Thai Pork Noodles & Som Dtam @ Lai Thai Market, Department 17, Petaling Jaya

I'm ever a large believer of sniffing out practiced nutrient alongside approximately aid of those who know best. Hence, when Chef Korn from my favourite Thai restaurant, Erawan (we only did a revisit for the umpteenth fourth dimension in addition to discovered to a greater extent than yummy dishes!) mentioned this house I knew I had to hand it a try. I was told that there's links betwixt this Section 17 house alongside the other Thai products marketplace inwards Pandan Indah.
      This tiny infinite is primarily a shop alongside goods lay out haphazardly but on the side they also serve upwardly unproblematic Thai fare similar pork noodles (RM5) in addition to a Northern Thai specialty, Som Dtam (RM5). Expect no frills, limited tabular array infinite mingling alongside Thai voices gaily enjoying their country's specialties when they drib yesteryear to alternative upwardly supplies. There's a communal experience to the house peculiarly when it gets crowded alongside a grouping of Thai women who appear to know each other.
       The pork noodles is quite similar to the Chinese version except the broth has a cleaner taste. You add together the Thai flavours yesteryear helping yourself to the condiments on the tabular array similar a dash of chilli flakes, a sprinkle of saccharide in addition to a milk shiver of the fish sauce bottle. I slurp downwards my bowl happily since it includes my favourite silky shine kuey teow noodles. Since I didn't beak Thai in addition to the owners weren't likewise fluent inwards English, I was a piffling lost on what else was on offering until I saw the ladies ordering Som Dtam or light-green papaya salad.
         Thud, thud...went the long wooden pestle inwards the clay pot every bit the lady prepped the salad. Everything is done 1 time an guild is made thence the salad was really fresh. She'll add together a dash of lime juice, chuck inwards the lime halves to pound it farther to allow the aromatic oils to mingle alongside the shredded papaya. Chillies are added to your liking in addition to yous tin sack fifty-fifty gustation the seasoning halfway through the making of the salad to brand certain it was to your palate. A dash of fish sauce, long beans, tomatoes, peanuts, a sprinkle of dried prawns in addition to the salad is ready. The whole pounding usage helps the papaya soften in addition to absorb the dressing. The Thai trinity of sweet-sour-spicy flavours are all inwards this salad, making yous crave for a piffling to a greater extent than of the crunchy shreds.
          Aside from the salad in addition to the noodles, yous tin sack also alternative upwardly these parcels wrapped inwards banana leaves that incorporate a banana stuffed gummy rice dumplings. I acknowledge I felt it was quite bland fifty-fifty though the rice was a prissy soft texture. I consider I'll stick to my noodles in addition to the Som Dtam for my supply visit.
         The house industrial plant on an interesting schedule, every bit they're only opened upwardly for Th to Sunday, from 10am to 5pm. The residuum of the time, the owners go dorsum to Thailand to rootage for their fresh supplies. Usually their regulars know the schedule good in addition to patronise them on Th to instruct the freshest vegetables.


Lai Thai Market
AG-3, Block A
Happy Mansion
Jalan 17/13
Section 17
Petaling Jaya


Tel: 03-7954 4688


(Non Halal. Same row every bit MM Cafe. More pictures inwards my flickr set.)


*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed hither is solely based on my personal tastebuds in addition to may vary for others. This review is fourth dimension sensitive; changes may occur to the house subsequently on that tin sack deport upon this opinion. The reviewer also declares that she has non received whatsoever monetary or non-monetary compensation from this house for writing the review.

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