EAT THAILAND!
The tag “Amazing Thailand” fits
perfectly for this country – one that is rich in history, culture
and exotic experiences. Southern Thailand is nevertheless one of my
favourite country to travel in South East Asia.
In a year, I travel more than three
times to Thailand, as I enjoy “what” the country can offer to me
– food, massage, music, liveband and a shopping haven.
Food is definitely “top” in my list
which is one of the reasons that attracts me to visit Thailand.
Originated from a Hokkien background, I
share a similar taste bud as the Thais, craving for something - hot
and spicy, sour, sweet, salty and bitter flavour.
I also find that Thai cuisine
is rich in 'vegetables' which reflects a 'healthy' diet, and there
are some dishes that are 'medical' in nature due to the presence of
herbs.
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| NAIWAN RESTAURANT |
I would like to share a few of my favourite
local restaurants in Hatyai and Songkla.
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| KANENG RESTAURANT |
In Hatyai, I never missed the 59
Restaurant and Kaneng Restaurant while in Songkla I go for
Naiwan Restaurant.
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| NEXT TO SIAM CITY |
The recommended dishes are - tom yam
soup (red or white), sambal petai, baked crab, milky glass noddle
crab, oyster omelet, sweet-sour fish, steam fish Thai style, beancurd
Thai style, fishball soup, fried fish with towfoo, fried kucai leaves
and sliced mango dipped in sugar.
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| 59 RESTAURANT |
Not to be missed is the chicken rice
dish which comes with a choice of either steamed or roasted chicken, sliced char siew or siew york (pork) and a bowl of vegetable soup, and it can be found at every corner of
Hatyai.
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| CHICKEN RICE |
Strangely, one could also be surprised
to find the more unusual food meant for the adventurous foodie. There
are the well-known fried chicken wings, baby chicken, pigeon,
cockroaches, crabs and roasted cuttlefish sold by traders in central
of Hatyai city.
Titbit is another favourite items sold
by the locals here mainly soft groundnuts, sliced mango, coconut
sweets, almond, and raisins. One can find a wide variety of titbit
at the wet market, Samila Beach (Songkla) and Hatyai town centre.
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| TITBIT |
Anyone craving for English breakfast or supper in Hatyai. There are many hotels' coffee house offering western dishes. Popular dishes are - ham, sausage and eggs breakfast, chicken in basket, fried seafood beehoon and salads.
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| SCRAMBLE EGGS AND BACON |
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| ENGLISH BREAKFAST |
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| CHICKEN IN A BASKET |
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| LING CHEE KANG |
Writing this article made me say “I
just can't wait for my next trip to Thailand”.
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| WRITER (RIGHT) THUMBS UP FOR THAI CUISINE |
