BANGKOK STREET FOOD - PAD THAI

BANGKOK STREET FOOD - PAD THAI

1. This entry isn't from my recent visit to Bangkok.

2. In fact, this trip happened back in mid 2019. Well, when I procrastinate, I tend to be the best at it. 

3. As a Muslim traveler, Bangkok, has its pros and cons and it's rather long for me to list them down.  I don't think I'd have enough information to make a comprehensive list to share with all of you, anyways.

4. But I would like to share with you about the food. It's not extremely difficult to find Halal food whether you want to get it at a local restaurant or along the busy streets of Bangkok.

5. But as I was too lazy to do some research prior my trip (company trip by the way), I had assumed that it would be as easy as in Hat Yai.

6. I noticed that the price for Halal street food was pretty much more expensive compared to the non-Halal food. I know because I kept on comparing the price with my non-Muslim colleagues.

7. The price could be double than the non-halal versions. 

8. I felt that I should've explored more and look around for cheaper options so I could stuff more food in my face AHAHA. 

9. For instance, this pad thai I got at the Halal food carnival costed me around 200 Baht (around RM 27). Yeah, that's right.

10. But hey, at the end of the day, the food was good, and only took less than 2 minutes to prepare.All a good trip anyway ;)

Mission - Cendol Durian

 

It was initiated by one of those random talks about the things we should be doing to churn the days of of remaining annual leave at the end of 2018.

Rather than rattling on to decide where to go to wrap our 2018 getaway we agreed to spend a night in KL instead.

Kamil is our KL guy. He knows the city in and out.

One of the things he recommended to us was to try this cendol durian near Kampung Baru.

Personally I like to have cendol and durian separately but heyyy, why not spending for the combined for a good RM12 right?

For the full video of the cendol durian experience, please click here.

Located about a 5-7 minute walk from Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru, it wasn't difficult to find the stall selling this favourite cendol durian of Kamil.

Vendors selling durian were pretty much drawn us to the stall. Tempted to stop at one of them for a quick taste, Kamil's swift pace heading towards the stall was an indicator he would not appreciate my intention to fulfill my durian desire LOL.

Once we reached the stall, we realised they were also selling other meals like ayam penyet. Thus it drew crowds to their stall and finding a spot made it quite a pain. But somehow we managed to find a table next to the vendors selling other fruit such as bananas, mangoes etc. Huh, other fruits were so not worthy of our attention that day LOL #DurianFTW

Durian Runtuh, well not literally haha

So according to Kamil we won't be disappointed once we see the portion. And he was right. 

It's pretty isn't it?

Shaved ice, coconut cream, palm sugar syrup, sweet corn, wiggly cendol and of course 6-8 pods of succulent yet soft, tangy, creamy God's lovely creation called durian in a bowl that translate to LOVE. Sorry I got carried away :P

Though it was not the very best quality of durian but still, combining with the coconut cream and based with the cool shaved ice was just something to die for.

Trust me if there's no one around, I'd have my way with this

I wasn't kidding hahaha

I think I devoured the whole bowl in less than 3 minutes. And I actually wanted a second. Tried to convince Yan to share a bowl with me but she was so indecisive. But we were going to have dinner in a couple of hours time so we thought it would be best to just have what we had and stop ...

.... I regret the decision. Should've had more LOL.

ROTI CANAI

Roti canai or roti kosong

Roti canai is an Indian-influenced flatbread widely available in Malaysia. It could be found at all local mamak and some Malay stalls. This dish is usually eaten during breakfast or tea time. They are also called Prata and Porotta, in different regions of the world.

The dough of the roti canai is made from such simple ingredients: plain flour, fat (oil or ghee) and water. But making them is not that easy. The dough needs to be flatten, tossed and stretched multiple times until it is paper thin and then folded before placed on a large flat pan. Only experts can do this. Watch the video if you think you can master this technique on one go.

Preparing the roti canai

Roti canai is delicious by itself but goes extremely well with dhal (lentil curry) or overnight curry – you know what they say, “overnight curry tastes better!” The dhal and curry are also served with a spoon of sweet and spicy sambal (Malay chili condiment) – trust me, the sambal takes this dish to another level!

Egg roti canai or roti telur

The roti canai is versatile too! They come with many variations such as roti telur (with egg), roti sardin (with sardines) roti pisang (with sliced banana) and believe me, many more!

The crispy exterior and fluffy interior of this flatbread is such an amazing dish to have. Having it together with teh tarik (pulled tea), this meal will definitely make you addicted for more!