Bangkok is an awesome place to get fat in because the grub is cheap and decent. Their serving sizes are smaller than what we’re used to in the Philippines though so maybe you wouldn’t get *that* fat, tamang taba lang. Plus, they like veggies so it’s healthy right?
Dinners in Khaosan Road and countless trips to 7-Eleven are not included in this post since I forgot to take photos a.k.a. I forgot what we ate as well.
First stop: Tom Yum Kung Restaurant. This was right next to our hotel, the food was a keri but the servers were a bit hot-tempered and inattentive so this was how I ordered in my head, “Kuya, kung di nakakahiya baka pwedeng mag-order, kung okay lang naman. Sorry kung naaabala ka namin.”
Second stop: Street food beside the Grand Palace. We thought that what we saw was shrimp, Ate assured us that it was shrimp but it was not shrimp, it’s not even a relative of the shrimp a.k.a. don’t you dare smile at us Ate.
Third stop: Milk tea beside the Grand Palace, in Chinatown, and in the Chatuchak Market. The rule regarding milk teas in Thailand is, “You’re already in Thailand, Thai milk tea would taste good anywhere.” That being said, get Thai milk tea on the streets where it will only cost you 15 THB (about Php20). In Chinatown, having your milk tea in a cup instead of in a plastic bag will cost you 5 THB more.
Thai milk tea beside the Grand Palace.
Thai milk tea in Chinatown.
Thai milk tea in the Chatuchak Market. The stall looks a bit better than the ones beside the Grand Palace and in Chinatown so the price of the milk tea doubles.
Fourth stop: Hong Kong Noodle in Chinatown. For 370 THB (about Php 505) each of the five of us had our own set meal plus we got four orders of shrimp dumpling, pork dumpling and hargow. What is sulit. Plus, they have the friendliest staff in all of Bangkok who are fans of Manny Pacquiao.
Fifth stop: Street food in Chinatown. I was craving for buchi or hopia and it was frustrating that I can’t find buchi or hopia in Chinatown. I spotted these and they were cheap and the vendor doesn’t speak a word of English so who knows what these are called?
Sixth stop: MBK Food Center.
You don’t use money to purchase food. You purchase coupons with your money which you’ll use to purchase food. I blabber, forgive me.
I’m in love with Thai sweet pancakes a.k.a. when tacos meet marshmallows and had awesome babies.
I forgot what this was called but it has chicken in it and that’s what’s important. Chicken is the food that fuels my soul. I char you not.
The Thai version of a halo-halo which gets more expensive with each additional ingredient (so we just got two).
Seventh stop: Street food in Chatuchak Market. Because my buchi / hopia craving was still not satisfied. This is still not buchi nor hopia though. I cry.
Eight stop: Toh-Plue Restaurant in Chatuchak Market. We ended up here because it was air-conditioned and because they have cool ceilings (but mostly because it was air-conditioned).
Ninth stop: Though not technically a stop I would like to include the moistest banana chocolate cupcakes on the planet that came free with our bus ticket to the border.
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Dear Ayla, I would like to be your bestfriend so we can nom together
Dear Suyen, I think we’d fight a lot because you don’t get fat even if you nom a lot.
err anu yung mukhang shrimp na hindi shrimp?
(>-<) pls dont tell me exotic food yan
Haha ang cool ha sago-gulaman lang ang peg nang milk tea :3
Parang tofu siya na kinulayan to look like a shrimp.
Eh yung literal na sando bag talaga ginamit para sa milk tea? only in bangkok!
Amazing din nung plastic for the cup na very hawakan lang and hindi na nilagay sa plastic yung buong cup.
Tom Yum Kung food was not a keri– it was oh-so-oh-sum! We’ll eat there again when we come back, k?
But…ang init ng ulo nila eh.
5th stop food, tikoy?
Hmmm. May filling siya sa loob eh, pero it may the Thai Chinatown’s version of tikoy no?
Hintay lang. Hindi na talaga ako makahinga.
Let’s go back to Bangkok for more shopping and food tripping. I’m already craving for Thai Iced Tea and Yen Ta Fu noodles (the one below the chicken something from MBK). And I agree, Tom Yum Kong was awesome. Hai, I’m back! =)))
Okay, lol @ Tom Yum Kong. Napaghalo ko Tom Yum Kung and Hong Kong Noodle. HAHAHA.
HAHAHA. Seat sale ang sagot! Or ipon! Ikaw na ang nakaalala ng Yen Ta Fu noodles na infer ay machalap!
hindi ko na matignan ung other pics ng matino kasi nainlove na ko dun sa mga kuya ng hongkong noodle.
Sila yung nag-volunteer na mag-pa-picture kami with them!
kung hindi yun shrimp, yun ba ay… uod? lol
andaming sahog ng halo haloooooooooooooo!
oh pati waiter/cook may cute pala oh hihi
Quota na ba ng cuties sa Bangkok? Dami ngang sahog pero extra bayad bawat additional halo.
looks like you had an awesome gastronomic adventure! i’m so inggit i wanna eat out right now. but it’s 1:03 AM so i’d rather just dream about it nalang muna.
ang galing mo mag piktyur ng food ikaw na idol ko!
Ikaw pa rin ang original idol Odee!
Asa!!! ;-D
Prawn on a stick!!!!!
NOT PRAWNS EITHER! Parang shrimp-colored tofu. Basta sobrang disappointing ng lasa!
Wow. They also have “palamig” in a plastic bag. ^_^
Their palamig is worth more than a hundred pesos in Manila. Hee hee.
you live such a charmed life, miss
btw, did you get my email ayla? many thanks!
Yes I did PM, I’ll reply to it today.
.. that’s a lot of local thai food! my trip to thailand was too short i didn’t had time for street food tripping.
That’s another reason to go back to Thailand!