i can have several sequels to this hungry in bangkok and it will never end, truth is im always hungry in bangkok. or maybe, bangkok makes me hungry. or maybe both.
i find myself at Maha Chai road, by Samran Rat once again. it was a struggle since i was trying not to look to Thip Samai's direction and ignore the smell of the pad thai sizzling in their woks that might as well be bait. instead, i landed at Jai Fai, right next door to Thip Samai.
why Jai Fai?
if CNN travel featured it in it's top 10 best food stalls in bangkok, or some of the best food bloggers and foodies, or locals tell you to go to Jai Fai, you go to Jai Fai. no questions asked.
there's no sign to know you're the right place, at least not in english that i know of. and the crowd in Thip Samai overshadows that of Jai Fai. but ask around and people know where it is.
they are known for their drunken noodles (rice noodles with mixed seafood and basil) and the crabmeat omelette.
i have to admit, for bangkok pricing standards, it's a little more than others, considering it's a street-side eatery. but i guess people won't complain as long as you give them something good on the table. i know i won't.
i was torn whether to get the drunken noodles or the crabmeat omelette. everyone else around me were having the noodles. the serving was big, they weren't stingy with their seafood. by the looks of it, 360 bhat well spent.
but i decided to try the crabmeat omelette. sounds plain, especially for dinner. but people can't stop raving about it. i have to try it. im gullible like that.
mad props to this lady chef, she's a machine. it was an added treat for me to watch her work her magic in the open kitchen, while i wait for my food.
crab omelette sounds boring. but this one is not your usual boring crab omelette. i don't even think it's your usual crab. the meat chunks are monstrous. and i use monstrous because it really is. and that's a good thing.
for a girl who doesn't know how to eat crab even it means saving her life, this crab omelette is bliss. i can just devour it without having to wait at someone's mercy to de-shell the crab for me.
Jai Fai's crab omelette will probably be the best crab omelette you'll ever have in bangkok. but this didn't stop me to get take away pad thai next door. i couldn't resist the bait.
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(there's a special feature on Thip Samai in Hungry in Bangkok part I).
i woke up the next day in search for my milk tea. the streets of bangkok always accommodate my cravings.
after some tea and fruits, all courtesy of silom street. my tummy decided it was time for lunch. i was gonna wing it. no prior googling where to eat, no bourdain app on my iphone to be launched. just walk around and see wherever my senses lead me.
at the main road of silom, by the intersection, just at the corner of 7 eleven, a foodcourt was tucked inside the alleyway. it was filled with locals. i knew i was in the right place.
it was simple. and they basically have everything you want. pad thai, tom yum, and other thai dishes. some pre-cooked and displayed in pots like your usual turo-turo. and some, you just have to wait for it to be prepared.
everything looked good to me. shocker. i ordered the essentials, tom yum, seafood fried rice and this egg salad i saw along the way.
best 150 bhat ever spent! simple. cheap. yum.
bangkok and it's cheap thrills!
cheap and tasty thrills, to be exact.
bon appetit!
i find myself at Maha Chai road, by Samran Rat once again. it was a struggle since i was trying not to look to Thip Samai's direction and ignore the smell of the pad thai sizzling in their woks that might as well be bait. instead, i landed at Jai Fai, right next door to Thip Samai.
why Jai Fai?
if CNN travel featured it in it's top 10 best food stalls in bangkok, or some of the best food bloggers and foodies, or locals tell you to go to Jai Fai, you go to Jai Fai. no questions asked.
there's no sign to know you're the right place, at least not in english that i know of. and the crowd in Thip Samai overshadows that of Jai Fai. but ask around and people know where it is.
they are known for their drunken noodles (rice noodles with mixed seafood and basil) and the crabmeat omelette.
i have to admit, for bangkok pricing standards, it's a little more than others, considering it's a street-side eatery. but i guess people won't complain as long as you give them something good on the table. i know i won't.
i was torn whether to get the drunken noodles or the crabmeat omelette. everyone else around me were having the noodles. the serving was big, they weren't stingy with their seafood. by the looks of it, 360 bhat well spent.
but i decided to try the crabmeat omelette. sounds plain, especially for dinner. but people can't stop raving about it. i have to try it. im gullible like that.
mad props to this lady chef, she's a machine. it was an added treat for me to watch her work her magic in the open kitchen, while i wait for my food.
crab omelette sounds boring. but this one is not your usual boring crab omelette. i don't even think it's your usual crab. the meat chunks are monstrous. and i use monstrous because it really is. and that's a good thing.
for a girl who doesn't know how to eat crab even it means saving her life, this crab omelette is bliss. i can just devour it without having to wait at someone's mercy to de-shell the crab for me.
Jai Fai's crab omelette will probably be the best crab omelette you'll ever have in bangkok. but this didn't stop me to get take away pad thai next door. i couldn't resist the bait.
.jpg)
(there's a special feature on Thip Samai in Hungry in Bangkok part I).
after some tea and fruits, all courtesy of silom street. my tummy decided it was time for lunch. i was gonna wing it. no prior googling where to eat, no bourdain app on my iphone to be launched. just walk around and see wherever my senses lead me.
at the main road of silom, by the intersection, just at the corner of 7 eleven, a foodcourt was tucked inside the alleyway. it was filled with locals. i knew i was in the right place.
it was simple. and they basically have everything you want. pad thai, tom yum, and other thai dishes. some pre-cooked and displayed in pots like your usual turo-turo. and some, you just have to wait for it to be prepared.
everything looked good to me. shocker. i ordered the essentials, tom yum, seafood fried rice and this egg salad i saw along the way.
best 150 bhat ever spent! simple. cheap. yum.
bangkok and it's cheap thrills!
cheap and tasty thrills, to be exact.
bon appetit!
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Last chef's name is Jai Fai.
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