Magien til lokale thairestauranter
Boon is one of the most underrated lokale thairestauranter i Phuket. It’s not fancy, the menu is not long, and lunch at Boon only costs a few baht, but the taste is unique. The restaurant is tiny, hard to spot, and so modest; we probably wouldn’t bother explaining to anyone how to go there. But after so many years, we realised that this place is very special to us: It’s what local Thai food is all about simple, cheap, casual, and delicious.
The real name is ‘Kour Maikhao’, but first, it’s nowhere near Mai Khao Beach since it is just outside Phuket Town, on the road leading to Phuket Airport. Second, I only found out about this name while writing this story. For us, it has always been: “Let’s go to Boon!”
Se hele listen vår over Lokale thairestauranter i Phuket
Our office used to be next to this small restaurant, and for years, we would go there for lunch without hesitation. The place was dark and old initially, but we didn’t mind. Khun Jin, Boon’s wife, cooks the food with passion and dedication, and we all love it. This is the magic of Thai food. You can enjoy a full range of fantastic dishes, from the most sophisticated experience in a fancy restaurant to the most simple food cooked on an old stove in an old wok!
In the back of the restaurant, the setting is shockingly simple. A couple of rusty stoves and a few overworked woks are all Jin needs to mix the right ingredients, with the right amount of movement at the right temperature—not too much, never rushed. After 20 years, Boon restaurant finally got renovated and now looks bright and neat, but the stoves and woks are just the same old ones.
Years have passed, and we no longer work in this part of Phuket, but we never miss a chance to visit Boon and his wife for the unique taste of their cooking. To give you an idea, any fried rice or basil leaves rice we order in Phuket or Bangkok would have to be compared to Boon! And while some restaurants in Phuket and Bangkok came quite close, none ever surpassed theirs, no matter how fancy the restaurant was.
Hva skal jeg bestille hos Boon?
Det er tre retter vi ville fortsette å bestille, og hver av dem ville ikke koste mer enn 50 baht: Pad Kra Pao Moo Khai Dao, Khao Pad Kai (stekt ris med kylling) og Khao Pad Nam Prik Moo Tod
1. Pad Kra Pao Moo Khai Dao
(Ris toppet med stekt svinekjøtt og basilikum og stekt egg)
This dish can be cooked with pork (Ka-prao Moo), Chicken (Ka-prao Kai) and beef (Ka-prao Neua), just ask. It can be pretty spicy, especially since those naughty little green chillies are good at hiding under the green basil leaves! Ask ‘Mai Ped’ if you can’t eat it spicy. Note that the photo below has no Kai Dao (fried egg)
2. Khao Pad Kai (stekt ris med kylling)
The Khao Pad Ka has a nice smell, a great texture without ever being dry or stuffy, and a few bits of salt that add a delicate, fun touch.
3. Khao Pad Nam Prik Moo Tod
Fried rice with chilli relish topped with fried pork is Boon’s signature dish. The rice is fried with just the right amount of Thai chilli relish, so it’s not too overwhelming. It’s topped with fried pork (you can ask for fried chicken or fried shrimp instead), so it’s better than ordinary fried rice but still simple for a really good one-dish lunch.
Det er mange flere retter å nyte, men dette er de 3 vinnerne!
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Boon Restaurant Info
Sted: Phuket Town utkant
Adresse: 4/223 Thepkrasatree Rd, Ratsada, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000
Åpen: 10 – 3
Pris: veldig billig!
Boon Restaurant Kart
Lokale thairestauranter i Phuket
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