RICE NOODLES
Soundtrack: Kung fu fighting - Cee-lo Green and Jack Black
Noodles, noodles, noodles... Did Signore Marco Polo introduce it to East Asia or did our cousins from China come up with it? Not that it matters (that much) but what's clear is that it is a big part of any Asian person's diet.
There are many many noodle dishes, many that stretch beyond a Pad Thai. Sorry but...
Dear Tourists,
Please try other things.
Sincerely,
ColourBox
This dish may be an introduction to some but perhaps a regular for most.
ColourBox presents:
Thin flat rice noodles with fish balls and bean sprouts. Garnished with fried garlic, spring onions and please welcome back my homie; Coriander The Herb.
This dish is a Thai-Chinese combo but the habit of having it without soup is very much a Southeast Asian thing. Our good old neighbour Vietnam does it too.
The soup version is the alternative but today was just too hot for that.
To accompany the noodles, the boss-lady of the shop kindly brought me an ice cold glass of lightly-sweetened Chrysanthemum tea. Perfect.
WHERE TO FIND
This dish is common enough for it to be found within your 3 km radius we promise you this. Otherwise any food courts surely do it.
But if you are hunting for THE best noodles with fish balls (or Kuew Tiew Loog Chin Pla), some insist on a stall near Wang Burapha in China Town.
However we'd like to point you towards this particular 80 year old shop; Lim Hua Heng situated at the corner intersection of Thewet in Bangkok.
It is a family-run noodle shop with the master chef representing his family's 3rd generation.
By 4pm they would have ran out of stock so best to go early for lunch and fight for a seat.
CALORIE COUNTING
If you are bothered or curious... A regular bowl of rice noodles with fish balls sans soup will set you back about 380 calories.
HYGIENE
Side street food stalls and shops vary in cleanliness. Some are better than others but frankly that also depends on where you are from, your standards and how immune your stomach is. Because you'd be missing out on a lot of gorgeous mouth-watering food if you are too particular. #realtalk
PRICE
You can expect to pay from around 30 to 90 baht per regular bowl.
RANDOM FACT
Noodles have been created from flour and water since as early as 5000 BC! This is some serious ancient comfort food.
Happy eating!
ColourBox
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