Dinner in Pattaya, Thailand on 26 Jul 2005

The last meal I ate with Eoy in Pattaya at the end of July 2005 was a feast. The two of us ate everything then "waddled" out of the restaurant down the Walking Street to have some drinks in a bar.

Vietnamese Spring Roll



Kaeng Jeut Wunsen (Noodle Soup) แกงจืดวุ้นเส้น



This is a clear, bland, “Chinese style” soup. The broth is very good, almost like an onion soup flavor. The soup contains pork meatballs, kratiem jeow (slivers of fried garlic), green onions, and wunsen (cellophane noodles).

Som Tam (Green Papaya Salad) ส้มตำ



Som Tam is usually pretty spicey, but this dish was some of the spiciest I’ve had. It is made with julienne strips of green papaya, prik kin nu (fiery Thai chiles), kratieum (garlic), raw crab, prik chi fa daeng (Thai jalapeno chiles), Nam Pla (fish sauce), long beans, Nam Manao (lime juice), and ma kua teet (tomato).

Grouper with Chile Lime Sauce



This dish is very similar to the Vietnamese dish, Ca Chien, and it was delicious! The skin was fried to perfection and the sauce was wonderful with the flavors of chile, lime, and basil.

Boo Talay Yaang (Grilled Sea Crab) ปูทะเลย่าง



I think this is the single largest crab I ever ate! The claws were huge. It was served with Nam Jim (the bowl in the top middle of the picture). Nam Jim is a fiery combination of Prik Ki Nu (incendiary Thai chiles), Hom Daeng (shallots), Nam Manao (Lime Juice), Nam Pla (Fish Sauce), Phak Chee (Cilantro), and a little Gratiem (garlic). It is fiery hot with a very citrus taste, and goes very well with the crab meat.