Hoy Naang Rom Sot หอยนางรมสด
One of the popular ways to eat raw oysters in Thailand is garnished with a dabble of burnt chili sauce, a few fried onions and a sprig of herb. It’s hard to get better than this!
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bee
8 years ago
where can i eat this in bangkok (reasonable price pls)? thanks mark
Mark Wiens
8 years ago
Hey Bee, here’s a great place: https://www.eatingthaifood.com/2011/04/kuang-sea-foods-restaurant-amazing-thai-seafood-in-bangkok/
Suppamas
10 years ago
Yes! I can confirm that it’s really nice and so yummy! ^_^
paulo
10 years ago
…now to convince Safeway to carry it! ^_^ Although I bet the Thai markets in Boston might have it.
Mark Wiens
10 years ago
Yah, are you going to try to make it? This kind of oyster like this is so good!
Lily
5 years ago
It is very easy to grow at home. You just need to get a seed/dried seed. They even make jewelry ornaments from the dried seeds.
paulo
10 years ago
Yum Mark. Do you know what that herb is? Looks like Basil.
Mark Wiens
10 years ago
Hey Paulo,
In Thai it’s called “krathin.” In English it’s sort of complicatedly called “leucaena leucocephala.” It’s basically a leaf from a tree, similar to an acacia.
Lily
5 years ago
Yes it is a kind of vegetable in local Asian food https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucaena_leucocephala
when you eat it with raw oysters, it will give a sweet taste, because the enzyme from the oysters convert something inside the shoot leaves of this plant into a form of unique sugar
Mark Wiens
5 years ago
Thank you for sharing Lily!
Mac
3 years ago
Acacia didn’t know????