COCONUTS HOT SPOT — Boat noodles is a Thai streetfood hawked from small boats on the canals of central Thailand. Its popularity grew tremendously, so much so that it’s now sold in streets and widely available in Thailand.
From Thailand, the boat noodles phenomenon has taken the Klang Valley quite by storm for the past year or so. Scenes of noodle bowls piling up sky high were something that almost everyone was bragging about on social media.
There are quite a number of restaurants serving these but the Original Boat Noodles are one of the pioneers.
The Original Boat Noodles serves their noodles in 2 types of broth: Ayutthaya and Pathumthani. The former originated from Ayutthaya with an intense flavour derived from a creamy dark broth boiled with no less than 10 herbs and spices. The rich brownish broth is thicker than the Pathumthani broth.
Using dark soy sauce for its delicate broth, the Pathumthani recipe uses 19 herbs and spices. While slightly sourish, the broth has a wide profile of aromas stemming predominantly from the 5-spice powder, star anise and cinnamon.
Both the Ayutthaya and Pathumthani broths are available with beef or chicken for the boat noodles.
Besides just noodles, the Original Boat Noodles does offer other simple street-type dishes on its menu.
Thai Popeye’s Tempura – kangkung leaves coated in light batter and deep-fried till crispy, eaten with a rich piquant “soot-yot” dipping sauce.
Thai Popeye’s Tempura
Yum Mama – classic Thai instant noodles smothered with chicken slices, crabstick and vegetables.
Yum Mama
Yum Woon Sen – similar to Glassnoodles Kerabu. Rice vermicelli is piled with bouncy shrimps and crab sticks and drenched with a sour spicy sauce.
Yum Woon Sen
Bangkok Omelette with “soot yud” – fried rice wrapped in a golden omelette, similar to the Nasi Padprik that’s popular locally. The rice, although rather plain-looking, was quite fragrant on its own even though there’s no other ingredients in it.
Bangkok Omelette
Kra-Pow Chicken Rice – “Kra Pow” refers to the Thai basil leaf. It’s minced chicken saute’ed with spices and Thai basil leaf – simple but so good. Together with the accompanying fried egg, this is a one-plate meal by itself.
Kra-Pow Chicken Rice
The Original Boat Noodles
G3A Empire Damansara
Jalan PJU 8/8
Damansara Perdana
47820 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 016-3304762
Opens daily from 11.00am till 9.00pm
#Pork-free
There are 9 Original Boat Noodles outlets in Malaysia, located in Empire Damansara, The School at Jaya One, Ikon Cheras, Berjaya Times Square, Publika, Sutera Mall (JB), Gamuda Walk (Kota Kemuning), Klang Parade and D’Pulze Cyberjaya.
For more information, visit Boat Noodles’ Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/meesampan
Chris Wan also blogs at Pure Glutton.
