good morning we are back in Koh Samui we just returned from a two-week road trip we went
to Khao Lak Phuket and Phang Nga so if you haven't watched those three videos make sure
to do so after you watch this one so today we're going to take you to our favorite braised chicken
noodle shop the place is called kuay tiew gai mara and it is a local gem here in the Maenam area and
don't be fooled if you look them up on Google review because they only have like six reviews
but that is because only local people go there and you won't ever see foreigners really eating
there after we eat we will also go to a newer coffee shop in the Maenam area let's go eat
where do you want to sit uh our usual table okay this is our favorite
braised chicken noodle we are really lucky today because we came here before the crowds we are here
like what 10 30 today yeah and usually this is a very popular place for lunch for the local people
it's it's more like a working working-class kind of place so it sells out by 1:00 to 1:30.
we kind of wake up late and we always miss it we would drive by and they're like sorry sold out so
we're so lucky we got to eat it today so i got the basically braised like everything there is
braised chicken feet braised uh chicken thigh there's also some shredded chicken in here as well
and you can of course choose to not have chicken feet which is completely
okay and it's still very delicious but it's actually one of our favorites
chicken feet we usually would even order a side of just chicken feet and i ordered the these noodles
this is called sen mi khao and it is like small white thin vermicelli noodles i really like
these because they absorb a lot of the flavor and the soup but then i have to eat it really
quick or else it will get soggy the fastest but Note usually likes the sen lek so it's the
medium-sized rice noodles the more chewy ones yeah yeah always when you eat noodles you must taste
the broth before you do anything silly and add too much of something in there so let me taste it
even though it is already delicious but it's not complete yet we have to add
quite a lot of stuff in there because that's the way like Thais like to enjoy noodles
so first one is we have here is peanuts
is it a common thing to add peanuts to braised chicken noodles yes and also tom yum noodles
actually you can get tom yum braised chicken noodles too we've never tried it here because
we really like the normal braised one but i think that would be amazing i'm gonna go for a second
bowl anyway okay we'll try the tom yum chicken one spoon of vinegar here they have this like roasted
chili paste so i'll put some of that in there and my favorite white pepper i put all that in there
if you go to any like thai noodle shops you will notice they have little self-service station
where you can get your own herbs and they would most likely have basil and bean sprouts
and you just grab as much or as little as you need so you don't waste too much
oh look oh the bone didn't have to do anything just mix it and the meat fell off
i think the special thing about this noodle soup is the broth they probably boil it overnight and
it would be mixed with yesterday's soup so the flavor just keeps building up bolder and bolder
tastier and tastier every day sometimes if they run out of something they cannot make
more really quickly because all of the braised chicken they take a long time to cook just imagine
all the juice and the fat that comes off the you know the chicken skin the chicken fat have
you had the chicken feet yet i feel awkward eating it on camera though cheers
you usually don't cover your mouth like that you usually just go tui what do you mean i'm a lady
i think we're missing one thing you want to go get one oh okay okay
it needs an extra crunch
crispy pork rinds
these are always so good on noodles i'm just gonna
throw a couple in here and you want to soak them a little bit
that's what is missing is a little crunch Flora and i probably eat noodles almost
every day it's either for breakfast for lunch or for dinner i think it's like part of the culture
noodles is such a big part of thai cuisine so many noodle shops in thailand are family run
just like this place so this one usually when we come here we see the mom cooking the mom and dad
the mom and dad cooking and then the two kids help out and like deliver noodles at tables and clean
up and stuff today we see looks like grandma grandma or in-law someone yeah someone else
and it's funny because the kids usually don't want to work they would be just sitting at the
back playing with their phones and then when the customer comes the mom or the grandma would be
like are you gonna take care of the customers are you gonna clean the table typical if i was that
age i wouldn't want to work too but now if my mom had a noodle shop i'd be like wow i want to
work there mom how do you make it so delicious yeah but if i was like 16 probably didn't care
tom yum
i asked for everything wow look at that like the broth is a completely different color it's
almost like tomatoey okay no i was watching him mix the broth they used the clear broth
and he mixed it with fresh lime tom yum chili paste
milk interesting i'm gonna try the broth i'm really curious
it does have a tomatoey taste to it i can't believe we've been missing out we
never ordered this one we hear people order it but we just like the original so much
wow you have to try this
it smells so strong just that strong chili paste i'm going to get this blood jelly
it is a bit sweet because i saw him used like a
tablespoon full of sugar in there and the blood actually tastes pretty good really it doesn't have
that smell i thought it would have that irony smell but it's not so which one do you prefer
the normal herbal broth because eating like a whole bowl
then you'd find the well i would find the tom yum one a bit
heavier and sweeter so i think next time when we come back i'm still gonna have the original
it's still the best braised chicken noodle place in Samui the total bill was 170 baht
it was only 50 baht a bowl plus pork rinds
another 20 baht very delicious are you ready for coffee i'm ready for coffee let's go
we are here at KUN pottery and coffee we love coming to this place because the owners are
always so friendly and the coffee is really good and i always get the same thing it is the caramel
shakerato because it is so delicious and because they have almond milk i'm gonna try this
yuzu espresso oh it looks good wanna share one sure yeah we'll share almond croissant okay
we always come for coffee and enjoy the ac yeah it's always nice and cool here
so the two owners here love two things pottery and coffee so looking around the shop you're going to
see a lot of little plants in these cute ceramic pots and i believe you can purchase all these pots
there's some that are kind of on the side that you can look at with little prices
underneath but there's also more that are in the room that's close to where the washroom
it smells nice i got my yuzu what did i get yuzu espresso yuzu espresso
there's a piece of candied orange in there too it's sweet but not too sweet and
the orange has that very nice unique smell oh it's like the soda it's fizzy there's no soda
in it it's fizzy isn't it i think it's a yuzu soda with espresso very nice very refreshing
as you know we both love traveling around thailand and we've been doing that for almost two years now
but it's been really tempting to see a lot of countries opening up around us yeah the
philippines are opening vietnam bali indonesia sri lanka and cambodia yeah we have to do a bit
of research to see where we want to go next but we wanted to mention this to you guys because
where would you go next if you could leave us a little comments in the description
or in the comment box down below it might help us decide where we go next because we always want to
film some content that you guys are interested into i hope you enjoyed this little episode we
have here in Koh Samui and thanks again for watching and we'll see you in the next one
as always have a wonderful day bye
bloopers oh look at this chicken feet
tons of people getting beautiful house plants like
don't touch it you might kill it with the oil from your hand oh really these are expensive
you know they're probably like at least 10 000 baht i'm scared i touched it miss you already
we'll be right back we're gonna go for lunch okay miss you already