Tang-Ar-Loi 'Khao-Tom-Pui' Shop - The One and Only in Eastern Thailand !!!

Yep Yep Yippeeeee ... To Celebrate Chinese New Year Celebration I should write something about Chinese right? Yes ... It must be about Chinese Food ... So I decide to be about Plain Rice Congee (Porridge) Shop or in Thai 'Kaow-Tom-Pui' Shop ... In fact, there's question why it's called 'Kaow-Tom-Pui' ... so far, I know that 'Pui พุ้ย' is the verb means pushing rice into mouth by using chopsticks. However, some said it came from 'Kaow-Tom-Gui' which means Rice Porridge that in the past Chinese Immigrant (who were normally unskilled labours) ate during those days. Also those days, most people called these people 'Gui' ... and as time goes by ... the word 'gui' turned to 'pui' !!! See ... that's why I said I was about to talk about Chinese Food - of course about 'Kaow-Tom-Pui' !!!

This place 'Tang-An-Loy' is the long estiblished place selling 'Khao-Tom-Pui' as it's the specialized shop serve a multitude of side dishes to go with ... but in Chinese Style as it's more than Pickled or 'Yam-Kun-Chian : Sliced dried Chinese Sausage Salad' or even 'Moo-Nam-Liap : Minced Pork fried with Chopped Chinese Olives'.

You might think opening 'Kaow-Tom-Pui' place is easy as just boiling rice in lots of water until grains have grown many times their size and are still swimming in fluid ... but not all 'Kaow-Tom-Pui' Shop has successful as this ... This is because we can see success proven 'Ar-Loi' (the name of the owner) on the front menu shown his shop as street cart many 10 years ago ... and now his shop is as 2 rooms of shop house and still running the place himself ... Another thing I like about him as he said he's 'the one and only in Eastern หนึ่งเดียวในภาคตะวันออก' !!!

I have to say for this blog post, I came to 'Tang-Ar-Loi' twice -- first time for dinner and second time for lunch ... Actually it's not for this blog only ... a lot to taste a lot to eat within 1 full deck of menu booklet !!!

If you have read my earlier blog before, you will see that my normal practice stir-fried veggy for 'Khao-Tom' meal is 'Stir-fried Morning Glory' !!! Here you can order stir-fried of your choice at 85Bht ... so this's mine with soy bean and garlic -- simple simple.




Another thing that I have never missed especially at Chinese Style Khao Tom Pui stall is the Yellow Tofu ... Fried Beancurd with Cashew nut 85 Bht ... This was the best and became my favourite Tofu immediately with my first bite. Crispiness of fried tofu but still white soft inside mixed well with cashew nut, spring onion, fresh chilli, and salt ... so yummy that we ate it as appertizer instead of with boiled rice.




Another fried veggy with boiled rice ... from the menu it said Stir fried garlic - like with bean curd & crispy pork 85Bht ... It's the white spring onion - on of my favarite veggy ... This is the full version of stir-fried this type of veggy as it contained oyster sauce, garlic, bean curd, and crispy pork ... In fact this veggy always cause me problem every time I buy for my mom as she kept asking me whether I bought her crispy pork for ... why don't she stir-fried it with garlic only ???




Normally I don't quite prefer duck as my favourite always is Chicken ... This one is exceptional as it's Fried Duck with Chinese Sauce 120Bht ... It made from Stewed Duck then fried it till crispy fried ... fried it again with sweet soy sauce and crispy garlic .... Oh wow Oh wow so yummy -- of course, it's on recommended item of this place !!!

Coming to Pattaya Seaside, so I had to order seafood right? This is the most seafood we ordered those days ... Deep fried Slice Grouper Fish with Garlic Pepper 120Bht ... Not considered the whole Grouper but directly enjoy the meat instead ... so white fresh fish meat passing the deep fried then topped with salty garlic pepper ... I finished it faster than you thought !!!













This is the recommended dish 'Fried Tofu with abalone mushroom in gravy sauce' 100Bht ... It was served in clay pot - Hot Hot for sure ... look at the soft egg tofu which was fried in golden brown ... within tasty brown gravy, it's full with Chinese Sauce and a little of mushroom aroma.

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Besides that it contained many kinds of mushroom , shrimp and also crab stick !!! So imagine the taste of Shark Fin Soup, this is it ... but in cheaper version. I was so in love with the soup gravy here ... no need to add the brownish sour taste sauce (similar to Worcestershire Sauce).

Therefore, after tasting this dish, we had to add the order for 1 plate dish which was 'Fried Noodle in Gravy Sauce with Noodle' 50Bht ... We were not disappointed from this dish at all ... The brown gravy was so full with taste !!! The pork sliced meat which was passed the good marinated well ... The young Chinese gailan is also still crispy green !!!




Won't forget the soup as we know the soup taste here is excellent !!! Therefore, it's the Clear Soup with vermicelli, bean curd, squid and mined pork 85 Bht ... look at the colour of the clear soup ... you might think it would be plain but it's not !!! So real pork bone soup indeed !!!

Anyway, the place 'Tang-Ar-Loi' used to open for dinner (6.30pm) for dinner (Khao Tom Pui) only ... Not it open since 7 am for breakfast & lunch ...


Tang Ar Loi
272/23 Moo 5
Na Kluey, Bang Lamong
Chonburi
Tel : 0-3822-5145
Mobile : 08-1996-1959, 08-1807-8030





However, I have promised to myself to come back here again -- not only for more Khao Tom Pui but for meeting this guy !!! He's Ar Loi's friend ... He came from Big Hotel (not sure how many star) but he's a kind of experience on Western Style Breakfast ... a kind of one man show breakfast to most of forienger around there.

Okay See You Soon Friend of Ar Loi ... Tang Ar Loi To Be Continued !!!