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

BANGKOK AMAZING GOURMET
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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

khao gaeng

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Khao gaeng

Khao-gaeng, the Thais answer to hamburgers and fast food.



Khao-gaeng, meat and vegetables on rice, is the one dish combo menu popular among Thais in all walk of life.

pad soo-ki haeng-nam

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Pad soo-ki haeng



Pad soo-ki haeng, stir-fried suki, is an unique dish in the old days Chinese immigrants to Siam (Thailand) created with the left-over from suki hot-pot. Nowadays ingredients no more taken from left-over, but all fresh ingredients consist of wun-sen (mung bean clear noodles), cabbage, morning glory, CN green onion, eggs and meat/seafood (stir-fried with suki sauce). Pad soo-ki haneg can be eaten with rice, or alone as an one dish menu.
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Soo-ki nam



Similar to pad soo-ki haeng, but in its soup form. Soo-ki nam can be eaten with rice, or alone as an one dish menu like pad soo-ki haeng.
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Kaiyang Boran

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Kaiyang Boran

Nested in one of Bangkok's oldest business area Tanao Road near the Bangkok City Hall, Kaiyang Boran (or Ancient Grilled Chicken) has been in business over 10 years serving original Northerneastern fare to Bangkokians. Patrons include members of the Royal Family, Bangkok mayors, movie stars, and me.

The grilled chicken was not the best. The somtum was good. The tom-zaap was very good. And the chao-huay dessert was excellent.

Kaiyang Boran ***
474 Tanao Road
Sanchaoposue
Phranakorn, Bangkok 10200
Tel.: 02.662.2349

Open daily 11am -9pm
Pay (food only for two): around THB 500

Gai-yang Jakaraj

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For those who have a kind heart, enjoy gourmet, with the ability to pay a handsome dinner bill, will travel to Thailand in July (end of July), please read the following!

The Bangkok Chefs Charity Gala Dinner 2009, which will be presided over by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, brings together the skills of 16 of the best chefs here in Bangkok.

Part of the proceeds from the charity gala dinner will go towards Her Royal Highness' Sai Jai Thai Foundation, and the remaining to benefit the underprivileged children at Ban Kob Dong village, Doi Ang Khang in Northern Thailand.

The menu will feature eight courses, with dessert, Canapes Amuse Bouche, and petits fours. Each menu item will feature two chefs working together.

List of Participating Hotels and Chefs:





The Bangkok Chefs Charity Gala Dinner 2009, which will be held at the Royal Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok on 27 July, is priced at 7,500 Baht net per person, or 25,000 Baht net per person for a place at the head table. The organizer team is expecting between 300-340 persons.

Lucky Draw Prizes:
Additionally, guests participating in this culinary event for a charitable cause will be eligible to win lucky draw prizes that include a complimentary room or complimentary spa and F&B (food and beverage) vouchers.

Each of the participating hotels are extending their individual support by providing the services of their chef in the preparation of various courses at the dinner and the participation of the chef in the fund raising auction.

Fundrasising Auction:
The organizer team plans to auction the service of the chefs to cook a special dinner that can be enjoyed by the successful bidder on their own premises.

There will be a total of 8 autions of 2 chefs cooking together with the opening bidding at 19,000 Baht; and one auction of 4 chefs cooking, opening bidding at 100,000 Baht.

Contact:
Tourism Authority of Thailand
1600 Petchburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Email: info@tat.or.th
Website: www.tat.or.th
Tel.: +66 (0) 2250 5500
Fax: +66 (0) 2250 5511

Source. T.A.T. News

Organizers: Gourmet One, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Bangkok, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand