Thai gluttony
They say the obsession with food is a Singaporean thing. I say it's true. Herein lies proof, (even in a foreign country, we couldn't shake our second nature):
TAKE-A-SIT RESTAURANT
The previously-mentioned Take-A-Sit restaurant located on Phra Athit Road, next to Four Sons House (there are many guesthouses going by "Four Sons" save for slight variations in the attached synonymous words such as Village, Inn, Guesthouse etc). Pretty easy time being a waitress here, when there's nothing to do, you get to sit down and watch the big screen tv. Besides the usual Thai fare (rice with beef and such), Take-A-Sit also serves up pretty decent cabonara for 55baht only.
CARBONARA AT TAKE-A-SIT FOR ONLY 55BAHT (SGD$2.20)
A SCOOP OF MOCHA ICECREAM (HEAVEN) ON A SWELTERING NIGHT (15/20BAHT)
WE ALWAYS DRINK TEH REAL THING AND NUTHING ELSE
Speaking of which, there's this restaurant called Kruan-- (I forget the full name) down the road from Four Sons House, in the direction of the Phra Sumen Fort, away from Take-A-Sit, which serves excellent Coke (cold and gassy). Of course, the main attraction was the deep fried catfish with basil leaves and chilli:
DEEP FRIED CATFISH (75BAHT)
AND THE BIG FAT RED HOT CHILLIS THAT THEY SERVE UP WITH ALL THEIR DISHES
The green curry is also pretty good there, and not quite as lethal as I had expected it to be. Something odd on the menu also caught our attention:
SWIMMING CRAB LEGS INDEED.
Sometime in the middle of our trip, we moved to Mahboonkrong (MBK) area to facilitate ease of shopping at Pratunam market, Siam square, and elsewhere (we found out about Bo Bae too late :\). The short stay near MBK had us discover yet another cheap and good (that's what it's all about isn't it) eatery called Pranee Restaurant, located along Rama I, at the intersection with Soi Kasemsan 1 (which offers a host of guesthouses, only some of which are really worth the Baht. More on this in the next post). Here, we encountered even cheaper prices for our one-course meals (25baht) with more varieties:
RICE WITH MINCED CHICKEN AND BASIL LEAVES
RICE WITH SEAFOOD
Or if you hate prudish restaurant fare, and like to get your hands dirty, here's a few alternatives you can take to along Soi Rambutri (just behind Phra Athit Road), and may I say very very good ones as well too:
ROADSIDE CORN WHERE THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH BUTTER AND SALT (10BAHT PER STICK)
MUSSELS AT POPIANG HOUSE. ENJOY A PLATE FOR 40/50BAHT ONLY (SERVED BEST WITH COLD BEER ON A HOT NIGHT)
ROADSIDE CLAMS FOR 50BAHT (NO SIGNS OF FOOD POISONING AFTERWARDS)
PHAD THAI FROM PUSHCARTS AT 15BAHT OR 20BAHT WITH EGG (TASTES LIKE VERMICILLI WITH LOTS OF RICE WINE)
One more week there and I think you'd have to drag me back by my feet.
TAKE-A-SIT RESTAURANT
The previously-mentioned Take-A-Sit restaurant located on Phra Athit Road, next to Four Sons House (there are many guesthouses going by "Four Sons" save for slight variations in the attached synonymous words such as Village, Inn, Guesthouse etc). Pretty easy time being a waitress here, when there's nothing to do, you get to sit down and watch the big screen tv. Besides the usual Thai fare (rice with beef and such), Take-A-Sit also serves up pretty decent cabonara for 55baht only.
CARBONARA AT TAKE-A-SIT FOR ONLY 55BAHT (SGD$2.20)
A SCOOP OF MOCHA ICECREAM (HEAVEN) ON A SWELTERING NIGHT (15/20BAHT)
WE ALWAYS DRINK TEH REAL THING AND NUTHING ELSE
Speaking of which, there's this restaurant called Kruan-- (I forget the full name) down the road from Four Sons House, in the direction of the Phra Sumen Fort, away from Take-A-Sit, which serves excellent Coke (cold and gassy). Of course, the main attraction was the deep fried catfish with basil leaves and chilli:
DEEP FRIED CATFISH (75BAHT)
AND THE BIG FAT RED HOT CHILLIS THAT THEY SERVE UP WITH ALL THEIR DISHES
The green curry is also pretty good there, and not quite as lethal as I had expected it to be. Something odd on the menu also caught our attention:
SWIMMING CRAB LEGS INDEED.
Sometime in the middle of our trip, we moved to Mahboonkrong (MBK) area to facilitate ease of shopping at Pratunam market, Siam square, and elsewhere (we found out about Bo Bae too late :\). The short stay near MBK had us discover yet another cheap and good (that's what it's all about isn't it) eatery called Pranee Restaurant, located along Rama I, at the intersection with Soi Kasemsan 1 (which offers a host of guesthouses, only some of which are really worth the Baht. More on this in the next post). Here, we encountered even cheaper prices for our one-course meals (25baht) with more varieties:
RICE WITH MINCED CHICKEN AND BASIL LEAVES
RICE WITH SEAFOOD
Or if you hate prudish restaurant fare, and like to get your hands dirty, here's a few alternatives you can take to along Soi Rambutri (just behind Phra Athit Road), and may I say very very good ones as well too:
ROADSIDE CORN WHERE THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH BUTTER AND SALT (10BAHT PER STICK)
MUSSELS AT POPIANG HOUSE. ENJOY A PLATE FOR 40/50BAHT ONLY (SERVED BEST WITH COLD BEER ON A HOT NIGHT)
ROADSIDE CLAMS FOR 50BAHT (NO SIGNS OF FOOD POISONING AFTERWARDS)
PHAD THAI FROM PUSHCARTS AT 15BAHT OR 20BAHT WITH EGG (TASTES LIKE VERMICILLI WITH LOTS OF RICE WINE)
One more week there and I think you'd have to drag me back by my feet.
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