Although I have already a serie about Thai Food in general and although Thai food is Typically Thai I hereby introduce a new serie What Did I eat today? Because many people ask me what I am eating after living in Thailand for more as 15 years. Well first of all I still not eat and never will eat spicy food. My taste buds are just not made for it. And I want my food to be dead but not too long dead. So that limits my Thai food. For breakfast I most times still eat western style, musli with yoghurt or bread. But for lunch or dinner I eat almost always Thai food.
So what did I eat?
Yesterday I did eat Mu Ka Ta, the Thai version of Korean BBQ. It means something like "Pork Wok" and it is a DIY dinner. There are restaurants like this everywhere in Thailand. The idea is that a small BBQ is placed on (or in) the table and on top is a kind of plate in the form of a hat. On top of the "hat" is placed a piece of fat that will grease the all hat. You will have a dish with fresh vegetable and noodle and a dish with pork meat. Some restaurants will also be able to serve seafood, beef, liver, etc. You will also get a kettle with water (or better bullion) and the water is then put in the "ring" of the "hat". Then the DIY fun starts! Put the vegetables etc. in the water and the meat on the top. Personally I like it once & awhile but for hygienic reasons I do not eat at places where the guests themselves have to get the meat from a buffer counter.
Costs : All-You-Can-Eat for a fixed price, ranging from 99 to 199 Thai baht. Of course depending on the quality and kind of meat you get. And you can also order home-delivery Mu Ka Ta, they will bring a BBQ set, meat, sauce, vegetables and bullion. And they next day they will pick it up.