http://kyspeaks.com/2008/07/16/ky-eats-ruenmai-thai-restuarant-krabi-thailand/
chicken with cashew nuts, ulam, and mango salad
Appetizer was the classic mango salad with generous amount of lightly grilled cashew nuts. Then there’s also the Thai style ulam (salad) with cencaluk (preserved shrimp sauce). These two dishes definitely got our saliva flowing.
wild leave vegetable, siakap fish, clear tomyam soup
The main dishes were deep fried siakap fish (baramundi) with sweet and spicy Thai sauce and plenty of cilantro on top. The fish was very fresh and the sauce went well with fragrant steamed rice. There’s also stir fried chicken with onion, spring onion, and cashew nuts.
Of course, there is the rather delicious clear tomyam soup (similar with normal tomyam sans chili oil) laden with all sorts of seafood. However, the one dish that captured my attention was the stir fried “wild leave” that tasted very different from any other vegetable dishes. The leaves were slightly tougher to chew but carries a pretty unique ‘raw’ and authentic taste which I really like. You should try it if you have the chance.
It was a really good Thai meal that ended with some mangosteen as dessert.
A more high end place, definitely costs a bit more than the duck noodle. Then again, it would be probably be half of what you’re expected to spend for an equivalent meal in Malaysia.
GPS: 8.07725, 98.90829
Tel: +6607 563 1797
Tel: 07 563 1797
http://www.j2kfm.com/krabi-breakfast-street-food-koh-det/
Krabi/Phuket (Part 5) – Koh Det’s Breakfast WondersFebruary 24, 2010
one most memorable stall on the sidewalk in Krabi, where we had our breakfasts TWICE during our stay directly opposite of the stall, at Ao Nang Grand Inn.
right in front of Bangkok Bank on the main road of Ao Nang, on the same row with McDonald’s. You can’t miss this row of roadside stalls, for they operate almost round the clock, interchangeably between breakfast-brunch stalls and lunch-dinner stalls occupying the same lots.
The yellow-hued grains with chicken is called Khao Mok Gai, a type of Thai-Malay dish not unlike our very own Nasi Biryani.
Catch the whiff of the Khao Mok Gai, the fried rice with prawns (Khao Pad), start your day with some soft-boiled eggs, and do not peek at the wok-ful of DARK elixir …..
Not as fragrant as Nasi Biryani, and somewhat bland, the plateful of rice certainly needed the extra chopped bird’s eye chillies to perk things up. Of course, you can opt for his Khao Pad (fried rice) with prawns as alternatives, or ask for an extra order of fried chicken, fresh from the wok.
Another one of his specialty, and one of southern Thailand’s most famous breakfast of choice is theKhanom Jeen, comprising of rice vermicelli noodles served with fish curry sauce (or in some instances, chicken or pork ribs curry) and slices of cucumber, and raw greens on the side. At only 20 baht/RM2/USD0.60 per serving, you bet you can down packets of these in a flash. The thin, long strands of noodles resemble spaghetti, and the yellow curry was not spicy at all, but instead very rich, bursting with flavours from the spices and coconut milk.
Khao Niao Gai – Sticky rice with Poached Chicken
But personally, I liked the Khao Niao Gai the most. Sticky glutinous rice served with shreds of poached chicken meat, topped with a dark sauce akin to our ‘taucu’ sauce (preserved soybean paste), and cuts of cili padi. The bland looking plate of rice with chicken may look boring, but trust me, this is something you should try at least once in Krabi/Phuket. Of course, you can also find this in northern Thailand, for glutinous rice can be served with virtually anything in Thailand.
Aside from the assorted range of savouries for breakfast-brunch, Koh Det also serves a variety of sweet snacks (kuih-muih) to cater to the lighter eaters. The sticky rice with ‘kaya’ (coconut & egg jam) was especially memorable, for the almost beige-coloured kaya was richer than our variety here, but tasted smooth and complemented the sweet-ish glutinous rice perfectly. Different from Keng Nam’s version for sure, and not as sweet. The ones wrapped in banana leaves resembled ‘kuih koci’, with a slightly salty taste, and the glutinous rice with shredded sweetened coconut was passable as well.
Location : Main road of Ao Nang, Krabi. About 5-10 minutes walk from the beach. In front of Bangkok Bank, which is on the same row with 7-11 and McDonald’s.
The Krabi Night Market – Only on weekends, it seems.
A stall selling deep fried pineapple or banana dumplings, with an array of toppings – milk, chocolate or honey?
A type of snack that is catching on fast with the Muslim communities, even here in Malaysia – Fried bread sticks with coconut/egg jam (kaya)
Crispy fried chicken salad – Spicy, crunchy and appetizing. Kinda took away the guilt.
Fried Ice Cream, even in Thailand?! But with a little twist – The outer layer’s made from bread.
Khao Yam – A most famous southern Thailand (you can also find this in Hat Yai) breakfast made up of rice mixed with assorted raw vegetables, meat floss and peanuts. Nasi Kerabu or Nasi Ulam would nicely summed up the experience.
And about 5 minutes walk away from this street, we found another Night Market...yes, even more FOOD!!!
We have been craving for Khau Kham Moo or Braised Trotter with rice that we enjoyed during our Bangkok trip. We were delighted to find this in Krabi too. Our first meal, we shared a plate of white rice drizzled with the tasty gravy, topped with soft succulent trotter meat with gelatinous skin plus some sourish veggie to balance the fatty pork. One bite of the fiery hot chillies together with one spoonful of the tasty rice at a time.
From the same stall, I spotted noodle soup too. The fish sauce in Thailand is very different from those here; less salty and more aromatic. A few dash into the soup...ahhh...yummy! Doing the same with the fish sauce here, you will end up asking for a glass of water to add into your soup. That is why I always stock up fish sauce whenever I go to Thailand. Back to my noodle soup, I ordered meehoon or vermicelli with braised spare ribs. This is something unique as those I had before normally served with pork or fishballs. The soup was excellent and the spareribs were soft and literally fell off from its bones. I spotted a local having the soup with spareribs to go with white rice.
I love glutinous rice in Thailand too (psst, I sneaked 2kgs home). Very different from those we find in Malaysia. Theirs is pure glutinous rice whereas ours have been mixed with normal rice to maximise profit. Each plate costs 30 Baht. If you fancy eating only the glutinous rice, you can buy it separately at 20 Baht for small, 30 Baht for medium and 40 Baht for large. It was seriously good. The rice was soft yet chewy. When eaten together with the coconut milk, HEAVEN!
Apom! It came with various kind of fillings. It sure look interesting but they are selling it in a stack of 3.
From a distance, I spotted this man busy flipping a piece of bread back and forth using two bamboo 'fork'. It looked like a piece of thin soft bread and within seconds, it hardens and turned golden brown! A friendly customer told me that it is made of rice (she must have meant rice flour) and it is like crackers. So I guess it's Rice Cracker? Sold in a packet of 3. purchase.
From the same stall, I ordered a bowl of Kuey Teow soup with chicken feet and braised egg. The Kuey Teow (flat rice noodle) was surprisingly very soft and at the same time chewy. The soup was nothing fantastic though if compared to the spare ribs noodle soup I had earlier.
There are many mixed rice stalls too. I love to browse at the dishes but never have enough courage to try it because of the pungent bamboo shoots they added in certain dishes. They are packed into individual plastic bag and I noticed that many local buy it to go with rice or glutinous rice.
I was jumping with joy when I found this pandan flavoured layer kuih. It wasn't as flavourful as the one I ate in Bangkok as they probably used colouring and flavouring. The one I had in Bangkok was lighter in colour and you can actually taste fresh pandan juice extract.
Phad Thai, a common stir fry noodle dish that I didn't quite enjoy cos of its sweetness.
The squid was good but the lady seller made me cry. Not only that, she caused my lips to be swollen for 10 minutes and my tongue dangling out like Pumpkin (my dog) as I walked along the street. Do you see what she dipped those skewers in? A big pot spicy concoction of finely chopped birds eye chillies, fish sauce and lime juice. Of course it tasted good, until the heat starts to kick in.
Apart from food, I also love exploring local beverages when I travel. But I guess Green Spot is nothing new but isn't it a rare find nowadays in Malaysia? It is sentimental to me as I used to drink Green Spot when young till we don't find it anymore in our supermarket shelves. The orange flavour still taste as good but wait, the Honey Lemon rocks!!! It tasted so homemade. Pure honey taste with just the right amount of tanginess! Ahh....refreshing. Only 10 Baht, yes, less than RM1!
I walked pass a grilled meat stall and reversed when I saw a plate of light pinkish grilled pork. So tender and juicy, I suspect it was grilled pork neck.
Pork Satay! 50 Baht for 10 skewers. It was tender but I didn't quite like the taste. It was slightly wet as it was dipped with starchy marinade before grilled. Hubby find it good though.
I find the Chocolate Pancake the best among the three. The pancake was served in a row instead of one flat piece. It was the crispiest amongst the three and the most delicious! The sweet chocolate sauce complimented so well with the salty buttery pancake. Next time, I shall try Nutella and Raisins.
http://vialentino.blogspot.com/2009/11/ruen-mai-thai-restaurant-krabi.html
Ruen Mai Thai restaurant, Krabi
- And yes, the roundtrip taxi fare cost more than the dinner ... the taxi fare was 700 baht (RM 70) and dinner cost 520 baht (RM 52)
- The only drawbacks of this place is filled with mosquito and it is humid cause there is no fan at all. I was sweating badly when enjoying the food cause there is no wind blow as well.
The food ...
- The portion was huge ... esp the pork dish ... gosh ... not able to finish the meat at all. Taste nice, very alike like the Cantonese stir fried pork.
- The fried asparagus with shrimp was my favourite dish ... the prawn is fresh and this dish is very cheap (RM 15).
- This restaurant served one of the best Tom Yam Kung soup but in my later post, I will post the BEST Tom Yam Kung in Krabi!
- It really taste spicy and sour ... very balance of the taste which makes u want to sip more even ur tongue feel spicy a bit.
- The pork in black pepper was too spicy for me and yve .... they cooked in mild spicy only ... wahsei ....ear until my stomach feel the flame inside.
- 315/5 Maharaj RoadMuang Krabi,
81000 Thailand.
Tel : 075-63179
- The mango salad with cashew nuts were good as well. The crispjulienne young mango contrasted perfectly with the crunchy roasted cashew nuts.We also ordered a plate of stir-fried ferns.
- Very tasty!The last dish was the egg omelette with fresh crab meat. There were chunky pieces of crab meat in the fluffy omelette which our daughter loved. The omelette was not too oily either. As it was a hot day, we ordered watermelon juice (perfect to keep cool) and mandarin orange juice. The juices were thick and nice, the perfect thirst
- Very unique flower below ...
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008
GOOD MORNING KRABI!!
On our 2nd morning, we decided to visit the local wet market as I wanted to get some fish sauce and glutinous rice to bring home. I love visiting wet market whenever I travel and am so glad that the Maharaj Market is located just 5 minutes walk away from our hotel. Hubby told me that Maharaj Market is the biggest market in southern Thailand.
Apart from perishable products like veggies, fruits and meat, we also found the back portion of the market was filled with row after row of food stalls and with plenty of chairs and tables for diners to eat on the spot! It was fun strolling from one row to another to check out the goodies before making a decision on what to have.
I was torn between the fresh fish fillet porridge stall with long long queue and the ever-tempting pork knuckle rice. In the end, I couldn't resist the pork temptation.
I was glad that the pork knuckle rice didn't disappoint us. The meat was tender and the gravy was good. It was served with braised egg, boiled kailan and salted pickled vegetables. It was delicious!
I have been eyeing this pork noodle shop located right opposite my hotel since day 1.
I would really kick myself if I didn't try. It turned out SO good! The soup was flavourful even without any added fish sauce. It was so aromatic, guess why? Crispy lard was added into the soup!!! The meatballs were bouncy and the pork fillet was sweet and tender! I enjoyed the noodle and at the same time, busy complimenting the owner for the noodle. I gave my thumbs up to the owner on my way out.
Suddenly I recalled of the bread I saw in 7 Eleven the night before and so we grabbed this for breakfast "Shredded Pork with Mayonaise Sandwich".
I didn't expect the bread to be so soft! The fillings were awesome too! Probably with all the good food I had for the past couple of days, I became very contented with simple plain bread.
Dropped by 7-Eleven to buy some drinks to quench our thirst. This soya bean milk is really lovely.
Krabi Street Snacks / 甲米街边小吃
FYI, this market is only available on weekends. We're lucky enough to drop by and wriggle through those foods offered by locals. I bet you won't wanna miss this. This is Weekend Walking Street!
There you go, Thai Spring Roll (Popiah) with sweet chili sauce. Not bad, not too oily I reckon.
There, another stall selling BBQ Sticks but the meat was too salty. Still cooking from the above.
Thai Satay, juicy and tender!
Do you have any idea what this is? It's Fried Chicken Skin! Weeeeeeee! Ya I had a few. It's really crispy! You should
try it chicken lovers! But… not too much of it.
This is another type of flat fishball, served with chili sauce. Man… it's spicy & hot!
We came across this Scooby Doo van selling Pan Cakes and gawd, there's a variety of it that we don't know what to eat!
There, Banana Pancake is awesome!
Up next, we had cheese pancake! WOOT! Taste really good but the melted cheese made the dough flab. Still, acceptable.
Ah, the famous miniature Thai pineapple is a must try. Sweet and juicy!
Thai hotdog / Weisswurst! Not too salty and similar to Taiwan hotdog. Usually served with raw cabbage and small chilies.
Thai style Char Kueh Teow. Sweet but not salty. Another weird combination.
Oh yeah, this is coconut Ice-Cream. My first try told me that it taste mediocre. The scoops was a bit too sweet though.
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