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Friday, June 6, 2014

21 Street Food I had in Bangkok

Just came back from a great vacation in Bangkok. We are glad that we went ahead with our holiday plan despite the coup that just happened a day earlier and the curfew, which was imposed from 10pm to 6am.. Went to a few places, Chinatown, Wat Arun, MBS mall, Platinum Fashion Mall and Chatuchak Weekend market, to name a few. We love Bangkok for so many reason, the friendly people, cheap massage, a lot places to visit, shopping and of course, for its wide range of good food especially the street food.

We had a lot of food for a short 3 days visit. We wanted to try on every food we see, but our stomach can only take so much., Here is the list of street food that we had.

1. Coconut ice cream at Chatuchak Weekend Market. It's so refreshing especially during the hot weather. While waiting for our turn to order, the lady offer both of us a small glass of fresh coconut juice. The coconut water was free, but we still have to pay for the ice cream. It comes with 2 topping of your choice (35baht)

2. The must have in Bangkok : sticky rice with mango. Can get this at every part of the city. Mine is from Chatuchak weekend market. (50baht)

3. Thai green Papaya salad or Som Tam. Best salad you will ever have in your life! Sweet, sourish, hot, spicy, crunchy, all in one bowl. My wife loves this so much, I lost count of number of bowls she ordered through out our stay here in Bangkok. You can find this at every part of the city. Price range from 35 baht to 50 baht.

4. Fried quail eggs.

5. Freshly squeezed orange juice. The juice so refreshing and thirst quenching. And in Bangkok, you can also find pomegranate, lime and pineapple juice on the street. 20 to 40 baht depending on the size of the bottle.

6. BBQ Pork sausages. Grilled over hot charcoal, it's nice but one was enough for us as the sausage was a bit too oily to our liking. (20 baht)

7. Thai sticky rice with durian. This one of my favourite. With a combination of Thai famous durian and sticky rice, what can go wrong? (50 baht)

8. Street coffee and tea. (20Baht). It's a must in the morning. This guy has a wide range of beverages you can order, iced Thai coffee, iced tea, iced Nescafe, iced Milo or combination of any of these. See my full post here >>

Best Street Coffee and Tea By a Street Vendor in Bangkok

9. Not sure what it's called but ate it and tasted good. Located in front of Platinum Fashion Mall. You can put as much condiments and veggies as you like. (35 Baht)

10. Dessert with coconut milk.

11. Fried banana, fried yam, fried tapioca and fried pumpkin served with sticky rice. Her stall is under Rathchewi BTS.

12 Kway chap. A must have in Bangkok. We read so much about it, and wanted to try it so much but could find any stall until we visited Bangkok Chinatown at Yaowarat, It's a mixture of roasted pork, pork ball and pork innards. (50 Baht)

13. Fish maw in slimy and sticky sauce (50 baht).

14 Mix rice. I took green chicken curry and pork curry (50 baht)

15. Crispy fried oyster at Bangkok Chinatown (100 baht)

16 Dessert- ta fu fah with mochi and crispies.

17 A plate of roasted pork, char siu, pork sausage and egg, served peanut sauce. (100 baht)

18. My wife's favourite: Kanom buang, Thai crispy tacos (dessert - 10Baht)

19 Jook (porridge)

20 Fried rice (Khao Phat- 50Baht)

21. Minced pork with Thai basil rice. (50 Baht)

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

10 Things To Do In Kuantan, Pahang

Phil 11:15 PM Curry Noodles , Kuantan 0 Comments

1. Visit Beaches

There are a few nice and beautiful beaches in Kuantan.

Teluk Cempedak or just TC, as the locals will call it, is a must to visit. The beach is only less than 10 minutes drive away from the town (5km). The white sandy beach attracts visitors from all over the world.

Cherating beach is another very popular beach among tourists and locals. It's located 45km north of Kuantan. The famous Club Med resort is on this beach.

Another beach that you may want to go to is Pantai Batu Hitam (literally means Black Stone Beach). This beach is not as popular as Teluk Cempedak or Cherating, but it's worth a visit for its unique grey to bluish black stones of various shapes and sizes.

2 Shop for Dried Seafood

Salted fish, dried oysters, anchovies, scallops, and many other dried seafood is a must-buy when you visit Kuantan.

There are few shops selling dried seafood here. Avoid those located in the town area. They are more expensive than the one located slightly further from town.

My favourite is Sin Kee Hung. It's the biggest, freshest and cheapest place to shop.

3 Curry Noodle for Breakfast

The must eat food when you are in Kuantan is curry noodle. Restaurant Hoi Yin located at Teluk Cempedak is famous with the tourists. But you will see more locals having their breakfast at Teng Haw Kedai Kopi located at Jalan Teluk Sisek. Both places is always full of customers. Be prepared to wait for your ready.

4 Visit Sg Lembing Tin Mines

Sg Lembing tin mines is known to be the longest and deepest underground mine in the world. It operated for about 100 years starting from 1886. The mine is located under tropical rainforest, giving visitors unique cool climate in the tunnels.

5 Visit Bukit Gambang WaterPark

The only water park in east coast of Malaysia, Gambang water park offers non stop excitement and fun. There are wave pool (largest in Malaysia), river raft rides and slides for both adults and kids.

Check out another 5 must visit when you are in Kuantan in my next post.