Chatuchak used to be a must visit every time I head to Bangkok but after I discovered the magic of Platinum Mall – why bother about shopping under stuffy tents and sweat like piglets when there is the comfort of airconditioning? Woe is me when I realized the same item at Platinum Mall at “wholesale price” was more expensive than the same at Chatuchak Market. Seems that the comforts of air conditioning has returned to bite my wallet instead.
Hard to ignore coconut icecream stall.
Coconut Icecream (50THB)
Almost
every visitor to Chatuchak has raved about their must try coconut
icecream and believe me or not, in the last decade of visits, I have yet
to. Exit the Chatuchak Market MRT Station and enter through the gates
that brought me right smack where the coconut icecream fans gather. It
is a systematic procedure, order-pick my toppings-get a cup of coconut
juice free.
I ended up heading back for seconds after the first refreshing husk with a generous serving of succulent coconut flesh, icecream with nuts and sticky rice. It was an entrance to heaven nearly, especially on a scorching day.
The cooling coconut juice was just too good to ignore.
Double the joy - the real Mccoy and the fake!
I ended up heading back for seconds after the first refreshing husk with a generous serving of succulent coconut flesh, icecream with nuts and sticky rice. It was an entrance to heaven nearly, especially on a scorching day.
The cooling coconut juice was just too good to ignore.
Double the joy - the real Mccoy and the fake!
Trust
them to have rivals and imitations of the real deal – we chanced upon
at least four other stalls selling the same stuff and either at the same
price or 10 THB lower. Turned out, it was vanilla icecream in a coconut
husk.
Same same but different.
Spotting another stall.
More imitations!
Let me take you on a virtual food tour of Chatuchak!
I stopped in the tracks of doner kebab.
Same same but different.
Spotting another stall.
More imitations!
Let me take you on a virtual food tour of Chatuchak!
I stopped in the tracks of doner kebab.
Chatuchak
Market can be a food haven on its own with pop up coffee stands, doner
stands and even teh tarik too!
We let hunger get the better of us and caved into a chicken wrap just because it was being sold out faster than the lamb. Pita bread wrapped around a generous portion of greens and grilled chicken.
Too good.
Muslim food in Chatcuchak.
On the spot garlic bread.
In the mood for Spanish paella?
Suitable for the international palette.
Teh Tarik?
More colourful drinks.
Coconuts in the hot weather is an absolute chill treat!
Coffee stops along the way.
Their full coffee listing.
Iced americano, the coffee addict was satiated.
Fried food always find its way around the hot weather - how do people even eat such heaty food in such hot weather!
Really pretty strawberries - I'd have caved in had it not been for the roving flies.
We let hunger get the better of us and caved into a chicken wrap just because it was being sold out faster than the lamb. Pita bread wrapped around a generous portion of greens and grilled chicken.
Too good.
Muslim food in Chatcuchak.
On the spot garlic bread.
In the mood for Spanish paella?
Suitable for the international palette.
Teh Tarik?
More colourful drinks.
Coconuts in the hot weather is an absolute chill treat!
Coffee stops along the way.
Their full coffee listing.
Iced americano, the coffee addict was satiated.
Fried food always find its way around the hot weather - how do people even eat such heaty food in such hot weather!
Really pretty strawberries - I'd have caved in had it not been for the roving flies.
Sausage and seafood salad that exceeded my expectations.
Sliced pork rice - ordinarily so.
A letdown of a tom yum soup, too sweet!
My advise is have a heavy breakfast or brunch before taking on Chatuchak - it is a whimsical place for road eats but not a proper place. It is afterall touristy to some extent - enjoy your weekend market!
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