TOMYAM
Seriously, I like my tomyam soup thick, spicy, a bit sour and red. Most of the tomyam soups I have tasted were watery, runny, colorless, and some I have detected putting too much lime or tamarind juice to create the sourish taste.
So far my favorite tomyam is still the one from Chaophraya Restaurant in Pandan Indah, and next is from Sri Melaka Restaurant. Sri Thai's tomyam not bad as well. I learn to cook tomyam since I was in secondary school, back then I used to watch my mother or my sister cooked the tomyam. Of course, now days, ready made tomyam paste or cubes are readily and easily available. All you need is the extra ingredients such as lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal to make your tomyam more 'authentic'. Some people do not use galangal in tomyam but I find that using galangal adds extra flavour to the tomyam. I read that the original tomyam from Thailand is much simpler both in preparation and the ingredients.
When I make my own tomyam soup, I prefer to use tomyam paste rather than tomyam cubes. The paste type creates a thicker tomyam than the cube type. They are many brands available but I usually used tomyam paste from Thailand - more chilis(hotter and spicier), thicker and redder. In Malaysia seafood tomyam or chicken tomyam or mix of both are the most popular. Obviously, what you use to put in your tomyam can affect the taste of the tomyam as well. So, think before you throw your ingredients into the pot. If you go those fancy or pricey restaurants that serve tomyam, you might find different versions of tomyam ranging from the clear soup tomyam to the tomyam that has coconut milk in it. I prefer the version I am used and familiared with.
I like to use chicken or seafood for my tomyam such as prawns, squids and crabs. Just before serving I throw a handful of coriander leaves into the piping hot tomyam for that extra taste, smell and crunchiness. I know the color seems too red. It is red but the flash from the camera seems to enhance the color even redder.
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Luckily I had the owner's number with me. About a month after it closed, I called and she said that she was moving abroad to follow her husband for work. She said she was planning to come back and reopen the place in 2 years, around 2010. I'm hoping she does come back - I am running out of good places to eat in Pandan Indah!
Just thought I'd share the info :)
Btw, there's a pretty awesome authentic & Thai restaurant in Pandan Indah called Bangkok House. Its the only one that is halal. You should definitely check the place out. When they say authentic, they mean authentic :)
Thanks a lot for the info. Yes, their tomyam is soo good, I do hope they'll open the shop again.
Will check out the Bangkok House. Thanks again. :-D
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