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We had a bit of a mixture today for our weekly Friday lunch in the Paknam Web
offices. However, it was all very good. The first one is from the
Muslim vendor around the corner from my house. It is a kind of stuffed
roti called Mataba. There is actually a famous shop called Mataba near
Phra Sumen Fort in Bangkok which everyone raves about. One of the
members of the ThailandQA.com forum
took me there last weekend as she wanted to introduce me to their
rotis. The one bought today was just as good and cheaper. We bought two
different kinds. One with a minced beef curry and the other with
chicken. These cost only 25 baht and 20 baht each. It comes with a
favourite dip of mine that has sliced cucumber, chillies and shallots
in a sweet and sour vinegar sauce. The filling has spices such as
coriander seeds and cumin. I will share more of their dishes later.
Deep Fried Crab (boo ja)
ปูจ๋า
This was quite a nice side dish that we sampled. It is a deep-fried
crab meat stuffed into an empty crab shell. It was only 12 baht each.
It is actually made up with a mixture of half crab and half minced
pork. It also has salted egg. You can either have a sweet dip with this
or ketchup! I will eat this one again when I get an opportunity.
Stir-fried Pumkin and Egg (fak thong phat kai)
ฟักทองผัดไข่
I have eaten a similar dish to this one before which was stir-fried
wax gourd and egg (phat fak sai kai). This one is pumpkin and egg. It
is quite simple to cook yourself. Cut up the pumpkin into small cubes.
Fry it for a short while and then add soy sauce, fish sauce and oyster
sauce. When the pumpkin is nearly cooked through, break two eggs into
the wok and stir quickly to stop it from sticking. This was 25 baht.
Crispy Sweet and Sour Rice Noodles (mee krob)
หมี่กรอบ
This one was a bit of a treat. It actually broke our budget as it
cost 50 baht. But, it didn't really matter as there was some left over
to take home. It was probably a bit sweet for my liking, but it was
also quite addictive. It has fried noodles and also dried shrimp. The
seasoning added gives it a sweet and sour taste.
Khanom Chun
ขนมชั้น
Our dessert today is an old favourite of mine. It is called Khanom
Chun, which basically means the layered dessert. The basic ingredients
are topioca flour, grated fresh coconut meat and castor sugar. The
colouring comes from a variety of sources: green is from pandanus
leaves. Pink from rose petals. Violet from Anchan flower. Brown from
Coco. This plate was 30 baht.
Come back to .com next week to see what we will eat next. In the meantime, I will have to go on a diet!
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