One of the things I realised from this trip to southern Thailand was this place has great dim sum! Dim sum, of course, is a Guangdong / Hong Kong thing but the Thais have taken the ball and ran with it.
I mean dim sum here is so creative, innovative, and delicious yet preserves the core tradition of yum cha in its own unique way. Thai style dim sum is a must when you come to south Thailand.
The varieties to choose from was amazing.
Furthermore, the dim sum pieces were handcrafted here at the restaurant, not manufactured in some faraway factory, frozen then thawed and reheated before serving.
You can see the freshness, which we can't wait to taste.
Choose the dim sum you like, and the staff will steam it for you a la minute. So, we get fresh food, freshly cooked.
Phong Ocha Dim Sum ร้านพงษ์โอชา is a large coffee shop. Busy but spacious with high ceiling, so it is cool and relaxing.
Our selection which was just a small sampling of the many different types of dim sum available at Phong Ocha. There's the staples like steam bao, siew mai, har gao, then there were local creations.
Don't know what were their names lah...., but the ingredients were fresh, portions were generous, and they all tasted great!
Thanks to the abundance of crabs in south Thailand, I encountered more hoi cho (crab roll) than hae cho (prawn roll). So naturally sweet, so delicious.
Phong Ocha has good roast pork too. They have crackly rind, juicy fat, tender meat roast pork belly from fresh pork that can be counted among the best anywhere. Trang is nicknamed Pork City because of their famous roast pork.
Fried butterfly fritters which is eaten with house made kaya.
Locals enjoy their sio bak (roast pork) with fried fritters by making a hole in the fritter and fill it with a piece of roast pork. Squeeze in a dribble of chili sauce and we get a savoury spicy sour crackly spongy chewy delicious treat.
The fried fritter is also eaten by simply scooping up kaya to give its savoury salty taste a sweet eggy balance.
Kaya in south Thailand is made with coconut milk, sugar and eggs, sans pandan.
Kaya in Singapore and Malaysia usually have pandan in the recipe.
Coffee is the familiar Nanyang style, roasted Robusta beans brewed with a kopi soak.
I had black coffee instead of tea for dim sum. By the way, Phong Ocha Dim Sum serves Chinese tea for free.
Come to south Thailand, must try their amazing dim sum. Give Phong Ocha Dim Sum ร้านพงษ์โอชา a try when you are in Trang.
Over in Hatyai, can check out Chok Chai Dim Sum.
There are so many things to see and taste in Trang and in south Thailand, I can't wait to be back.
Restaurant name: Phong Ocha Dim Sum Branch 1 ร้านพงษ์โอชา 1 (Phong Ocha has three outlets)
Address: 105 107 Phet Kasem Rd, Tambon Na Ta Luang, Mueang Trang District, Trang 92000, Thailand
Tel: +66 86 268 1986
Hours: 5am - 11:30am
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Written by Tony Boey on 5 Oct 2024
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