Raya is probably the most famous restaurant in Phuket Town, specializing in local Phuket food. I was impressed with the atmosphere, the stink beans, and the moo hong, braised Phuket style pork.
Raya – Phuket’s Most Famous Restaurant
Thai Stink Beans with Shrimp Recipe (วิธีทำ กุ้งผัดสะตอ)
Stink beans are one of my favorite things to eat in the entire world. To me, they are little beans of joy – little morsels of power and flavor, packed with vitamins, and both their taste and texture excites me like I’m a little kid on a roller coaster. Alright, anyway, you probably have guessed that… [Read More]
Khua Kling Recipe – Thai Dry Meat Curry (วิธีทำคั่วกลิ้งหมู)
Khua kling (คั่วกลิ้ง) is one of the pillars of southern Thai cuisine, a dish that you’ll find throughout the south of Thailand, and in every restaurant serving southern Thai food within Thailand. It’s basically a dry meat curry, and though I’ll be making this recipe with pork, you can really use any type of meat you’d like… [Read More]
How to Make Southern Thai Curry Paste (วิธีทำเครื่องแกงเผ็ดใต้)
I’ve already mentioned this a few times before, but Thai curry pastes are the foundation of Thai cuisine. They are not only used in making a different variety of Thai curries, but they are also the spice and herb mixture that gives flavor to soups, and many different Thai stir fried dishes as well. You… [Read More]
How to make Thai fried fish with garlic and turmeric (วิธีทำปลาทอดขมิ้น)
Fish is without doubt, one of my favorite things to eat in the world. I love all kinds of fish, prepared in all forms and styles, like Thai style salt coated grilled fish. But when it comes to deep fried fish, there are few dishes that tempt me more than this simple southern Thai recipe for fried… [Read More]
Southern Thai grilled chicken at Gai Yang Jirapan (ไก่ย่างจีระพันธ์)
Gai Yang Jirapan (ไก่ย่างจีระพันธ์), in Bangkok, is famous for their southern Thai style grilled chicken (gai yang ไก่ย่าง). What’s the difference between the regular Bangkok Thai gai yang recipe, like they might serve at Sabai Jai Gai Yang? That lies mainly with the use of kamin (ขมิ้น), fresh turmeric root, which is commonly associated with southern… [Read More]
Pla Tod Kamin – Fried Fish with Turmeric and Garlic
One of the best ways to eat small little tasty fish is by deep frying them with lots of shredded turmeric and garlic, and a sprinkle of salt. This is especially a southern Thai food method of eating mackerel and other small fish. Goes extremely well with a plate of fresh rice!
Food Photo: Stir Fried Stink Beans – The Best Food in the World?
Stir Fried Stink Bean ผัดสะตอ I know, stink bean is not exactly a glamourous name for these precious beans, but I can assure you, they are one of the best ingredients on the planet. Also known as petai bean or bitter bean is a common southern Thai food. I like to eat them stir fried with… [Read More]
Photo Favorite: Southern Thai Gaeng Som Soup
Now I do have a lot of favorite Thai dishes, but nothing pleases me more than a southern Thai food feast. One of the dishes that I just can’t get enough of and keep eating as much as possible is southern Thai style “gaeng som” soup. It’s not that tomatoey sweet and sour gaeng som,… [Read More]
Food Photo: Flavor Packed Thai Dry Curry (Kua Kling)
Not all curries in Thailand are wet. Kua Kling (คั่วกลิ้งหมู), normally made from beef or pork, is a dry curry that’s packed full of delicious flavor. Image the entire amount of flavor from a saucy curry caked up on each piece of pork! Basically, if you eat southern Thai food, you can’t miss a tasty… [Read More]
