[Penang, Malaysia] Lunch at Wayla Thai, OFA Building

[klyeoh (Peter)]

@ZivBnd

My problem there is I simply do not know what I am ordering when I point at them.

I’d done that many times - sometimes, we do get rewarded by very good food discoveries!

Khao Gaeng Rattana at Bangkok’s Nang Loeng Market gave me such an experience:

[Bangkok] Thai-Chinese curry rice at Khao Gaeng Rattana (ข้าวแกงรัตนา)

Khao Gaeng Rattana (ข้าวแกงรัตนา) at the historic Nang Loeng Market (Est. 1899) is run by a Thai-Chinese owner-chef whose grandfather was once a royal cook in the Thai Royal Palace. The food on offer are best described as localised Thai-Chinese dishes - Thailand’s equivalent of Nyonya food in Singapore, i.e. a marriage of local Thai and Chinese flavours. Nang Loeng Market itself is a foodie’s paradise, with well-known food stalls such as the fluffiest steamed Chinese buns from Aroi Salapao, to …