Nom Nom Nom
Fancy yourself a gourmet? Figure that a meal
consisting of strawberry soda, fried squid
and pad thai (Thailand’s quintessential dish
made up of stir-fried rice noodles, eggs,
shrimp & tofu) doesn't quite test your taste
buds’ mettle? A Khantoke Dinner would
be right up your alley. Traditionally a feast
reserved for royal subjects on very special
occasions such as festivals and holy days,
this is a meal of epic proportions - Thailand’s
“seven colours” if you will.
Brace Yourself
Three words: “come really hungry!”... As
soon as you are ushered to your seat, you are
bombarded with a variety of tasty Northern
Thai dishes. First up is a bowl of clear
lettuce soup served with sticky rice. Just as
you begin to dig into your starters, a Khan
Tok - meaning a low round table - is placed
in front of you, laden with an overwhelming
range of delicacies. Not confined to a figure
of speech, this spread allows you to “feast
your eyes”.
This dinner would probably be best
described as a personal buffet. Bowls filled
with a wide range of dishes are quickly
refilled as soon as your spoon scrapes the
bottom. A bowl of minced pork cooked in
tomatoes goes well with the famous Asian
starch, steamed rice.
It won’t be too long before you start eyeing
the crispy deep fried chicken, of course.
Surprisingly well cooked chicken is a
popular dish in Asia. To balance things out,
healthy servings of steamed, stir-fried and
raw vegetables are provided. For those with
an adventurous palate, bowls of crispy pork
skin and sticky sweet rice noodles are also
part of the mix.
THREE WORDS
“ C O M E R E A L LY