Name: Ratree Seafood @ Silom
Cuisine: Thai
Address: Silom Soi 1, Bangkok.
GPS: N13°43'41.46", E100°32'01.71"
Tel: NA
Open: 8pm to midnight.
Payment: Cash only.
Web: NA
Remarks: NA
Originally posted: July'2010
Last updated: NA
** The stall **
Ratree's small banner
I believe she is the stall owner who also prepared our foods
A humble selection of seafood
Name: Guay Tiao Lawt Boran @ Yaowarat
Cuisine: Snack
Address: Thanon Charoen Krung, Bangkok 10100.
GPS: N13°44'30.16", E100°30'38.73"
Tel: NA
Open: NA
Payment: Cash only.
Web: NA
Remarks: Lawt (หลอด) is drinking straw/tube in Thai language. Guay Tiao Lawt (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวหลอด) is, as the name suggests, flat noodles rolled up like a tube with fillings.
Originally posted: Jun'2010
Last updated: Added GPS coordinates and amended location description. (7/7/10)
** The stall **
Just a few hundred metres down the Gui Chai stall @ Yaowarat that I previously blogged was another busy roadside stall selling ancient guay tiao lawt.
Although the name of guay tiao lawt suggests that the noodles take the form of a tube or a drinking straw, the one we had looked more like dried noodle guay jub with sweet source. I did a bit of Googling and found guay tiao lawt may possibly resembled Hong Kong style Chee Chong Fun (rice sheet rolls). The current style could be a simplified version. Basically, that's how Chee Chong Fun would have been if it's sliced and mixed in a plate.
A simple stall along Thanon Charoen Krung
Okay it may look a bit messy because of the crowd.
It's only THB20 for a standard serving of this Guay Tiao Lawt.
Name: Gui Chai Tord @ Yaowarat
Cuisine: Snack
Address: Thanon Charoen Krung, Bangkok 10100.
GPS: N13°44'28.68", E100°30'40.04"
Tel: NA
Open: Daily from 2pm to 9pm.
Payment: Cash only.
Web: NA
Remarks: Gui Chai Tord is fried Chinese chive dumpling where "Gui Chai" refers to the Chinese words "韭菜" (pronounced as jiu cai). I believe Thai people also called these ขนมกุยช่าย (Khanom Gui Chai).
Originally posted: May'2010
Last updated: -
** The stall **
On one of the weekday's evening, the bf had some errands to run at Yaowarat. We went there by cab, when the traffic eventually slowed to a crawl. We alighted and found ourselves stopped right in front of this fried Chinese chive (Thai Teochiew: Gui Chai) dumpling stall tendered by a middle-age redhead Chinese lady. The stall was really busy. The flow of customers never seems to stop. We told ourselves we found something interesting!
The bf spoke to the friendly lady stallholder briefly. She told us her dumplings typically sold out within 5 - 6 hours from the time she starts her business at 2pm. She added that her stall even opens on public holidays e.g. New Year & etc.
A humble stall along Thanon Charoen Krung
The friendly ah-jer ...
Wonder how many pcs of chive dumplings are in these red tubs!?
Apart from chive dumplings, there are also chive cakes.
Name: ก๋วยเตี๋ยวปู 2491 / Crab Meat Noodle 2491
Cuisine: Chinese
Address: Thanon Ratchawong, Bangkok.
Tel: Nil
Open: (to be updated)
Payment: Cash
Web: Nil
Remarks: ก๋วยเตี๋ยว is 'guay tiao' which is noodles in Teochiew, ปู means 'crab'.
Originally posted: February 2009
Last updated: -
Date visited: January 2009
I wasn't hunting for food when I walked down Thanon Ratchawong. But the framed newspaper cuttings hung on the small pushcart of "ก๋วยเตี๋ยวปู 2491" caught my attention and there, I stopped to take a look at this roadside vendor which serves crab meat noodles. The setup looks clean and they were really busy. I didn't exactly know what to order, so I told them I wanted a bowl of noodle soup and insisted that it must come with crab meat. And voila, few minutes later my order came. The noodle soup was accompanied by char siew (หมูแดง / roasted red pork), wonton (เกี๊ยว), shredded chicken, fresh veg and most importantly, crab meat. Well, the combo looks great but I find the noodles a tad too tough and the soup was also rather mild. I also had a Thai Oliang (Iced Black Coffee) which is, typically, very sweet.
BODYholic, also known affectionately as moo ooan (a.k.a fat pig) by his little kratai noi (a.k.a little rabbit), has intense interests in Thai foods, traditional Thai architecture, coffee and cheesecakes. I've to add that I'm not a prolific blogger.
