Minced pork drunken noodles — Pad Kee Mao ($11)!
Chinatown Thai cafe — pad kee mao (drunken noodles) with flat rice noodles, minced pork, French beans, carrot, holy basil, chilli. $11.
Lunch — pad kee mao (drunken noodles) with minced pork at $11, Chinatown Thai. 😋
What was on the banana-leaf-lined plate ($11):
- Wide flat rice noodles stir-fried.
- Minced pork + sliced chicken mix.
- French beans + shredded carrot + bell pepper.
- Holy basil + coriander garnish.
Pad kee mao (ผัดขี้เมา) = “drunkard’s stir-fry” / “drunken noodles” — the name comes from how the spicy heat helps hangover recovery (or how someone made it on impulse with leftover ingredients). Wide flat rice noodles + holy basil + chilli + fish sauce + dark soya + garlic. Distinguished from pad see ew (which has Chinese broccoli + no chilli + sweet soya).
Holy basil = clove-pepper-grassy aroma, the proper Thai herb (not sweet basil substitute).
Overall: 4.2 / 5. Noodles had good wok hei, basil-chilli aroma was present, minced pork distributed well. Proper drunken noodle execution. 😋👍🏼
