BKK 23rd-26th Nov! (Day 2)

Day 2 Itinerary -

1) Pratunam 42/43 Petchburi Soi 19 Wanton Mee: 

Early morning wake up, first thing must eat wanton mee. 

We've heard soooo much about it and even a Singaporean-Thai friend of mine recommended it!

Waiting to enter the restaurant - yes it is making that much money: 

A pot of dubious meat:

He looks suspiciously non Thai.... :

And for future foodies: 

Finally time to see 'em noodles! 

             Just check the noodles out &  the accompanying garnishes:

Yummmmmmmmmmmmm.

Indeed, these lengendary noodles were amazing. 

In each bowl was a fist-sized portion of very springy noodles that are a bit thicker than Singapore's version. It was very shiok to eat as we added chili spice & sugar (apparently local Thai style, correct me if I'm wrong) to the slightly oily noodles, making it very flavourful! 

The occasional bits of fresh, crispy pork lard coupled with a fragrant char siew made the dish complete. 

Most of us had 2 portions, some of us more ....
(P.s.The woman's face.... epic!)

We also ordered a side of pork offal, which was very tasty & soft but I found the pork taste a tad too overpowering:

2) Chatuchak Market Pork Bun: 

(Aka hidden gem of chatuchak)

This was recommended by M & L, whom led us to a secluded corner inside the popular market, right next to a pharmacy.

 We were very surprised to see a bustling stall filled with thick slabs of aromatic marinated meat that were arranged in layers after another.

Really see already also shiok!!

It's like a Thai version of our kong ba bao, except it was juicier and a lot more tasty due to the marinate and special ginger-based chili. Matching the robust flavours was a fluffy & soft bun, and that really tempted us to go for one more bun each despite our protesting stomachs!

Soft fluffiness.....:

 

 Finding more food around the area:

And spotted our favourite marinated meat:

Just whack only!!! 

3) Salted egg & shrimp Salad from Platinum mall food court during mid afternoon:

We initially wanted to have our favourite Orh-jian (aka Oyster omelette) but the popular stall was not around :'( If anyone has any idea about what happened to it, please comment! So bo bian lor, we opted for the new salad stall located at the right side of the food court. Luckily it turned out quite tasty & we were pretty pleased.

4) A&W snack from Pratnip Plaza nearing evening time:

Come to Bangkok, must eat A&W also since Singapore's outlets disappeared :'( We were literally bursting but because YOLO... just eat lah! We showed some restraint and only ordered the ice cream & waffle set, not knowing it came with curly fries & root beer float.

 That's it. K.O-ed on the spot. 

Haha t'was decent but once we had our greedy cravings satisfied, we stopped munching as there was still dinner awaiting us. (Oh boy......)

Walk straight down the streets outside Platinum and you will find A&W just after an overhead bridge if you are a fan!

5) Talad Rot Fai Street food at night: 

We headed down to do some shopping as this market was known for its quirky mix of goods, ranging from vintage tees (we definitely made the shop owner at one of the shops very happy!!) to furniture and custom made items. I had my named carved out on a mini piece of dusty gold bar, which is now hanging off one of my travelling bags, and I LOVE IT !

Besides shopping, we also grabbed some bites to share.... and over-ordered as usual. Some things just don't change.

First kill from the square: 

Bacon wrapped enoki mushrooms vs pork neck salad 

Both were superb but the salad was so spicy that we kept having to blow our noses urgh!! Sigh, what to do, a foodie's gotta do what a foodie's gotta do.

The array of food, featuring (clockwise from the Cokes): 

1) Pad thai (us human piggies were awaiting 2 more plates when this was taken) - yummy with a slight "wokhei"!

2) Fried calamari - forget about ordering as they were too floury and not very tasty

3) Fried rice with egg - tasty & fragrant

4) Crispy wanton skins that were super shiok and we ordered 2 more immediately haha!

5) 2 eggs in 1 - a dish that had a normal egg wrapped around a century egg, in a very spicy yet irresistable sauce!

After an immensely satisfying time at the market, we headed back to a massage parlour behind Glow Hotel and it was aptly named No.1 as the massuers were damn zai! 

After that, it was truly k.o. time for us all...... 

(Need to recharge for the next day's food you know!!!) 

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That's all peeps. Stay tuned for days 3 & 4!

Weelovefood.