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Yen Ta Fo Wat Khaek in Silom is a decent spot and worth a visit

September 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

The pink noodle soup yen ta fo (yen ta fo) is a popular bowl among locals and you find it all over Bangkok. It gets it color from fermented been curd and not ketchup and tomatoes as some think. At best it’s a fantastic dish, but most vendors serves a rather mediocre bowl or worse, with far [Read more]

Innovative Yen Ta Fo at Thi Yen Ta Fo in Maha Chai Road

August 3, 2017 // 0 Comments

Yen Ta Fo is a favorite dish of mine. It’s fish balls, it’s tofu, it’s deep fried garlic, squid, noodles, crunchy deep-freid wonton, a handful stems of blanched morning glory and a funky and almost sexy red sauce that gets it’s beautiful color from the slightly sweet [Read more]

The real deal at Lan Shell Shuan Shim

May 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

There are still some vendors out there delivering the real thing. Most noodle vendors today use meatballs from large factories to limit costs and to stay competitive price wise. But at Lan Shell Shuan Shim, you are offered the real thing. A delicious noodle soups, either with homemade pork balls or [Read more]

Yen Ta Fo at Sala Daeng Soi 2 (Convent road)

June 15, 2015 // 1 Comment

Yen ta fo is an underestimated dish among foreigners, or farangs as they call them here. You find one of the better yen ta fo stalls in the Silom area, just of Convent Road. Turn right out of Central Silom’s back entrance and head down the street and you’re in for a delicious bowl. The [Read more]