🇹🇭 The Most FIERY Pad Ka-Prao I've Ever Seen!! (Holy Basil Master in Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Welcome back to Thailand! We're home today in Chiang Mai, and I am in the mood for some Thai food. Undoubtedly Bangkok's favorite dish, I would also say that "Pad Ka-Prao" is the go-to order for ALL of Thailand - even up here in the north. This dish is getting me so excited today, that I want to go searching for the best and most fun recipe in the whole city.

Thank you for joining Li and I as we are going to visit "Taa Nuad," a place very recently famous for making just an incredible (gigantic) platter of Thailand's favorite dish. Let's go!!

LOCATION:
Find "The Mustache's" Restaurant (Ka-Prao Taa Nuad) here, on Google Maps

COST OF THIS MEAL:
Normal size dishes at this restaurant cost around 40-50 Thai Baht (1.50$US)
This giant platter (with added extras) costs 349 Baht (10$US)

[bjorkrocker]

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[Eoghan-hswz]

I love his slogan. 😅
บริกานดุจญิติมิตร = We serve you like family and friends.
ทุกชีวิตแล้วแต่ดวง = It depends on everyone's luck.
As he explained, when it gets busy he might not be able to serve everyone. If you're unlucky, you'll miss out.
That's a very common rhyme pattern in Thai. The sound of the last syllable in the first sentence is matched somewhere in the middle of the next sentence. You hear it in Thai songs all the time.
But he also rhymed the first and third syllables of the first sentence:
"Dut yaht mit" "Tuk chee wit".
Very clever. He obviously put a lot of thought into it.
It's difficult to translate that into English and keep both the literal and sense meaning, make it sound catchy, and still make it rhyme. The best I can come up with is:
"Here you are treated as family and friends.
Are we able to serve you? On your luck it depends!"

[pang-ngiavang]

I am so jealous of you and Li right now!!! You are eating my favorite Thai dish...Pad Ka Prao with crispy pork belly!

[TheTravellingScotsman]

I adore this dish. When I miss Thailand, I think of this dish (and Tom Yum). Just the flavour goes so well with the rice, and the chilli dances on your tongue 😅

[philly]

Dude your attitude is infectious!!! Hey my thai wife here in Phetchabun just made me padkrapow snail (หอยทาก). We sourced the snails from a local river. Just

[krnpowr]

Joel, you were on my plane 2 weeks ago when I was flying from Bangkok to Chiang Mai. It's a small world.

[thaijaybird]

I can’t stop watching this video. Everything about it is great! I died laughing when he put the plate on the table! อร่อย ๆ

[CaptainPlanet]

As always, Joel has great insight on every dishes he eats.. 🤤

[annamatic]

Looks like I'll be ordering Thai for lunch tomorrow from the mom and pop up the road from my work, been a while!

Bright blessings to you and your family xxx

[j.k.]

Holy Basil Feast! 
One of my favorite dish in the entire universe!
Luv it !

[scottc]

❤❤❤ Have a great week Joel, Li and the Bru Crew Ohana!!

[jaybeazy]

what a epic meal my brother...Definitely the 4 ingredients gang plate was the way too go for sure...love the editing style of the videos...keep making epic content an blessing us with your awesome adventures..wish you nothing but health an happiness my friend..big hugs an stay blessed always

[superfastener]

Good Morning Li & Joel ... Welcome Home to Thailand. Thanks for your terrific, professional content. Have a Blessed week ahead. Thanks be to God ... Amen!

[deneenhanes]

Welcome home !!!I hope you guys had a great time 😮💕💕

[myretirementlife]

That looks great! I guess another place on my list to try, that guy seems so passionate about his cooking.

[thaijaybird]

Awesome video, Joel! Such a cool place. ขอบคุณมากๆ 😊

[evashelton]

Great to see you returned home well and in good spirits.
Just another exciting day in Chiang Mai before preparing for the Holy Week to begin.
God bless you, Joel and Li.

[_sonexay]

Sabaidee Joel! Oh man! I’ve never seen a Pad-Ka-Prao platter before. Genius idea. At the restaurants I work at we have Som Thum platters but who would’ve thought to make a platter of Pad-Ka-Prao.

[dondobbs]

Welcome back! Great to see you doing local (for some of us, ) Chiang Mai places! You've found another great place I've never heard of!! Yes! Pad Gapow is like what Hamburgers and Hotdogs are in the U.S. Ubiquitous but always a good, filling simple dish. One can get "fancy" versions or be happy with what's served at thousands of small, local stands.

[atseabreeze]

I enjoy watching these food videos while cooking or eating 😋
It would take me a whole week to eat all that.