Home Sweet Home Part 2

After conquering Bankok, we targeted Chiangmai the following night. Talk about traveling. Of course i am not referring to the actual Chiangmai and Bangkok in Thailand. I am referring to the very popular thai restaurants in Kelantan.

Chiangmai looks a little bit more posh with neon light bulbs decorating the roof. This time around, we ordered "bek sak hu", mixed vegetables with sambal, pat ki mau (again yes), phat phet chicken.

Bek sak hu is steamed fish that is spicy and sweet. The fish is covered with sliced cabbage and serai is used to steam it. It is as addictive as tom yam soup, a great appetizer to any meal. My family prefers this to kheng som fish because kheng som steamed style is too sourish for my dad and the taste of spices is too strong. This is milder.

Mixed vegetables with sambal is quite commonly found in other chinese restaurants but the one served here is really spicy with lots of chillie padi used. My family couldn't help but to take breather now and then to cool down before taking the next bites. It was a challenge to complete all dishes served because all dishes are spicy! :)

Yes, the same tofu dish that we ordered one day before in Ban kok. This however allowed us to do comparison between these 2 restaurants. The one in Chiengmai has more original flavours of thai cuisine and herbs whereas the one in Bankok is already more localized. Again, very spicy indeed.

Phat phet chicken is really tasty. Usually, the eel will be served phat phet style but my brother decided to try it out on chicken and it turned out just superb. It is hard to describe how it is being cooked because i am no expert in thai cooking but as usual, a lot of thai herbs and leaves are used, mostly basil i believe. Other than that, plentiful of chillie used very generously. All in all, the meals have been the most satisfying. Best of all, in both days for a total of 9 dishes, 5 on the first day and 4 on the second day, with on average 2 drinks per person, we spent only a total of RM150 max for 5 pax. There is no where else that you can find good food at this price. If anyone were to visit Kelantan, do visit these two restaurants, they're worth all the effort, time and sweat. Take my word for it. Oh yea, a word of advice though, if you're not up for spicy food, don't challenge yourself. :)