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In Samui, one of the very famous local dessert is this - 'Kalamare'.
In English, we call it 'Coconut Caramel'.
So, the look is like this.
And here, at this shop, they have 3 flavours of Kalamare.
This one is original flavour.
Let me try!
Umm...they have sesame, if you like to add.
This one, the second flavour, it's from 'Pandan Leaves'.
So, just dip...and it became like this.
Umm..looks very good.
It smells so good!
And the third flavour, they call 'Black Sticky Rice' flavour.
You shouldn't miss trying this delicious local dessert - 'Kalamare'.
For Thai people, we call Samui Island 'Coconut Island', because it's very famous for coconut,
and there are many kinds of food and dessert that is made from coconut.
I'm gonna try local coconut ice cream.
They have special kinds of toppings which are peanut, pineapple, banana, pumpkin, sweet potato, and sticky rice.
I will recommend this. I love sticky rice with coconut ice cream.
And it's locally made here in Samui.
Every time that come down to Southern Thailand, I order this - 'Phuk Liang Phad Khai'.
This is local food.
In English, it's called 'Stir-fried Liang Vegetables with Eggs'.
And you can find some garlic too.
This is a very local food because this kind of vegetable, Phak Liang - they grow here in southern Thailand
So in other parts of Thailand or in any other places, we can hardly find this menu.
So, it's a must try menu that you can't miss.
Another recommended menu is this one.
It's called 'Tom Som Pla Tu'.
In English, it is Southern Thai Style Mackerel Sour Soup.
It's quite a long name, but this is a very local food that you can only find in Southern Thailand.
This is Mackerel - in Thai, it's 'Pla Tu'.
And for the soup, it's yellow because one of the ingredients is turmeric.
And, they mix a lot of healthy ingredients in, like galangal, kaffir leaves, lemon grass, and many other herbs.
So, it's kind of healthy menu.
Let's try! Umm...
You can smell the herbs. The taste is quite unique.
A little sour, not spicy.
You have to be careful about fish bones.
You just remember the name of the menu and you can order anywhere, here in Samui.
Khob Khun Krub (Thank you).
After a long adventure day here in Samui, it's good idea to end up your day with dinner by the beach.
'Sabieng Lae' is a great choice. It's a local restaurant with a lot of great local food.
This one, I would recommend to you
because it's a must-eat menu.
It's called 'Deep Fried King Prawn with Tamarind Sauce'.
Also, if you order this menu, you also support local community
because the prawn is from the fisherman's village nearby.
And for tamarind sauce, you can find in a lot of Thai food, such as Phad Thai, or any other food.
And with its sour taste, it's really good.
Alright. I think it's time for dinner.
Let's try this first. Oohh!!!
They also decorate the dish with this dried chili.
And I love dried chili.
And don't forget tamarind sauce. Put it into the prawn. Alright.
Let's try some of it.
Ummm...let me try the prawn first.
I'm already hungry already, so...prawn is juicy. They're very healthy prawns.
And the tamarind sauce flavour is quite strong.
This is very local food menu here in Samui.
It's called 'Wai Kua'.
Wai is a Southern Thai language that means 'mini octopus' or 'baby octopus'.
Baby Octopus, in Thai, the local people say 'Pla Muek Sai'.
And put it into this coconut soup.
But, the soup is 'Kua', that means it's not really soup with a lot of liquid, but with less liquid.
So, you don't need to put it in a bowl. You can eat it with rice.
And moreover, they put some herbs..Thai herbs in such as lemon grass, red onion, to make it more tasty.
Alright. Let's don't waste time! Taste it!
You can see it's from coconut again.
We're on 'Coconut Island', so a lot of food has coconut as ingredient.
Alright.
I can feel the good smell, the good flavour of coconut.
And also the stickiness of this baby octopus.
It's unique taste. I do not think you can find in other beach towns. Just here in Samui.
And this one, it's also very local .
The locals say 'Kang Kua Hed Lub'.
You already know that 'Kua' is a kind of soup with less liquid.
And 'Hed Lub' is a kind of Sea Flowers you can find here around Samui, in the deep blue sea.
They use 'Hed Lub' as a main ingredient.
And they put some spices and herbs, like chilli paste.
Especially this one - 'Yi-Raa' or Caraway.
They use caraway leaves as an ingredient as well.
And I'm warning you that this is Southern Thai Styled food, so it's spicy.
But I love spicy food. Let's try!
Alright.....and some of the curry.
Umm...because of the spiciness, it tastes really good.
But if you cannot eat too much spicy food, you can just tell the restaurant that you need it less spicy.
They can adjust for you.
I can't stop!...Umm...
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