2 types ot Tom Yam soup ; the milky Tom Yam and the Red Spicy Tom Yam ; both equally dangerously hot !
During a 3 day trip to Thailand last week, I was invited by some customers to have a lunch by the Chao Phya river near Ayutthaya. This is one of the highlights of my business trip whereby deals have to be negotiated and discussions take place every day. So, without much hesitation, I accepted and was treated to a lovely 'feast' for the senses ; taste, smell,sound, and of course sight. We ordered several dishes which were the fish maw, fried fish, prawn with vegetables and 2 types of Tom Yam soups.
The 2 Tom Yam soups we ordered were served in the steamboat and one was the milky tom yam while the other was the spicy chilli tom yam. Both were equally dangerously hot and able to cause 'fire breath' if one is not careful.
Fried Mish Maw with Nuts and Fried Goby Fish
My favourites were the fish maw and the fried goby which were crispy and tasty. Our customers from Western Digital were usual patrons of the place and we could have the 'WD' discount. To find the place requires some local knowledge as there are no visible signs in Thai or in English but it was a favourite with the local people as well as some expatriate community who are obviously working in the area.
Half submerged Entrance to the Boat Restaurant
To reach the restaurant, one has to negotiate 2 landmarks, a dishevelled looking Shar Pei dog who looks abit like Winston Churchill (!) as well as a half-submerged walkway to reach the boat restaurant. It is actually an old barge converted to a dining place and the food is cooked over in the kitchen on dry land while the diners eat over the water's edge.
Entrance to the Boat Restaurant
Its quite fun watching the barges and the speedboats (ala James Bond) ply the Chao Phya river to Bangkok and taking in the sights of the ferry every 10 minutes. On top of that, the river is teeming with fishes which give me the sneaky feeling that some of these fishes are fed for the purposes of being on the dining table later !
10 Baht (S$ 0.40) to get across the Chao Phya river
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