Nothing beats a good lunch and conversation with Penang’s Doyenne of Domesticity, Pearly Kee - cookbook writer and TV personality, who also runs a cooking school for Penang and Nyonya cooking.
We were at The Thai, a 1-year-old modern-Thai joint owned by Pattrawadee C. Grace, a talented graphic artist and self-taught chef.
Our lunch at 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗶 on Sri Bahari Road consisted of:
𝘛𝘢𝘮 𝘬𝘩𝘢𝘰 𝘱𝘰𝘥 𝘬𝘢𝘪 𝘬𝘦𝘮 (ตำข้าวโพด) - Thai-style sweet corn salad with salted duck’s egg (left) and 𝘠𝘶𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘰 𝘰𝘣 (ยำหมูอบ) - spicy roasted pork salad (right).
𝘛𝘰𝘮 𝘬𝘩𝘢 𝘬𝘢𝘪 (ต้มข่าไก่) - Thai galangal-coconut milk chicken soup;
𝘒𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘮 𝘫𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘦𝘢𝘸 𝘨𝘢𝘪 (ขนมจีน แกงเขียวหวานไก่)- Thai rice noodles with chicken green curry;
𝘒𝘰 𝘮𝘶 𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 (คอหมูย่าง) - grilled pork neck, served on steamed white rice, topped with a fried egg.
𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙨
Delicate egg yolk-based desserts here included 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘵 (ทองหยอด) - duck’s egg-syrup golden drops.
𝘍𝘰𝘪 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘨 (ฝอยทอง) - duck’s egg-syrup golden strands.
𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘱 (ลูกชุบ) - fruit-shaped gelatin-covered mashed mung bean sweets.
One of the best Thai spots in George Town at the moment.
Address
The Thai • เดอะไทย Cafe and Restaurant
1, Jalan Sri Bahari, 10050 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +604-217 0467
Opening hours: 11am-3pm, 5.30pm-10pm Tue to Sun. Closed on Mondays.
