I must say that I was not surprised at all when I arrived at
Bangkok’s Chinatown. I won’t elaborate but I think you will get what I mean
when I say that it’s typical of any Chinatowns in the world J
Posh looking restaurants were seen
along both sides of the extremely busy street but we settled for a more
toned-down one (a.k.a simple eatery). What drew us to Yaowaraj was this
gentleman who was manning a stall selling some snacks outside the eatery. We
were told by a local Thai lady who spoke a fair amount of Mandarin that this
was a very delicious snack and that we should try some. We asked the gentleman
whether we could order some to be consumed with our dinner at Yaowaraj and he
said it was alright.
So we had this and I must say it
tasted surprisingly good. The sourish salty vegetables on top was a stark
contrast from the bland white kuih at the bottom and this was certainly what
made this yummy.
As fish maw is cheap and abundant
in Bangkok, we ordered not one but two bowls of this soup. This soup was thick
and slightly starchy but I can tell you it was excellent. We also had a simple
wanton soup.
This is rice with basil and minced
meat. The meat was very spicy but I can tell that it was cooked in very high
flame, hence it was wonderfully
appetising.
This is the Chinatown version of
stir fried mixed vegetables which had bean sprouts, choy sum, some black
Chinese mushrooms and shredded cabbage. I am normally not ‘big’ on mixed
vegetables but I found this dish to be delectable.
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