| Phuket Local Food |
| They say 'we are what we eat' and again 'life is a journey'. Those great exotic dishes which you sample along the way, help to make the trip worthwhile. |
Phuket has a unique cuisine and both its entrées and desserts
are a combination of local and Chinese cooking styles. International visitors should not miss the opportunity to sample the mouth-watering and unique offerings of Phukets kitchens. We have the inside track on toothsome dishes which will
tempt your taste buds. Please allow us to offer a few examples;
Mee Sue:
Phuket's breakfast noodles with salty taste and white color when uncooked, are boiled and flavoured
with oriental spices. They can be served with sliced pork or chicken
and accompanied by boiled rice or rice soup. Kuo Kwan Restaurant,
(located on Phuket Road near Robinson's department store),
is rightly famous for this simple but tasty dish.
Oh Aew:
An unbeatable, Phuket dessert which is made from jellied banana-flour
mixed with boiled red bean, ice, and sweet red syrup. There original
Oh Aew caterers can be found on Yaowarat Intersection and one can
be found at the area of beginning of Loh Rong Soi.

Dim Sum:
Are a tantalising group of small dishes which can be eaten at any
time of the day. The Dim Sum is a steamed dumpling, filled with every imaginable
choice of sweet or savoury filling, and served with Chinese herb chicken
soup and condiments. Visit Boonyarat Restaurant for the best. They have
branches at the vegetable market, the main bus terminal and again near
Dao Rung School on Chao Fa Road.
Oh Tao:
Also known as Hoi Tod Hokgian, is a fried oyster dish prepared
with eggs, flour, bean sprouts and taro root - a favourite Phuket
snack. Look for it at Oh Tao Wongwian Restaurant, located near
the Clock Tower Circle, Phuket Road, or at the Oh Tao Restaurant
next to Bang Neaw Municipality School, Phuket Road.
Kanom Jin Phuket:
A Vermicelli-based dish served with a variety of curry sauces. This
is a favourite breakfast dish for Thais. They will insist on relishes
such as Tai Pla fish sauce with crab, prawns, or vegetables. Try
the Kanom Jin restaurant located on Krabi Road. They have branches
near Merlin Hotel (Tungka Road) and in front of Prookpanya School
on Phuket Road near the Bang Neaw Chinese shrine.
Mee Hok Kian:
This is made with large yellow noodles similar to Japanese Soba. Mee
Hok Kian can be served in with pork-bone soup and/or dried noodles. A delightful
variety known as Mee Hok Kian Pak includes fried noodles, soup, pork, fish
or squid, egg, fried onions and pork cracklings. Recommended Mee Hok Kian
restaurants are Mee Ao Gay, located on Poonpol Road and Mee Sapam at Sapam
Village, Thepkasattri Road.
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