Thai Food 123: Tomyam, Pork Knuckle and Crab Meat at Danok

Awesome Thai Food at Danok, border of south Thailand and Malaysia
Date: 22nd September 2012
Time: 12.00pm Lunch

Northern Malaysian favourite tourist spot is South Thailand, every weekend thousands of people if not million will travel to destination in South Thailand like Hatyai, Krabi and etc. There are also many travellers who go on short trip in Southern Thailand will prefer Danok as place to stop over. Here offer good massage, good entertainment, good food with fraction of price.

With many travellers each week, businesses boom and expanding at this area. Places like massage parlour, night club, pub, shopping area is coming up bigger and better. I'm not so adventurous, I can only tell you where to massage and where to find a good food.

(recently, friend also suggest go to Yes Club in Danok. it is happening club hidden in the "Soi")

Since this blog talking about food mainly. So, I quickly tell you where to massage then go over to the mouth watering Thai food by just mentioning on it :-p
For massage, go to "Oscar" at 3rd floor (if not mistaken). 2 hours massage at RM24. They also offer 2 hour massage at VIP room at RM50 if you would like some privacy. 

Next, the food that I want to recommend at this Ah Ya Restaurant at Danok. It located at one of the "Soi" after Thai custom on the right side. Argh...can't explain in details or exact location of this restaurant. You just need to have good observation, you won't miss it as the signboard can be view from main road.

The specialities of this restaurant is the crab meat fried vegetables

What so special about this dish is the crab is served without the crab shell. I always find it hard to eat crab meat from the shell. Too much effort for too little return, some time the shell stuck in between teeth is so uncomfortable. Experience cut by the crab shell when tried to eat the meat also very frustrating. I also don't like the artificial crab meat. Till, I found this restaurant served the original crab meat without need to peel the crab shell. Good news for crab meat lover, isn't it?

Anyone going to Thailand without eating Tomyam is like never been to Thailand. The origin of Tomyam is from Thailand. So, I ordered the seafood tomyam and also crispy pork knuckle - another famous dish of Thailand. High dishes order rate in Thailand for Tomyam and pork knuckles.

1 big bowl of rice that can served 3-4 person, seafood tomyam soup, crab meat fried lor soon, pork knuckles and 2 bottles of sugar cane juices cost around RM60++, don't expect this price back in Malaysia.

If you ever travel to Thailand via Malaysia border, don't miss the food here at Danok.