Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Siamese Delights @ Maa Roy Thai

Malaysians all love a tinge of spice in their food; spotting a sense of excitement in that extra spicy soup and the hot tomyam.
Right smack in the middle of Georgetown is this gem of a place which offers great Thai food with a reasonable price!

Located along Abu Siti lane, this restaurant has been my humble hut for Thai food~
(This is not the first time I blog about this restaurant)
Simply moderate in their interior decorations, it makes one feel at home
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They even have the photos of their specialty food hanging on the wall, if you find those on the menu not enticing enough for you to decide
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Their raw vegetables or the Ulam is always served as the appetizer and it is on the house.
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Their belacan is extremely spicy and is one of their specialty which makes them different from others.

Dip the cucumber into the sambal belacan...
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Or the long bean
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And yearrrgghhhhhh, you're gonna scream like a horse! Or maybe it was me only:p
Just go one step at a time (Jordin Sparks' song), and slowly dip a little into the sauce!

Try a different variant of Belacan with the serving of the Kangkung/Water convulvus
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Sliced onions and the dried shrimps make this a really tasty plate of the ordinary morning glory
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Stir-fried seafood with basil and voila, this is great!
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Full of shrimps and squids and priced at RM12, this is not to be missed (only sad thing is there's no fish fillet though)
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And how can a Siamese meal be complete without a bowl of hot Tomyam?
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Smokin' on the outside, and warming your trachea and esophagus to the stomach as the soup travels all the way down your digestive tract.
A great choice with the red tomyam with loads of seafood and spring onions, I can even feel the taste as I write this post:)
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For a meal like this at only RM30+, it's definitely a steal and I don't think this restaurant needs further introduction since most of the Penang bloggers too have found the delight in dining here!~

20 comments:

  1. For that stir fried basil sotong, they use sweet soya sauce or normal soya sauce?

    If they use sweet soya sauce, then it's perfect!

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  2. Anonymous5:48 PM

    I have only tried their set meal only...will pay another visit to try out the other food, the stir fried seafood looks good.

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  3. Wow, this is cheap!
    I just had a Thai lunch yesterday with colleagues, paid by company. Makan besar in Siriwan. :)
    No post, cuz boss was there, dare not take pictures. :(

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  4. I can almost taste the tomyam too!

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  5. hey, thats a lot of pics in your blog! or maybe its my company internet which is slow :)

    nice pics... oh, i think macro shots will be better for certain pics. muahahah....

    cheers...

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  6. food looks good. price is reasonable too!!!

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  7. Anonymous12:12 AM

    aiyoh i feel so hungry now! gimme the kangkung belacan and sotong!!!

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  8. This is a true gem - I am a fan as well! The appetizer rocks, and everything I've tried on the menu has not let me down - and I've tried just about everything! Two thumbs up!

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  9. Wah ! so Cheap! I'm so hungry now and reading your post make my stomach crying... *Drool*

    http://allie-sunny.blogspot.com

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  10. hie email2me, I think it's sweet soy sauce...hehehe, planning a visit soon?:)

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  11. ck, I've never try the set meal though...but most of their food are good:)

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  12. little inbox, oooo...Siriwan is also not too bad...hehehe, but this is better:)

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  13. jason, nice tomyam...really nice....yum:)

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  14. ken, finally you come here yea?:)
    Aiyo...stop about those macro shots ler....:p

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  15. duckie, double yes!:)

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  16. xin, I don't have it anymore....all long digested:p

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  17. 550ml, I say the same too!! Most of the things I've tried are great too...such a winner:)

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  18. allie, hehehe...had your dinner???:P

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  19. christy : i am a sotongholic ..... i can't resist see a sotong naked on the plate .... sure going to dig some sauce or way to cook it .... lol

    I won't pay a visit there yet .... wait till I run out of place to makan then only go .... penang so many foods which KL don't have. Must cover cover a bit .... those old old shops like along Jalan Perak, those 5 tiao lor 7 tiao lor ..... those were the bomb gal !

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  20. not bad. cheap and presentable. but since when ulam and sambal belacan became part of a Thai meal?! :)

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