November 1, 2008
Phuket Eats
Well, of course there would be a bit of write-up on the food. Can't possibly go to a place without photographing some of the food!
On the first night, we went to a home-style eatery for dinner. We were the only customers and it was rather sweet that they made the effort to lay the red table cloth and put a small vase of flowers to make the spartan place look more pleasant.
It was interesting to see their use of the tree trunk to hang their pots and wares.
The chef for the night stir-frying my green curry fried rice which was stated on the menu as "Green Carry Fried Rice". Other misspellings we came across in other eateries were "French Fire", "French Fried", "Paper Steak" etc. Quite amusing.
Green curry fried rice with chicken
This budding young chef who was probably the lady's grandson later started cooking his own dinner. My friend and I were so impressed by him – he started moving around the kitchen like a pro, taking out the onions to chop and putting in spices and sauces into the wok. Later, I saw the lady dip her finger into the sauce and give him the thumbs up. Impressive!!!
A "chai peng" or economy rice stall at one of the local markets in Phuket Town. But frankly, I would think twice about buying anything from there because there were houseflies buzzing all around...
Don't know what these are, but they look like some kind of insect and it's something I don't think I could stomach. If anyone knows what this is, do enlighten me.
Chilli and spices
Tiny crabs and some water apples above
Prawn paste and some common herbs for sale
Stall selling preserved vegetables
A local child at a fruit stall at the local market
Pad Thai
We went for Japanese on the second night as my friend's friends said it was cheap and good in Phuket. I liked this unagi roll which had a small piece of cream cheese inside. It actually tasted really good with the unagi!
Bought this pack of durian chips at the airport to try. It costs THB 290, that's almost SGD12! But its taste is really disappointing! There's hardly any trace of durian. So DON'T BUY if you are ever tempted to do so.