Location Pins: Khao Gaeng: maps.app.goo.gl/qFNsfu1rgQMPxPjQ6 Roti Curry: maps.app.goo.gl/y9ML2Ut3cp4WAt1n8 Mee Sapam: maps.app.goo.gl/3WkEoPjUHzpWDwct7 Kin Kub Ei: maps.app.goo.gl/HeTH9S1v5ZzqhFMCA Georgian: maps.app.goo.gl/bD9vRxnYqfpqTYxL6 And a couple that we referenced (our personal favorite Post-Soviet places in Phuket): Moldovan: maps.app.goo.gl/VCTY6BJQQoYKzpGYA Tajik: maps.app.goo.gl/wyeqFgSL5XbJt1eA8 Ukrainian: maps.app.goo.gl/NHyBpa21g6Zs8PuG8 AND- The incredible hotel on the southern cape: maps.app.goo.gl/3rMbiSjeeG8tFDao7
The Thai government should be paying this channel. Even my Thai friends learn from this channel about their own history and cuisine . After 30 odd years here this channel re instills that feeling of awe i felt when i first came here.
Such a good video. Daria's little happy dance while eating the Georgian food was adorable. The woman making the restaurant to preserve her Auntie's food was so heartwarming. I wish more people cared about saving old food ways no matter where they live in the world.
I'll have to try Georgian food sometime. Might have to go to Phuket to eat it.. though I'd be surprised if there wasn't something in Bangkok or Pattaya. Actually Phuket might be preferrable compared to Pattaya.. 😁
Avra in Bangkok is also outstanding for Georgian food. I'd say the Khachapuri is better in Phuket- the cheese was more authentic. But everything else is as strong or stronger at Avra in BKK.
Oh man. Thanks a million for recommending Avra. One khatchapuri is way more than enough for one person, especially with unlimited olive oil, a khinkali and the complimentary bread basket. I should have saved half of it to eat the next day. Will definitely plan to go again next time I am in Bangkok, and I will probably be back more often as a result, too. Last night I ordered a Pide at Red Istanbul, I suppose the two beg comparison.. they're both delicious, it's the cheese in the khatchapuri that sets them apart. Oh yeah.. I did eat the stem of the khinkali.. there were red pepper flakes in the very top, that must've been there for a reason.😁
Awesome one Adam 💯 I live in Phuket and the best way to uncover its past is the food! I feel it’s the best food of Thailand and has the most joyful locals.
Mee Sapam looks so suspiciously familiar. It looks like a local Sarawakian dish, colloquially know as "fried ccoked noodles". And the peranakan lady in her sarong wielding the mortar and pestle....too legit. I can remember my grandma doing that and i miss my grandma's cooking 😪. Tok tok tok said the mortar to the pestle and it meant that food was on the way in the kitchen. Its still Pavlov's bell to some of us.
One of my favorite episodes to date. Growing up in a family who cooked together and passed down recipes, seeing a niece encourage her Auntie to open (a Michelin star) restaurant is about the coolest thing ever. ❤
So SO SO awesome!! Love Ei! Seeing her alone is worth it! But; all of it! the history! the humor! The food!! And Daria! Congrats on being 5th!! Thanks for sharing your day!
I lived in Phuket - and have to say the good food was pretty hard to find, but it did exist. The Khao Gaeng shop opposite Wat Chalong is a personal fave, the most amazing muslim style sup nuea (beef soup) and some incredible muu pad prik pao (pork fried with nam prik pao), super cheap too. But all in all, I was mightily relieved to move back to the north of Thailand where you don't have to hunt for the culture, or the good food!
Im so happy to have been a subscriber now for a couple of weeks! Im gonnabe able to say i was here before yu hit the four million mark! You talet and love for food and its history willbe your legacy to the world. My neice lived in Phucat for 10 yrs and loved it and the food!
Daria's eyes lighting up with the Georgian food is great! Like you Adam with the gumbo! Nothing like the tastes and sounds of where you grew up, no matter where you immigrated to :) That pure pure comfort food :D
This is the first time one of your videos has come up in my feed. I had to comment and say how much I loved it! The history of Phuket and the beautiful historical photos were fantastic to see and I loved the cultural links to the dishes you ate. Definitely subscribed and can’t wait to check out more of your channel’s content.
nice vid once again !!! i used to live in Phuket between 2006 and 2009 working as an executive chef for the White Box Restaurant on Patong. Phuket is amazing when you live on the island, i miss the place a lot. Thanx to you.
Its cool to see all these new foods that have popped up, but 'm happy the old traditions are being saved with some locals, and hopefully this continues to happen. MICHEL STAR - THAT'S WHATS UP
I went to Phuket in 1978-79 for the first time. It was a peace corp destination so I went. Flew in to Phuket airport from Songkla, went south to the first resort built in Phuket. No electricity except in Phuket town, so everyone had generators. Randomly met a friend who I went to school with in Bangkok ISB, his family owned the jewelry store in the resort. He took me to visit all the beaches in the south, Rawai, Nai Harn, etc in his pickup truck. Many of the current high end beaches we had to drive through tapioca fields to reach them. Afterwards, I went back to BKK on an overnight bus from Phuket town. I’ve been back since, but I prefer to stay in Rawai because it’s more local. I especially like the Talan Nat, or pop up wet market that happens twice a week in a field in Rawai.
Another interesting thing about Phuket Old Town is the Sino-Portuguese architecture, mixture of Chinese and Portuguese styles. Also, the Georgian foods look really amazing.
I watched it and sent the link to Dennis! I didn't even recognize her in the thumbnail at first because there was no sarong or hairnet. But so cool to see!
On my first trip to Thailand in 2022, I was forced to spend a week in the Phuket sandbox. I was really bummed about spending so much time in a overtouristic place, yet discovered the colorful people, history and cuisine, as I randomly chose to stay in Phuket Town instead of Patong. Thnx for sharing the REAL Phuket with the world❤
It is sad that heritage food are dying, yet something inevitable. I started to learn to cook many of Medan's Peranakan dishes because grandma could not cook anymore and there are some very unique creole dishes you can only find in behind closed doors of Medan Chinese shophouses. As much as I want to share them, I also want people to know the history behind the food before they eventually get claimed and appropriated.
Planning a filming trip to Medan soon. I know the city well- have probably spent maybe 2 years there in total- but would love any recommendations you've got. As you said- the Peranakan culture (since the anti-Chinese riots I suppose) is quite hidden.
@@OTRontheroad will have to think hard. I always tell people that the best way to have great Medan Chinese home food is to get invited to Lunar New Year open houses. Otherwise you will have to try the best rojak and pecel salad in the world at Pecel Ahyok. The aunty is very old and will not be around for long. I also found this place called Kedai Ayah, specialising Deli Malay cuisine. Unique malay Dish such as banana blossom gulai and fish stomach gulai and anyang salad (a bit like urap) are very hard to find. I will get back to you regarding to local creole chinese cuisine.
@@OTRontheroad also you can find many Peranakan fares at the Kopitiam beside Pajak/Pasar Petisah. My father had the ritual of going to Pajak Hindu corner kopitiam for coffee. It was a small yet once oldest market in Medan. The oldest mosque in Medan was just behind it and also the old little India/ Kampong Kling used to be there too. Afterwards a new Chinatown was built at Pasar Baru (Semarang and Selat Panjang food street). Later the Cantonese were segregated to Lau A Yok (Asia Megamas) and it became the third Chinatown. Nowadays Setiabudi is the new Chinatown away from the cbd.
Here in Malaysia Peranakan (aka Baba-Nyonya) food has spawned a genre of restaurants. A lot of them are halal, you often find them in malls. One wonders how close they are to the original, of course, or how they've been adapted for commercialization.
@@iskandartaib many of the dishes were served also in Hokkien household, but eventually I also realised that not many Chinese kids in my hometown ate the same kind of food. I am no Peranakan, but I supposed many of the old families have brushed shoulders with the Baba-s and Nyonya-s.
That location for Mee Sapam is not the original one. Mee Sapam was originally on the other side of the road facing west. It was considered to be lucky to face the sunrise. Then, over 30 years ago, as they grew, they relocated to a bigger place on the opposite side of the road. The locals said it was bad luck not to be facing the sunrise, but the restaurant flourished.
I've been to this Batumi resto and sadly they ran out of lamb and couldn't make me my beloved Chanakhi. Pretty good restaurant. Better than georgian restos in BKK and Pattaya. Ps kudos for showing people how to eat acharuli! Just the way they do it in Batumi I'm glad you covered some food outside of touristy areas and especially in the Eastern side of the island. I miss some Chinese food from Phuket old town. It's essentially Chinatown, at least parts of it.
You really gotta make a post or a video someday of how y'all got the entire team together! Adam, Daria, Dennis, Jaspar (listed alphabetically) and all others involved!
Ha- will do something like that soon- at the very least, might do a livestream in honor of our upcoming 2 year anniversary. Will figure it out.. Would love to get a chance to share the stories of Boris, Dennis, Daria, and even Mary (who is now helping as a social media assistant). Not to mention the translators I depend on for subtitles. It's a small team but growing- and everyone's contributions deserve massive credit. (Since you mentioned Jaspar, you've got a good memory! He did good work when we started out, long gone from the channel though, almost a year by now I think.)
Absolutely incredible content as usual. I moved to Phuket a couple of years ago and I was hoping that you would cover it, even though I'm disappointed to not have run into you while you were filming :D This island is fascinating in so many aspects and there is more than meet the eyes there. I think a lot of people that believe it's overrated missed the truly good parts. It's surpringly hard to find any information regarding Phuket history online (in English). I will definitely try to get my hands on the Colin Mackay book.
Nice to see some coverage of an island with such a checkered past & the multicultural future it's grown despite that. Stalin (who himself was Kartveli/Georgian) likely played a role in the popularity of Georgian food essentially throughout the ex-Soviet states including Kazakhstan (the last standing Soviet state at the time of the collapse) despite his rather sordid cost
I purposely sought out a Georgian restaurant in Phuket for the very reason that it's hard to find in my part of the world, though I went to a different restaurant than the one in this video. If you know khachapuri, you love it.
46:08 Many people seem like to described many flat circular food as pizza, for instance Japanese Pizza (Okonomiyaki), Vietnamese Pizza (Banh Trang Nuong).
Or "Turkish pizza" (can't remember what it's actually called - lahmacun maybe). I ate a lot of Turkish pizza the few months I stayed in the Netherlands.
The mainland area of Phang-nga that is right next to Phuket is also filled with amazing low key restaurants. This area was also part of the tin mine rush so the restaurants are also pretty old. A few months ago I rented a scooter and checked out Khao-lak and Takua-pa; quite a good amount of Michelin guide places for towns of this size. And it is way less touristy than Phuket even though it is only one hour away from Phuket.
So I cut this segment for time, but I did have a part written for the video about Phang Nga. In 1809 when the Burmese invaded, the people who were living on Phuket fled inland and actually settled what's now Phang Nga. So it's basically the only place to get actual old Phuket native food, interestingly enough.
37:10 "อายุน้อยลงทุกวันแล้ว" doesn't really mean "younger" per se, but more accurately in this context means "[my] age is getting lower", meaning the time he has left is getting lower.
I'm also looking for somewhere to eat Kanom Jeen Nam Ya. I wonder if there are any Southern Thai halal shops. I suspect that noodle stall near the Bobae Market mosque might have it, or perhaps one of the shops on Phetchaburi Soi 7. And I suppose some of the stalls at the vegetarian food courts would have vegetarian versions of it. Watching the Kanom Jeen video, you mention a stall at the Khlong Toei market, I suppose I should try exploring that area, too, it's also on the way to Bang Kachao. Searching Google Maps was discouraging, of the few Kanom Jeen Nam Ya restaurants marked, most are marked "permanently closed". Probably a result of COVID.
Everyhings better with MSG - such words can only come from asia food professionals like on this channel. And at the very first restaurant i've seen gaeng som, this for breakfast is wild.
Great vid as always! Would be interesting to see you guys cover the history of Khao-Ka-Moo (direct translation is Pork leg Rice), it's one of my favourite dish!
Nice video! Going to Thailand for 1st time in September. Staying 2 weeks in Bangkok. Still considering Phuket but prob not due to it being too touristy, my friend also said its not fun there anymore due to foreign tourism. Out of curiosity do you speak Thai since you moved there?
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Hah- thanks so much for saying what I'd love to say, but can't get away with in a documentary. It just always feels wrong when I'm trying to tell cohesive and engaging stories to break in with a "like, share, subscribe!" (not to mention any ads, which sucks to turn down, but it just doesn't fit with this content). That's no disrespect to anyone else who DOES work that into their videos- I'm jealous. Just not our style. So I appreciate you taking the time to write.
Would you happen to have a map location for that vegan food court in the Santi Asoke video? I definitely want to eat there. Can't find a location under that video. I tried looking around the Bang Kapi mall on Google Maps, couldn't see anything obvious. The video mentions a weekend market, is the food court only open weekends?
I found a "Santi Asoke Vegetarian Restaurant, QMW3+Q92, Khlong Kum, Bueng Kum, Bangkok 10240, Thailand". Is this it? It's a good hour by foot from Bang Kapi mall, though there are probably motorbike taxis.. And it says it's permanently closed...
That's probably the one. It's all around this temple: maps.app.goo.gl/GZo2jYFtpXWEU3PC6 The big market is only on weekends, but the food court is open every day. I'd also strongly suggest this place, also run by Santi Asoke, and it's amazing. maps.app.goo.gl/L8oucvzR3SoHaAE47 But the temple area is a unique experience not to miss for sure.
@@OTRontheroad Oh cool! That's across the street from Chatuchak Market, and I've never been on that side of the street before. I always thought it was just some sort of furniture market, maybe that's the next thing down the road. The area in front of JJ Market down the road had some halal food stalls on the weekends, that's where I discovered halal Thai hot dogs (actually cocktail sized sausages, with sticky rice inside) but after COVID it seems to have disappeared.
Well, as I am in a global food place like Phuket and Bangkok, with a sizeable Russian ancestry population as well, there's a decently rated Georgian restaurant that's near me! And that includes reviews from people who have actually visited Georgia thus perspective. Time to go! LOL. Not going to eat that kinkhali handle! No bad luck for me!
Wonderful video. Have you visited Tai tribal cousins in Assam, India or those in Northern Vietnam? It would be interesting to see your take on differences and similarities after the Mongols caused this diaspora. 😊
Regarding the Georgian Khinkali - yeah, you shouldn't eat the handle, only used from grabbing, it's the same with the Uzbeki Jewish community here in Israel🥟
I've never been to Phuket, I suppose the party-touristy vibe put me off, besides I figured it would be cooler up north. Besides I don't see the charm in beaches (haven't been to Pattaya either, come to think of it). I have motored around Southern Thailand a year or so before COVID, it was a little scary (police checkpoints everywhere). But the first Thai movie I ever watched was "The Tin Mine", which was set either in Phuket or just north of it. Young Bangkok man fails his University exams and is sent to work as a surveyor at a tin mine in the south. Pretty good movie.
@@poom323 Thai cinema is really surprising. Lots of good movies. They'll actually show some in cinemas here (in Kuala Lumpur), that's where I watched "The Tin Mine". The recent "How to make millions before Grandma dies" was a bit of a surprise hit here - one of the major cineplexes had 9 or 10 screens showing it the first week. (I suppose one reason for it being a hit was it involved a Thai Chinese family living in Bangkok, and had a lot of stuff about Chinese traditions.) Whenever I visit Thailand I make it a point to watch one or two Thai movies (and one or two Japanese ones, which seem to be popular in Thailand). Always a surprise - the last time I was in Chiang Mai I watched "Tid Noi", which turned out to be a re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac, with some VERY Thai twists to the story. I'd say my all-time favorite, though, was "Suddenly Twenty" - it turned out to be a remake of a Korean movie, and there are, by now, a Japanese version, a Tagalog version, and two Chinese versions, alongside the Thai version. One day I'll watch all of them.
@@poom323 That's weird. I wrote a long post about why I like Thai cinema, but it disappeared. Yeah, Thai cinema is surprising - lots of really good movies. They often show them in cinemas here (in Kuala Lumpur), which is where I watched "The Tin Mine". The recent "How to make millions before Grandma dies" turned into a surprise hit, with some cineplexes devoting nine or ten screens to it in the opening week. Probably because the subject of the movie is a Thai Chinese family, and deals with practices and traditions. Whenever I visit Thailand I try to watch one or two Thai movies (and one or two Japanese ones, which seem popular in Thailand). Always a surprise - the last time I was in Chiang Mai I watched "Tid Noi", which turned out to be a re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac, with some VERY Thai twists. My favorite Thai movie is probably "Suddenly Twenty". This turned out to be a re-make of a Korean movie, and it's spawned (so far) a Japanese version, a Tagalog version, and two Chinese versions, along with the Thai version. One day I will watch all of them.
@@poom323 That's weird. I wrote a long post about why I like Thai cinema, but it disappeared. Yeah, Thai cinema is surprising - lots of really good movies. They often show them in cinemas here (in Kuala Lumpur), which is where I watched "The Tin Mine". The recent "How to make millions before Grandma dies" turned into a surprise hit, with some cineplexes devoting nine or ten screens to it in the opening week. Probably because the subject of the movie is a Thai Chinese family, and deals with practices and traditions. Whenever I visit Thailand I try to watch one or two Thai movies (and one or two Japanese ones, which seem popular in Thailand). Always a surprise - the last time I was in Chiang Mai I watched "Tid Noi", which turned out to be a re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac, with some VERY Thai twists. My favorite Thai movie is probably "Suddenly Twenty". This turned out to be a re-make of a Korean movie, and it's spawned (so far) a Japanese version, a Tagalog version, and two Chinese versions, along with the Thai version. One day I will watch all of them.
@poom323 That's weird. I wrote a long post about why I like Thai cinema, but it disappeared. Yeah, Thai cinema is surprising - lots of really good movies. They often show them in cinemas here (in Kuala Lumpur), which is where I watched "The Tin Mine". The recent "How to make millions before Grandma dies" turned into a surprise hit, with some cineplexes devoting nine or ten screens to it in the opening week. Probably because the subject of the movie is a Thai Chinese family, and deals with practices and traditions. Whenever I visit Thailand I try to watch one or two Thai movies (and one or two Japanese ones, which seem popular in Thailand). Always a surprise - the last time I was in Chiang Mai I watched "Tid Noi", which turned out to be a re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac, with some VERY Thai twists. My favorite Thai movie is probably "Suddenly Twenty". This turned out to be a re-make of a Korean movie, and it's spawned (so far) a Japanese version, a Tagalog version, and two Chinese versions, along with the Thai version. One day I will watch all of them.
Come to think of it.. next week I'll be in Bangkok, and will try to visit some of the places mentioned in OTR videos. Just wondering how early I should go on Saturday morning to get the Hor Mok at the floating market in Bang Kachao.
I'd say pre-11 AM you're definitely safe, and I'd guess you're probably fine until noon without much trouble. But I haven't been to that market in a few months and not 100% sure what the crowds are like these days.
@@OTRontheroad Thanks! I'll head directly to the floating market before going any where else on the island. I was worried I had to be there by 9.. I also plan to visit the Santi Asoke vegan food court (I just re-watched that video, but I couldn't find a location pin for it) and the Bang Kapi mall. I should also re-watch the Pratunam video - some of those ethnic restaurants would be interesting (never tried Nigerian food before, for one..).
Good and informative. Better than other food oriented channels. The background info of the location sets this channel apart from other food oriented channels. FYI, Peranakan (Baba/Straits Chinese) is pronounced per-rah-nah-cahn 😊
Excellent video. I learned a lot about the island’s history and I enjoyed the way you framed it through your food adventures. But I would check your sources and Phuket having more visitors than New York. In 2023 Phuket had 2 million visitors. NYC had 56 million.
Should have specified “international” visitors. 85% of New York visitors are domestic. And re: 2023, I have no idea. There’s a massive range of statistics for 2023 tourists in Phuket (seriously- it’s ridiculous) so I use 2019 pre-COVID numbers as a baseline.
I'm sure my Singapore and Malaysian friends pronounce Peranakan as puh-ruh-nuh-KAN. I don't think I ever heard it pronounced with the stress on the NUH. "Baba" is the word for a Peranakan man by the way. In Singapore and Malaysia you probably hear the word "Nyonya" more often, which is the word for a Peranakan woman.
Nicely put together... Sri Panwa is Magical...✨️ feel you missed some of the local products grown on the island that are directly connected to the food of the island such as pineapple 🍍... well for the next episode 😅 as the dishes that made Phuket into the world heritage patronage under UNESCO city of gastronomy, Tumee curry, Moo Hong and the famous crab 🦀 curry that you can find in Malaysia, Singapore, Penang and each have their respective particulars. Beautiful introduction and framework
There's many kinds of khachapuri but this is easily the best, Adjaruli khachapuri, originating in Adjara, the area on the Black Sea coast and Turkish border. None of the others I've had are vaguely like pizza but more like cheese bread. By the way, it's probably a bit closer to Georgian pronunciation to pronounce it as "hachapuri" than "kachapuri" since English doesn't have the ხ/kh sound. Oh and the country changed its name from Republic of Georgia to just Georgia in 1995 as you'll be constantly reminded if you go there and use the old name (-:
