Tu Kab Khao is another one of those Phuket restaurants that keeps getting mentioned by different Singaporean/Malaysian foodie friends. It “looks” rather touristy, but actually serves up pretty down-to-earth, authentic-to-boot Southern Thai dishes.
The name of the restaurant is taken from the local Phuket-Thai-Chinese term which refers to a traditional wooden food cabinet. We have exactly the same piece of furniture in olden-day Penang, known as “Kab Tu”. Located in downtown Phuket Old Town, it’s easily recognisable by a kitsch giant blue lobster artwork clinging to its sidewall.
Me as well Crawfish are often called Mudbugs where I grew up.
In reality it was vice versa, it is believed that Insects evolved from Crustaceans. So “Crabs of the Land”?
Ours went closer to the floor (another shelf) and anything like those clay vessels were long gone by the time I came around
I’m going to send the pic to my mom. I think she’ll get a kick out of it. I bet ours was also a food storage / pantry cupboard in her grandmother’s day.
