Restaurant Kaab Gluay

Kaab Gluay Thai Restaurant in Patong serves classic Thai dishes. It is one of the few authentic local Thai restaurants in Patong. This place is more popular with Thai’s than tourists. The food is delicious and the prices are reasonable. The name Kaab Gluay means "Banana Leaf Rib". Open every day from 11 to 23.

In authentic Thai restaurant it is always wise to order something really local. Phad Thai has became an international phenomenon and a symbol for Thai food. You can now eat it in any part of the world. From London to New York, Australia to Japan, many are lining up and enjoying a bowl of Pad Thai. It has been recognized as one of the most delicious foods on the planet. In one dish, you’d be able to taste all five different flavors at once. Pad Thai is a bowl of rice noodles, which is the base of the dish, with tofu, or meat of your choice. If it’s only made of those ingredients, what then makes it so unique? A Pad Thai has tamarind, fish sauce, garlic, dried shrimp, palm sugar, and red chili pepper. These simple ingredients make Pad Thai a bowl of five tastes—salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. The moment you put the spoon of Pad Thai in your mouth, you’ll immediately have all your sensations stimulated.

Pad Thai has it’s humble origin back in the late nineteen thirties when Thailand’s Minister of Defense launched a nation-wide competition for the country’s national dish. Using nothing but local ingredients and flavors, the Pad Thai entry emerged victoriously and was a symbol that would galvanize the Thailand peoples and their sense of nationalism.

With the use of sen chan rice noodles, not only was Thailand able to make something original, but it also established their sense of independence by moving away from wheat noodles, which was a famous Chinese noodle. This proved to be a bold move that would cement their sovereignty from China’s massive influence. Furthermore, introducing Pad Thai was also a way to get Thai people off from overeating rice. If they have an alternative to rice, the rice stock can be delivered to other nations that need food assistance. That is why eating Pad Thai is patriotic. Pad Thai is listed at number five on a list of "World’s 50 most delicious foods" readers’ poll compiled by CNN in 2011.