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Phuket has a number of
foods different in character and flavour from those of
other areas in Thailand. The international character of
the island, however, with so many different restaurants
catering to a multitude of tastes, makes it difficult for
non-Thais to identify Phuket cuisine.
Below is a list of dishes and shops where they can be
sampled.
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Cashews
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Try
at :
- Maeti on Tilok Utit 2 Rd.
- Sri Boorapa Orchid on Takua Tung Rd., and Kwang Ban Teen
Kao Rd.
- Sri Supalak Orchid on Thepkrasattri Rd.
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Kanohm Jin Phuket Noodles |
Often compared to spaghetti usually served with a spicy
curry sauce, the most common made from fish. It is usually
eaten as a breakfast food and is, if you can stand its
fresh character, delicious. It comes with an array of
fresh vegetables and boiled eggs that are mixed with the
dish by dinners at their table. It is often found with
the fried pastry called Pah Tong Go and the curried fish
mousse called Hor Mohk, both of which are very tasty. Some
of the curries are not spicy, so try a shop that has many
curries to choose from if you are sensitive to spicy
cuisine.
 There are many shops to choose from everywhere in Phuket
but the most famous are in Phuket Town :
- Kwan Kanohm Jin on Tungka Rd.
- Pah Mai on statun Rd.
- Pha Ri on Pahtiphaht Rd.
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Lo Bah Fried sausages
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Served with fried tofu and
spicy sweet and sour sauce.
For this try (In Phuket Town) :
- On The way to span Hin.
- On Poonphol Rd.
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Mee Huhn Pah Chahng Dry Fried noodles |
 Eaten with pork bone soup.
For this try (all in Phuket Town) :
- On Thanon Yaowarat.
- Near the Tessaban Ban Bang Niao School on Takua Tong Rd.
- On Vichit Songkram Rd., near the entrance to Soi Lorong.
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Mee Sue Breakfast noodles |
Served with the boiled rice dishes Khao Tohm or Johk.
This can be ordered at various shops around town, but the
best known in Phuket Town is :
- Kou Kwan near Ruampaet Hospital on Phuket Rd.
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Oh Aew An iced sweet
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Made of flour, banana, and a little seaweed. Look for it
at :
- On Soi Soon Utit, Yaowarat Rd.
- On Ranong Rd., at the entrance to Soi Lorong
Other
foods held to be characteristic of Phuket include cashew
nuts, which are planted along many of Phuket's highways,
and pineapples--though to be crisper and sweeter than
elsewhere.
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U Oh Tao Oysters |
 Fried with flour, eggs, and taro root.
The best known places in Phuket Town are :
- near the circle by the Fresh Market.
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Pineapples |
Can be purchased in the
Fresh Market, and are found generally.
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Tao Sor or Kanohm Bia Phuket Spring rolls |
Chinese crepes.
The best known are found at:
- Kaeng Tin near Ruam Paet Hospital on Phuket Rd.
- On Soi Suhn Utit, Yaowarat Rd., in Phuket Town.
- Kuhn Mae on Thep Krasatri Rd., in the village of
Sapam.
- Mae Boon Tahm on Surin Rd., Soi 4.
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Yellow noodles |
Yellow noodles are also cooked in
both "dry" and "wet" versions, and as a prawn soup.
» Mee Ton Poh
near the clock tower traffic circle on Phuket Rd., in
Phuket Town.
» Mee Sapam on Thep Krasatri
Rd., in the village of Sapam.
» Mee Ao Geh on Phunphol Rd., in
Phuket Town.
For these try :
- Somjit near the clocktower traffic circle on Phuket Rd.
- Jirayuwat near the Pearl Cinema on Phang-nga Rd., in
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