Gedhawa

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Gedhawa

Chiangmai is the second largest city in Thailand; however, strange that northern Thai (Lanna Thai) cuisine is not popular in Bangkok. When I meet my Chiangmai friends who live in Bangkok, they never agreed to do Lanna. Their answer - too oily (of Lanna food) and they had enough back in their childhood days. That's also answered why Issan (northeastern Thai) food is relatively popular in Bangkok due to the heavy use of fresh and herbal ingredients with the less-oily cooking method.

Thanks to two expat foodies, finally I am able to sample savory Lanna Thai cuisine in Bangkok!


1. khanom-jeen nam ngew Baht 70; 2. larb moo northern style Baht 100

namprik oong (red) and namprik noom (green)

3. namprik oong-noom Baht 220

4. tord mun pla Gedhawa (spicy deep-fried fish cakes) Baht 85

5. Gedhawa omelet with fermented sausage Baht 95
6. laem mok (spicy fermented sausage northern style) Baht 85

7. yum jin gai (ultra spicy soup with chicken - northern style) Baht 100

8. daily-home-made tubtim krob (red rubies chestnuts) Baht 45;
9. chao kuay (herbal jelly) Baht 45

choice of garden seat or air-conditioned dining room


Since the discovery of Gedhawa, an excuse to visit Chiangmai just for sampling northern Thai cuisine became nonsense.

Gedhawa Lanna Cuisine ****
24 Sukhumvit Soi 35
Wattana, Bangkok 10110
Tel.: 02.662.0501

Open daily: Lunch 11am - 2pm, Dinner 6 - 10pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 500

Thung-Prig Thung-Khing

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Heat that screw into our hearts

Some friends complain that those Thai restaurants chosen in our reviews were too tourist-friendly, meaning the food was mild on heat but not spicy enough!

Therefore, for the next few weeks I will show you the color of Thai cuisine.

First one in the roll, Thung-Prig Thung-Khing on Kaset-navamin Highway. It shall pronounce theung-phrik theung-khing. Meaning the heat (can refer to either spicy food or political fight) shall screw into your heart! So, are you ready for a spicy journey?



Thung-Prig Thung-Khing ***
Kaset-navamin Road
Ladprao, Bangkok 10230
Tel.: 02.974.3225

Open daily : 5 pm - midnight
Pay (food only for two): around THB 700




* by the way, readership of this private (yes, for friends only, at least for the time being!) blog hits 100,000 clicks on 24-July-2009, thanks!

kuay tiew nam

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Kuay tiew nam

Time for a bowl of running soup noodles, or kuay tiew nam.

Now have your chopsticks and spoon ready!


1. guay-jub nam sai khrueng moo (roll rice noodle soup with pork stuffs)
2. yen-dtaa-fu (flat rice noodle with fish balls in fermented red beancurd sauce)

3. kuay tiew rua Ayutthaya (Ayutthaya style boat noodle)
4. tomyum bamee luk-chin-pla (egg noodle with fish ball in tomyum soup)

5. sen lek nam sai (chewy Cambodian noodle with fish balls)
6. kuay tiew bamee nam (egg noodle wit fish balls)

7. sen yai nam sai (flat rice noodle with fish balls)
8. sen mee nam sai (rice vermicelli with fish balls)

fried noodles

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Fried noodles

So you have sampled pad Thai, the world-class stir-fried sen-chan noodles; and, raad-na, stir-fired flat rice noodles in gravy. However, sen (noodles) story doesn't stop here, Thailand definitely has more fried noodles dishes for us to sample.

Just to name a few more, they are:


1. mee-krob (crispy vermicelli of palace recipe in spicy, sweet and sour sauce)
2. phad kee-maow (stir-fried flat rice noodles with fresh peppercorn in pungent sauce)

3. goy-see-mee (wok-fried noodles with shredded chicken in brown sauce)
4. sen-mee pad haeng talay (wok-fried rice vermicelli with seafood)

5. phad si-iew (stir-fried flat rice noodles in soy sauce)
6. phad haeng (stir-fried flat rice noodles with eggs)

7. bamee phad haeng (pan-fried egg noodles)
8. wok-fried e-fu noodles

or-suan

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Or-suan

Or-suan (pronounce oh-chien in Hokkien), fried oyster omelet, is another Thai-Chinese delicacy of which Chinese immigrants brought to Siam (now Thailand) almost a century ago. Thais call them hoy-tord, fried oyster or mussel covered with eggs and batter.


my choices of or-suan from 4 restaurants


To sample or-suan, try this shop:
Hoi-tord Chao Lay Thonglo
22/1 Soi Thonglo
Sukhumvit 55 Road
Wattana, Bangkok 10110

raad na

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Raad na

Raad na, wok-fried flat rice noodle in gravy, a Thai-Chinese deli introduced to Siam (now Thailand) by Chinese immigrants almost a century ago.


raw material, and pork raad na Baht 30


To sample rad-na, try this shop:
Raad Na Samsen
250/4 Samsen Road
Banglumpu, Phra Nakhon
Bangkok 10200

Erawan Tea Room

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Erawan Tea Room by Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Bangkok

To celebrate the 18th birthday of the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel Bangkok, until August 31st 2009, the Erawan Tea Room rolls out gourmet Thai dinner buffet at Baht 500++ (normal Baht 950++).



Interested? Reservation is highly recommended.


the Erawan Tea Room renowned afternoon tea set (Thai)

Erawan Tea Room ***1/2
2nd Floor, Erawan Bangkok Mall
(adjacent to the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok)
494 Ploenchit Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.254.1234
Erawan Tea Room
Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok restaurants

Open daily : 10 am - 10 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 1,500

phad Thai

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Phad Thai

Phad Thai is the most popular stir-fried al dente sen-chan noodle dish in Thailand, and also well received in North America.

1. To sample phad Thai in comfort yet authentic taste ensured, Pad Thai Aree is an option.


pad Thai w-tiger prawn B120+; pad Thai raw papaya noodle w-tiger prawn B120+

Pad Thai Aree
LG floor, Erawan Plaza Bangkok
Pratumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.250.7648

Open daily 11 am - 9 pm

2. Pad Thai Tipsamai, since 1966, is the decades famous brand for the locals and tourists. The Samut Sakorn native founder has secret recipe on the sen-chan noodle what pad Thai is. As time goes by, as ingredients may change, as owner doesn't do the cooing anymore, as a result that delicious only lives in memory!



pad Thai with prawn Baht 120

Pad Thai Thipsamai
313 Mahachai Road
Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200
Tel.: 02.221.6280

Open daily 5:30 pm - 1:30 am (close every other Wednesday)

3. Pad Thai Samsen is well received among local Thai-Chinese community and officers from the Palace and Bank of Thailand.


plain pad Thai Baht 25

Pad Thai Samsen
512 Samsen Road
Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200

Open daily 10 am - 8 pm

4. Nested in the high-so residential Sukhumvit-Thonglo area, Hoi-tord Chao-lay has probably the best pad Thai in the area.


pad Thai with shrimp Baht 55

Pad Thai Hoi-tord Chao-lay Thonglo
22/1 Soi Thonglo
Sukhumvit 55 Road
Wattana, Bangkok 10110

Open daily 10 am - 8 pm

5. If you could not stand for the heat at the non-air-conditioned Hoi-tord Chao-lay Thonglo, then head to the Emporium Mall for some cool air. Kalpapruek on second has nice pad Thai awaiting for your appreciation, in modern comfort.


pad Thai goong sod Baht 120++

Kalpapruek at Emporium
2nd Floor, the Emporium Mall
Sukhumvit Road
Klongtoey, Bangkok 10110

Open daily 10 am - 9:30 pm