ma Muang Himmapan
Stir-fried pieces of chicken, crunchy, cashew nuts, dried chili, onion and water chestnut

Kung Po chicken lovers will love this.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Kradook Moo Phad Nam Prik Pao
Koh Thai signature dish.
Tender slow-roasted pork ribs in a tangy sweet tamarind chili jam

When it was ordered, I did not know it was the signature dish but it turned out to be my favourite because the meat was so soft and came off the bone easily drenched in sweet and spicy dressing which is a nice change from Western smokey ribs.
★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
Koh Thai (Wan Chai)

Saturday, May 10, 2014

A taste of Chatuchak

As I haven't been to Thailand before let alone Chatuchak, I was glad that this joint serves the famous Coconut icecream from Chatuchak street.

Ironically, it is located right next to this coconut milk beverage joint which has been there for years.
[I wonder if they are competitors or partners!!]




I specifically came here for the NC coconut jelly but they said it was sold out even though there were two in the fridge which is the same packaging as the one on their FB.
[It was probably reserved for the media].


Sampled their coconut icecream which was not bad.


As I came all the way to MK, decided to try the dessert served in a coconut shell which is basically the famous Chatuchak coconut icecream served in a coconut shell with coconut flesh and a topping.


Some of the flesh is partially scooped for your convenience.

For $25, you get a mini cup of coconut water and a free topping.



The toppings you can choose are coconut gels, cornflakes, palm coconut, red beans and more but I would like to see glutinous rice as an option too.


It was a bit troublesome paying and collecting the dessert because MK is really crowded.
I was given the coconut water which I downed imediately or I wouldn't have hands for the dessert.
The coconut water comes from the coconuts and not the cans displayed beside it.


It was quite good that they gave you that because when they open the coconut the water isn't wasted and it freshens your mouth with a nice coconut aroma before you start the icecream.

After i finished that, the dessert came which was served in a small coconut shell wrapped in some paper.


I chose cornflakes as a topping because the cornflakes were unsweetened.

Beneath the scoop of icecream, there was scraped coconut meat from the shell.
I loved it because the coconut icecream was like icy sorbet with pieces of coconut meat in it with a creamy taste that was complemented nicely by the cornflakes which had a tad of saltiness to it.


As i finished most of the icecream, the coconut meat was pretty hard to scrape using their plastic spoon.


For improvements, it would be good if they scraped all the flesh because their spoons are not made for tough use.

While I was eating there this woman also had trouble finishing off the flesh at the bottom and queried the girl about it.
The staff was really nice and helped her scrape the rest.
However the scraper was not immediately washed and placed back in the holder so when they next use it that person will get her saliva.

Apart from that, it was really delicious because the coconut flesh tastes creamier with more mouthfeel compared to the young coconut flesh which is softer.

Next time I am in MK, I will try the coconut jelly.
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