Time for some Thai lesson + food introduction. Went to a hill top restaurant which serves authentic Thai food in Penang, called Bukit Genting. The restaurant is owned by Thai (I guess they migrate to Malaysia) & known among locals for its beautiful scenery (on clear days) with reasonably priced food of relatively good quality.
The road up to Bukit Genting (direct translation calls for Genting Hill) is challenging with some steep slopes & narrow road where one needs to be aware of coming cars. Certain part of the road only permits one car to go through at a time, so it's really a test of driving skill. Luckily I never bump into worst case scenario :)
So, lesson 1: Meng Kam (or Mieng Kham / Miang Kham)
- 7 ingredients (limes, garlic, spicy chili peppers, cubed gingers, roasted peanuts, roasted coconut & small dried shrimps) & a special shrimp sauce served with fresh betel leaves but how does one eat it? With a fresh wrapping leaf in hand, fold it once across the bottom then sideways to form a pocket. Place about 1 teaspoon roasted coconut in the leaf together with a small amount of each filling to create a bite-sized quantity. Spoon the sauce on top, pop in your mouth and enjoy!
Lesson 2: Pucha (I'm not sure if this is a Thai word)
- minced chicken meat stuffed crab, served with Thai chili sauce. I used to thought it is a mixture of crab meat & minced chicken meat but I'm not so sure because I can't taste the crab meat at all. Taste lovely, with crab meat or not :)
- minced chicken meat stuffed crab, served with Thai chili sauce. I used to thought it is a mixture of crab meat & minced chicken meat but I'm not so sure because I can't taste the crab meat at all. Taste lovely, with crab meat or not :)Lesson 3: Pandan Chicken (sorry, this is definitely not Thai term)
- Pandan is the name of the leave that wrapped around the chicken. Commonly available in Malaysia but I haven't find any in Copenhagen. Dried pandan leaves can be found in London though. Chicken is marinated, wrapped with pandan leave & deep fried. Yummilicious!
Lesson 4: Deep fried vegetables
- Pandan is the name of the leave that wrapped around the chicken. Commonly available in Malaysia but I haven't find any in Copenhagen. Dried pandan leaves can be found in London though. Chicken is marinated, wrapped with pandan leave & deep fried. Yummilicious!Lesson 4: Deep fried vegetables
- cool huh? Use some local green leave vegetables, coated with seasoned & spiced flour, then deep fried. Garnish with some garlic cubes & dried shrimps. Crispy, crunchy & not too spicy. Definitely a must for Thai food.
I enjoyed my food very much that day & I hope you at least enjoy reading this :)
1 comment:
The fried veggies look and sound very tasty! I also like the first dish where you wrap the food, it sounds fun.
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