Makan and Shopping Trip to Bangkok

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Thai Desserts - I only know the word "Banana" and it cost 15 Baht which is about S$0.60.

Khao Phan are thin, steamed rice sheets made from the fermented batter of rice flour mixed with water. Here served as a wrap for stir-fried vegetables. I think this is like our 猪肠粉 (Chee Cheong Fun).

Poo Cha (Stuffed Crab Shells) are deep-fried crab shells stuffed with crab meat & a host of other minced meat that has been pre-cooked in Thai-spices.

Thai Food - I couldn't make out what this was, though it does resembled our Ngor Hiang or Wu Xiang.

 

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Issan Sausages are common street foods in the North of Thailand. As you walk down a road way you will e beakoned by the wafting fragrance of these flavourful sausages grilling. You can eat from stick skewers or out of a lettuce cup with condiments including knobs of ginger, whole chiles, unsalted roasted peanuts, scallions and a wedge of lime to squeeze over them.

Thai Desserts

Assorted Jellies

Orange and Strawberry Drinks

 

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Grilled Cuttlefish - I had told myself that I want to eat this but every time I passed by, either I had already eaten or going to a buffet so cannot eat.

Issan Sausages - The seller trying out one herself.

 

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Aiyah, I thought u upload finish. I miss out the platinum mall. I thought sell clothes only so never go there although I stay near there. I try your recommendation on the roast pork and the pork cracker and the coconut ice cream at Chatuchak. Roast pork weird taste. Char siew nice. Coconut ice cream and the pork cracker, heavenly. Regret only bought 2 packets.

 

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Haven't finish yet, was busy these few days. Still got one more buffet not posted yet.

Which roast pork you bought? The one with sesame seeds? You are right, Platinum Mall sell clothes only but outside they got stalls like our Pasar Malam selling foods only.

 

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These huge slabs of Roast Pork were calling out to me to buy it. We don't see our roast stalls hanging so many pieces out at once.

Assorted Kuehs and colourful too.

Siew Mai? I have no idea but it does look like it.

 

[aileen99]

Haven't finish yet, was busy these few days. Still got one more buffet not posted yet.

Which roast pork you bought? The one with sesame seeds? You are right, Platinum Mall sell clothes only but outside they got stalls like our Pasar Malam selling foods only.

roast pork is the one 3 zhen rou, the chatuchak one got funny taste, but char siew is not bad.. But never mind. Nov probably going back again.

 

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These Dumplings were packed with a lot of ingredients.

Toasting Cracker - Saw many people are buying the cracker from him.

As we moved away from Platinum Mall, still more street vendors selling Thai Food.

 

[twtan14]

roast pork is the one 3 zhen rou, the chatuchak one got funny taste, but char siew is not bad.. But never mind. Nov probably going back again.

That fast, for me I need to save up my AL so earliest is probably next year.

 

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BBQ Pork Skewers seem to be a popular snack for Thais as you can see it everywhere.

Assorted BBQ Skewers - Here you have various BBQ parts of a pig or maybe cow.

Steamed Corn on Cob - Most of us have eaten the yellow sweet corn but I was told other whitish corn is more starchy in taste and not very nice.

Roti Prata - I think the banana was for the prata.

 

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Dropped by Pantip Plaza, the equivalent of our Sim Lim Square as my friends wanted to shop for HP covers.

Coconut Vendor - Nothing like a refreshing coconut to quench the thirst. The seller are ever so skillful that they can just remove the hard shell leaving only the coconut flesh intact with the juice still inside!

 

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Grilled Tilapia Fish - The white crusty stuffs you see are the salt. You peeled the skin away to eat the flesh inside.

Crispy Pork Knuckles - OK, look crispy enough, so we bought a pack to try later but the skin was not crispy by then, and tough to chew on maybe due to the fact it was wrapped inside the cling wrap.

 

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Paid a visit to the Four Faced Buddha at Erawan Shrine. This place was packed with worshipers.

Worshipers and Thai Dance Troupe - The dancers performing traditional Thai dance for the Brahma god at Erawan Shrine.

 

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Before calling this a day, someone wanted to go eat the Pig Organ Soup again. This time round the seller did not add the pig blood for us. For your info, this roadside stall is only available from the evening hours onward.

Hunger satisfied, we parted ways and head back to our own place of stay.

End of Day 4

 

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Day 5 - Crowne Plaza and MEGA Bangna

Took a taxi to Crowne Plaza as it was drizzling in the morning.

Elephant Statue in a small garden outside the entrance of the hotel.

This huge Flower Arrangement stood in the center of the lobby when we stepped into the hotel.

 

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Another Flower Arrangement after we exited the lift on the 23rd floor.

Beside it was the Rest Area with magazines to browse through. But we are not here to read magazines, we are here to eat.

This was Brazilian BBQ Buffet we came for. Bought the online voucher for the lunch deal.

 

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Panorama - Located high on the 23rd floor and with a seating capacity of up to 202, Panorama offers a great view of the Bangkok city skyline, with al fresco dining, private dining and live show kitchens available.

Panorama
Crowne Plaza (23rd Floor)
Bangkok Lumpini Park
952 Rama Iv Road
Bangkok 10500, Thailand

The entrance to the restaurant where the reception and cashier were.

Best Restaurant Award for Panorama - Another award wining restaurant to feast on.

After your eyes adjusted itself to the bright light streaming in from the glass window, you will noticed the two storey high Wine Gallery on the left.

 

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Dining Area - Make yourself cosy in these armchairs, you can relax and read the provided newspapers and magazines.

Our table was right along this row overlooking the Bangkok skyline though it was kind of misty on the window due to the drizzle earlier on. The mist however cleared once the sun came out.

Only five of us attended this buffet lunch as my friend's sister and her daughter wasn't keen on this.

 

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Water Feature - They have got like a couple of this giant glass ball overflowing with water among the dining area.

Dining Area - This was located in the inner room nearer to the cooking area. We chose the outer area beside the glass window since it was bright and better suited for photo taking.

Here the lighting was even dimmer, I had to brighten up the photo below else it's too dark to see much.

Lets start with the Cold Cuts and DIY Salad Section which was lighter on the palate.

 

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Assorted Cold Cuts and Cheese - Starting from the top left we have Mortadella, Salami, Provolone and Parma Ham.

From left to right: Mortadella, Parma Ham, Salami and Provolone Cheese.

Some of the labels are swapped and the correct order should be: Mortadella, Salami, Provolone and Parma Ham.

This was one huge Parmesan Cheese Wheel and it was a chore to scrape it as it was pretty hard.