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Kan-Eang Seafood
While you are in Phuket, If you need a warm private place, secluded
location to relax. At Kaneang the good impression open sided seafood
restaurant located on the South East of Phuket town. Set in picturesque
facing and overlook the huge horseshoe shape of Chalong's bay. With
beautiful atmosphere in the nature environment. Surely, your visit
is extremely present.
Local Flavor
 Phuket has a number of foods different in character and flavor from those
of other areas in Thailand. The international character of the island,
however, with so many different restaurants catering to a multitude
of tastes, makes it difficult for non-Thais to identify Phuket cuisine.
Below is a list of local dishes and shops where they can be sampled.
Mee Ton Poh near the clock tower traffic
circle on Phuket Road in Phuket Town.
Mee Sapam on Thepkrasatri Road in the
village of Sapam.
Mee Ao Geh on Phunphol Road in Phuket
Town. Yellow noodles are also cooked in both "dry" and
"wet" versions, and as a prawn soup. For these try :
- Somjit near the clock tower traffic
circle on Phuket Road in Phuket Town.
- Jirayuwat near the Pearl Cinema on
Phang-nga Rd., in Phuket Town.
Mee Huhn Pah Chang Dry fried noodles
eaten with pork bone soup. For this try (all in Phuket Town) :
- On Thanon Yaowarat.
- Near the Tessaban Ban Bang Niao School on Takua Tong Rd.
- On Vichit Songkram Rd., near the entrance to Soi Lorong.
Mee Sue Breakfast noodles served with
the boiled rice dishes Khao Tohm or Johk. This can be ordered at
various shops around town, but the best known in Phuket Town is
:
- Kou Kwan near Ruampaet Hospital on Phuket Rd.
 Kanom
Jin Phuket Noodles often compared to spaghetti usually served
with a spicy curry sauce, the most common made from fish. It is
usually eaten as a breakfast food and is, if you can stand its fresh
character, delicious. It comes with an array of fresh vegetables
and boiled eggs that are mixed with the dish by dinners at their
table. It is often found with the fried pastry called Pah Tong Go
and the curried fish mousse called Hor Mohk, both of which are very
tasty. Some of the curries are not spicy, so try a shop that has
many curries to choose from if you are sensitive to spicy cuisine.
There are many shops to choose from everywhere in Phuket but the
most famous are in Phuket Town :
- Kwan Kanohm Jin on Tungka Rd.
- Pah Mai on statun Rd.
- Pha Ri on Pahtiphaht Rd.
Lo Bah Fried sausages served with fried
tofu and spicy sweet and sour sauce. For this try (In Phuket Town)
:
- On The way to span Hin.
- On Poonphol Rd.
Oh Tao Oysters fried with flour, eggs,
and taro root. The best known places in Phuket Town are :
- near the circle by the Fresh Market.
Tao Sor or Kanohm Bia Phuket Spring
rolls, Chinese crepes. The best known are found at:
- Kaeng Tin near Ruam Paet Hospital on Phuket Rd.
on Soi Suhn Utit, Yaowarat Rd., in Phuket Town.
- Kuhn Mae on Thep Krasatri Rd., in the village of Sapam.
- Mae Boon Tahm on Surin Rd., Soi 4.
Oh Aew An iced sweet made of flour,
banana, and a little seaweed. Look for it at :
- On Soi Soon Utit, Yaowarat Rd.
- On Ranong Rd., at the entrance to Soi Lorong
Other foods held to be characteristic of Phuket include cashew
nuts, which are planted along many of Phuket's highways, and pineapples--though
to be crisper and sweeter than elsewhere.
Cashews try at :
- Maeti on Tilok Utit 2 Rd.
- Sri Boorapa Orchid on Takua Tung Rd., and Kwang Ban Teen Kao Rd.
- Sri Supalak Orchid on Thepkrasattri Rd.
Pineapples can be purchased in the
Fresh Market, and are found generally. |
Eating
on Phuket can be a culinary dream come true. The variety and quality
of cuisine here makes for dining excellence and often at the right
price. Be prepared to take chances holds some wonderful culinary
surprises.
