Garlic

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Human welcome!

I went to Bangsu to meet friends, and they brought me to eat at a famed restaurant in the area - Garlic, it is a small homey eatery that serves good food at very reasonable price.


tord mun pla (deep-fried fish cakes)

gaeng keow wan phad han (stir-fried dried green curry with choice of meat)
phad pak fuk meow (stir-fried cayote leaves)

kai foo poo (fried fluffy omelet with crab meat)

phad pak dtam lung (stir-fried ivy gourd leaves)
goong sauce ma-kham (river prawn in tamarind sauce)

gaeng bark (jungle curry with choice of meat)

Thai desserts

Garlic Thai Restaurant ****
97/73 Soi Chot Wiwat

Rim Khlong Prapa Road

Bangsu, Bangkok 10800
Tel.: 02.585.1932

Open daily : lunch 11 am - 2:30 pm, dinner 5 - 9 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 500

Nittaya Grilled Chicken

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Nittaya Kai Yang

One of Thailand loved delis, gai yang or Issan grilled chicken.

In Hong Kong, the Issan grilled chicken was wrongfully named Pattaya grilled chicken by Hong Kong restaurateurs , with a reason. Wanna know why?



Nittaya Kai Yang ***1/2
9/225 Rachadaphisek Road
(Soi Supharuam)
Bang Sue, Bangkok 10800
Tel.: 02.913.9886

Open daily : 11 am - 9 pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 600

khao-Chae @ Baan Prachachuen

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Thai New Year SongKran Festival
Khao-Chae

April 13 - 15 is New Year for the Thais better known as Songkran, traditionally people eat khao-chae (rice soaked in icy jasmine-scented water, served with tidbits) during the festival of which falls into the hottest month of the year.

Last week, I went to Baan Prachachuen (run by grand daughter of ML Promsri Pibulsongkram) to sample the country probably best khao-chae set (Baht 250), and it was delightful.

1. ice cube; 2. jasmine-scented water with jasmine blossoms

3. tidbits (Luk Kapi (deep-fried fermented shrimp paste balls), Hom Daeng Yud Sai (deep-fried shallots stuffed with minced fish), Prik Yuak Sord Sai (banana chili pepper stuffed with minced pork wrapped in egg netting), Moo Foi (shredded sweet pork), Chai Pow Pad Wan (stir-fried sweet dry turnip with egg);
4. carved vegetables

5. put some ice cube; 6. pour some jasmine-scented water

7. my set of khao-chae Baht 250

BAAN PRACHACHUEN ****
37 Prachachuen Soi 33

Bangsu, Bangkok 10800

Tel.: 02.585.1323

Open daily 11:00 - 15:00
Pay (food only for two): around THB 500 (THB 250 per set)

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