Being a freelancer typically means not getting paid on time (nonetheless ready, Dotdash Meredith). However there are good issues about it, too. Typically, you find yourself discovering a spot a lot before you’d usually. That is what occurred to me when an editor assigned me a narrative on coriander, and I made my manner out of my consolation zone (that will be my home) onto the MRT to Santiphap Street to satisfy Chef Gabriela of Delia.
Delia is a kind of uncommon eating places in Bangkok the place you are feeling such as you’re in somebody’s residence, kind of just like the vibe that Soul Meals Mahanakorn used to have (RIP, Soul Meals). You wish to be well-mannered, since you’re a visitor at somebody’s home, however you additionally really feel snug, as a result of the home belongs to a good friend. The truth is, Delia is so profitable at this that it’s genuinely jarring to get a invoice on the finish of the night. That stated, it’s nicely value it — particularly for the collection of mezcal and the tetela, a tortilla wrapped round mushrooms and sauced with inexperienced mole (which makes use of all elements of the coriander plant!)
However I’m not right here to speak about Delia. I’m right here to speak about Homdee Mee Giew (“Aromatic Noodles and Dumplings”), an “aharn tham sung” (cooked to order) vendor simply across the nook from Delia that’s open for lunch. That’s the place Chef Gabi took me after our interview. Though the noodles and dumplings could be the factor to order right here — it’s within the title in spite of everything — the merchandise that appears hottest is their “moo grob” (crispy pork), which is frankly out of this world. Moo grob is a factor that’s laborious to be excellent at, because it’s at all times scrumptious, but when one had been to be particularly persnickety, Homdee’s rendition is superior.
This moo grob options largely in lots of an ordered bowl of bamee, egg noodles freshly made with pork lard in a shophouse kitchen within the alleyway behind the store. It’s even higher with the addition of the shrimp-filled dumplings, encased in wafer-thin dough. Each the dumplings and noodles are significantly good, harking back to the glory days of Bamee Sawang when it was near Hua Lumphong and the daddy of the household was a continuing presence, ensuring that nobody was ingesting beer along with his meals. If I used to be nonetheless writing about “Thailand’s Greatest Avenue Meals” (I’m not), this vendor would positively be included for the noodles and dumplings alone.
However if you happen to’re not a noodle individual, no drawback. Homdee additionally serves wonderful fried rice, the Platonic best as demonstrated by Chef Aoy within the Thai movie “Starvation” (if you happen to haven’t seen it, it is best to, simply to see how laborious the perfect plate of fried rice is to search out on this metropolis). You possibly can even simply have a easy plate of steamed rice topped with the requisite crispy pork and gravy. In different phrases, Homdee has received you lined for lunch. I’m counting the times till I get again.
Tackle: 460 Mittraphan Rd, Pom Prap, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Bangkok 10100
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