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Phuket Local Food They say 'we are what we eat' and again 'life is a journey'. Those great exotic dishes which you sample along the way, help to make the trip worthwhile.

Phuket has a unique cuisine and both its entr?es and desserts are a combination of local and Chinese cooking styles. International visitors should not miss the opportunity to sample the mouth-watering and unique offerings of Phukets kitchens. We have the inside track on toothsome dishes which will tempt your taste buds. Please allow us to offer a few examples;
Mee Hok Kian Mee Hok Kian

This is made with large yellow noodles similar to Japanese Soba. Mee Hok Kian can be served in with pork-bone soup and/or dried noodles. A delightful variety known as Mee Hok Kian Pak includes fried noodles, soup, pork, fish or squid, egg, fried onions and pork cracklings. Recommended Mee Hok Kian restaurants are Mee Ao Gay, located on Poonpol Road and Mee Sapam at Sapam Village, Thepkasattri Road.
Oh Aew Oh Aew

An unbeatable, Phuket dessert which is made from jellied banana-flour mixed with boiled red bean, ice, and sweet red syrup. There original Oh Aew caterers can be found on Yaowarat Intersection and one can be found at the area of beginning of Loh Rong Soi.
Kanom Jin Phuket Kanom Jin Phuket

A Vermicelli-based dish served with a variety of curry sauces. This is a favourite breakfast dish for Thais. They will insist on relishes such as Tai Pla fish sauce with crab, prawns, or vegetables. Try the Kanom Jin restaurant located on Krabi Road. They have branches near Merlin Hotel (Tungka Road) and in front of Prookpanya School on Phuket Road near the Bang Neaw Chinese shrine.
Mee Sue Mee Sue

Phuket's breakfast noodles with salty taste and white color when uncooked, are boiled and flavoured with oriental spices. They can be served with sliced pork or chicken and accompanied by boiled rice or rice soup. Kuo Kwan Restaurant, (located on Phuket Road near Robinson's department store), is rightly famous for this simple but tasty dish.
Oh Tao Oh Tao

Also known as Hoi Tod Hokgian, is a fried oyster dish prepared with eggs, flour, bean sprouts and taro root - a favourite Phuket snack. Look for it at Oh Tao Wongwian Restaurant, located near the Clock Tower Circle, Phuket Road, or at the Oh Tao Restaurant next to Bang Neaw Municipality School, Phuket Road.
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