Octie Appetie

02 December 2017

Nong Khai, Thailand

Previously:

Wat Phar Pu Korn and Wat Pa Tak Suer

If you were here in Nong Khai, please do not miss this Namnueng shop, called Daeng Restaurant. This place serve the best Namnueng in town as you can see how pack the restaurant is. They open for lunch and dinner. Namnueng is a Vietnamese fried sausage, it also comes in boiled version. The way to eat is by rolling the slices of sausage in the wetted rice roll, added some fresh leave vegetables and condiments. Then dipped into some kind of peanut sauce. The beginning of mastering the rolling art may be a little hard, but once you get used to it, you will know how much amount of filling you need to put in most without breaking the thin rice roll.

Daeng namnueng restaurant

Very pack at lunch time

Nong Khai walking street

If you were there in Saturday night, again don't miss this night walking street along the Mekong River. Full of delicious and cheap street food, range of souvenirs and some fun activities for kid.

View from the restaurant inside Sam Oar Guesthouse

Salad with imitate crab meat

Thin slice of pork for shabu shabu

dipping sauces

Fortunately here in Nong Khai, we have a friend who own a hotel in the best location and they let us stay for free. Although it is more like a guesthouse but the people are very friendly and helpful, the room is also clean. Inside the resort, they also have a Shabu shabu restaurant. They serve the super fresh meat, very tender and juicy while cooked in the tasty broth and nice compliment from the dipping sauces. The sitting was facing the mighty Mekong river and at night with all the lighting was so romantic.

For breakfast in the morning, they specially brought us some local delicacies to nibble from market near by. And in the house itself they provide a few choices of breakfast such as: Pork or chicken or prawn rice porridge, Vietnamese style bread roll served with sweet or savory filling. They are all delicious. I am very grateful and thankful for their kind hospitality and free food as well.

Khanom Paak Mor - Vietnamese style rice roll with meat and mushroom filling

Rice porridge with minced pork

Vietnamese style bread roll

Daeng Namnueng Restaurant
526-527 Moo 4, Rim Khong Road, Nong Khai
Ph: +66 42 460 647

Nong Khai walking street
Every Saturday night 4pm-10pm

Sam Oar Guesthouse and Resort
43 Sam Oar Friendship Songfungkhong Hotel
Kaeo Worawoot road, Nong Khai
Ph: +66 42 646 718

Stay tuned for the next end of the year trip:
Vang Vieng, Laos

30 November 2017

Wat Phar Pu Korn and Wat Pa Tak Suer

Previously:

Morning Activities In Chiang Khan

On the way from Chiang Khan to Nong Khai, we made a brief stop at two famous and amazing temples. Wat Phar Pu Korn is famous with their beautiful lay-down monk statue and their mountain view from up there. Another one is Wat Pa Tak Suer, popular because of the glass skywalk on cliff.

Wat Phar Pu Korn

Wat Pa Tak Suer

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Nong Khai:
Nong Khai, Thailand

21 November 2017

Morning Activities In Chiang Khan

Previously:

Chiang Khan

Early morning around 5:30 am, we were waiting in front of our resort to saibat (give good merit for monks through food). In Chiang Khan, it is their tradition that every morning to do saibat. Locals and tourists lined up along the street waiting the group of monks walk pass from 9 different temples in the area. Unlike in any other part of Thailand, in here they have a specific rule to give only sticky rice and some dry snacks. It would be good and convenient to order the saibat set from the resort you stay.

After fulfill our physiological needs, we then need to fulfill our physical needs with delicious goodies. There is no breakfast provided in our resort (most of resorts are the same). However, they will give you a breakfast coupon to be used in ร้านซอยซาว ข้าวเปียกเส้น (Ran Soi Sau). The restaurant is located opposite Chic Boutique hotel and next to Wat Tha Krok. You can have one serve of main meal to choose from Khai Krata (Vietnamese-style egg in the pan), Khao tom (rice porridge), or Khao piak (Laotian noddle soup). It comes with unlimited patongko (Chinese fried bread stick), white bread and condiments plus make-your-own coffee or tea or milo drinks.

self-service section

Patongko with condensed milk

Khao tom with pork

Khao piak

Khai kata

ร้านซอยซาว ข้าวเปียกเส้น
4 Chai Kong, Tambon Chiang Khan, Amphoe Chiang Khan, Chang Wat Loei

Stay tuned for the next end of the year trip:
Wat Phar Pu Korn and Wat Pa Tak Suer

14 November 2017

Chiang Khan

Previously:

The Old Chiangkhan Boutique Hotel

The view is amazing

Chiangkhan is a historic district in the northern part of Loei Province. Set by the mighty Mekong river that separate Thailand from Laos. The town is very slow and laid back. So many foreigner and local retirees spend their free happy life here.

At night, this long narrow street of Chai Kong Road is turned into a vibrant walking street. This street is lined with wooden merchant houses that mostly use as guesthouses and shops. If you stay here, make sure to get the room that facing the river.

So many unique food are sold in this place, from light snacks like crispy grilled shrimps to a heavier food like pad-thai. Not forget to mention too some Thai-style Bingsoo which is fresh rock melon topped with coconut ice cream. At dinner time, we tried at one of the famous Laos food restaurant. It is called Ran Huan Luang Prabang Restaurant.

Laos beer

Or Lam

Deep fried river fish

Making pad thai

Ran Huan Luang Prabang Restaurant
156 Moo 2, Chai Khong Road, Chiang Khan
Ph: +66 42 821 046

Stay tuned for the next blog still in Chiang Khan:
Morning Activities In Chiang Khan