Sweet, spicy, sour and salty, Thai cuisine never fails to excite. With origins in Thailand, and access to the country’s best chefs and ingredients, Anantara promises signature Thai dining experiences that ignite both the imagination and the taste buds.
Dining experiences: SPICE MARKET | MANOHRA CRUISES | FLOATING BREAKFAST
SPICE MARKET
In the capital, Spice Market at Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel showcases the gamut of regional cuisine. Classic recipes meet vibrant plating with an enticing new-look menu just launched for the restaurant’s 36th anniversary.
Award-winning head chef Warinthorn Sumrithphon keeps the focus on traditional recipes, including homemade curry pastes from local food connoisseur, M.L. Thor Kridakorn. Indulge in signatures such as the succulent Deep-Fried Roasted Duck with Chili Jam, the heady Crispy Mackerel with Simmered Coconut Milk and the creamy Green Curry with Braised Beef.
Step aboard a converted wooden rice barge for a scenic Thai culinary treat. Traditional Thai dishes are served up as you drift down the Chao Phraya River, passing by the illuminated Wat Arun – the Temple of Dawn – and beneath the soaring Rama VIII bridge.
Hand-assemble your Miang Kam Bai Cha Plu – dried shrimp, peanuts, coconut, ginger, chili and lime wrapped in betel leaves grown on Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort’s rooftop organic gardens. Savour stir-fried Phuket lobster with red curry sauce, soft-shell crabs from Ranong city and edible flowers from the Royal Projects, among other delicacies on this must-have Bangkok experience.
FLOATING BREAKFAST
Recalling Thailand’s floating markets, Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas’ breakfast boat brings traditional Thai sweets to guests dining lagoon-side at La Sala. After a lavish buffet or a la carte breakfast of Asian and Western fare, a wooden boat full of tropical fruits and khanom Thai – Thai desserts – provides a sweet denouement to the morning’s indulgence. Try mango sticky rice, Thong Yip (sweet egg-yolk cups) and Thong Yod (gold egg-yolk drops) alongside a selection of delectable local desserts.