Pad Thai…like it or hate it, it’s one of the staples of Thailand and you find it everywhere from the little stall on the street to the classy 5-star Baan Rim Pa restaurant!
We passed this little row of stalls behind Jungceylon Mall in Patong Beach and I suspect they catered mainly to the local workers as it was a no-frills area which was a little muddy from the rain. But with the reminder that the best foods are always found where the locals eat, we stopped to take in the mind-boggling array of food emitting the nicest smells!
The magnificent display of prawns and oysters at the front of the stall tricked us into thinking that this stall sold oyster omelette but it turned out, he was a Pad Thai seller so Pad Thai for lunch it was then! You don’t only get a freshly fried Pad Thai for a cheap THB30 (RM3) but you get treated to a step-by-step display of wok antics too!
First, you heat up your griddle. See that nice box of prawns and oysters on the bottom left?
Fry your pad thai noodles in hot hot oil
Push the pad thai noodles to the side and crack your egg into some oil
Scramble up your egg and lay out 2 nice prawns to fry in some oil
Mix up the noodles with the scrambled egg while the prawns sizzle
Throw on a healthy handful of coriander, spring onions and tofu onto the noodles and push them to the side. Add a generous spoon of fresh oysters then fry and flip the prawns.
Moosh up the noodles, condiments together with the oysters and prawns for some serious frying action! Add in the requisite seasonings
Throw in a huge handful of fresh beansprouts and fry, fry, fry!
Serve with more fresh beansprouts, spring onions, dried chilli flakes, crushed peanuts and sugar on the side. Dig in and enjoy!
I don’t quite get the sugar element but have noticed that Thais love their food sweetened. One thing I like about eating in Thailand is the plate of raw salad they provide with every dish. A good balanced meal!
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It didn’t look too interesting when it was being fried up, but the finished product… ooh la la!
PE says: I’m not a huge fan of pad thai cos of the sweetness but this was quite good! And the funniest thing was that the man was actually a Taiwanese married to a Thai! How ironical!
I just had lunch! And guess what? I WAN!!!
PE says: *Sends a plate of hot pad thai to LB via KaiPei Express*
that’s the kind of cooking you don’t often find here, out on the streets in some pasar! gimme that pad thai!
PE says: Yes, hawker food is something I miss when I’m in Western countries. Probably the cleanliness test doesn’t pass!
wow…the picture make me hungry lo…
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I tried the Pad Thai when i was in Bangkok and i didn’t like it cos it’s way too sweet. Kinda jelak after a few bites.
PE says: Yeah the Bangkok ones are really sweet. This wasn’t so bad because he put the sugar by the side for you to mix it up yourself if you prefer.
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