Khao Soi

A bowl of Pork Balls Khao Soi [from a food stall on the 3rd floor food court at Fashion Island Mall]

Rating: 5 / 5!!!

This would my second taste of Khao Soi from the same food stall at Fashion Mall. I had a huge craving of Khao Soi and I really wanted to eat it. Today, I ordered the pork balls Khao Soi for 40 Baht [about $1.25 US]. Oh boy, it was delicious and tasted just as great as the chicken Khao Soi that I tried a few days ago too! At first I was a bit worried that this dish would be very spicy because I ordered take out Khao Soi from a food stall at Jatujak Minburi before and it was so spicy that I had drink water every few minutes. So, I asked the server if the Khao Soi here was spicy and she said no. I decided to give it a try.

This Khao Soi contains egg noodles, crispy egg noodles, shallots, pickled cabbage, curry, and [obviously] pork balls. The dish was filling but not filling enough to make me full. I was able to eat some coconut ice cream afterwards. :)

More information about Khao Soi, check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khao_soi

[NOTE: Picture taken from my NOKIA E63]

Spicy Minced Pork & Sticky Rice Burger

Spicy Minced Pork & Sticky Rice Burger [from 7-Eleven Thailand]

Rating: 3.5 / 5

I brought two Spicy Minced Pork & Sticky Rice Burger from 7-Eleven for lunch a few days ago. The burger wasn't too spicy. I can taste a tad bit of spicy flavor. Overall, this snack tasted OK and it was nothing special. I just wanted to try this little snack since I haven't tried a sticky rice burger before.

Coconut Ice Cream

Coconut Ice Cream [from a food stand @ Fashion Island Mall]

Rating: 5 / 5 stars!!!

I justed wanted to show this very creative presentation of the coconut ice cream that I brought from a food stand at Fashion Island Mall today. The coconut ice cream was served in a young coconut carved out into a bowl and this ice cream was absolutely delicious!!! I can taste pure coconut flavor in this ice cream. Some coconut slices came with the ice cream as well. This only costs 30 baht [about $1 US].

The sad part is that this food stand doesn't open everyday. I think it's open on certain days or during big events at the mall. :(

[NOTE: Picture taken from my NOKIA E63]

Nittaya Kai Yang

Nittaya Kai Yang
http://www.nittayakaiyang.com [Google chrome warned me that this site may have malware]

Rating: 4 / 5 stars

My uncle & aunt treated my parents and I for lunch here last week. There are a few franchise locations of Nittaya Kai Yang in Thailand. However, I don't remember the location we went to though. Well, everything that we ordered were fresh and delicious. We were given a bowl of fresh vegetables [ie: Basil, Cabbage, String beans] to eat with our meal. The roasted chicken [Kai Yang] was flavorful and the chicken's skin was a little bit crispy too. I loved the fried catfish [Pla Duke Foo] dish. It comes with a sweet and sour salsa in which you pour over the fried catfish. A lot of the dishes here are small. But, if you eat a lot of sticky rice with the roasted chicken and green papaya salad; you will be full. For dessert, I ordered the taro ice cream. I didn't want to get coconut ice cream or other typical Thai desserts, because I eat them very often. Plus, I wanted to taste if this taro ice cream is just as good as the one from Chinatown Ice Cream Factory in NYC. I have to say that the taro ice cream at Nittaya Kai Yang was OK because it wasn't smooth and creamy and I liked the one from the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory better.

The service here was quick. We waited 5-8 minutes for our orders. The staff was very nice and friendly. I really thought about giving this place 4.5 to 5 stars since the food was really good. But, the portions were small and I didn't think it was a very memorable experience. This place is still a must try!

[NOTE: Pictures were taken from my NOKIA E63]