Tot Man Pla (Deep Fried Fish Cake)

Deep fried fish or locally known as tot man pla is one of the many famous fried dishes in Thailand. I had my share of this on Addie's birthday on August 11. There were lots of great foods and in fact, I already featured some of them here. Fried mixed vegetables and sweet and sour friend fish were the ultimate favorite of the people present. I never saw a single one with much skin left. If fish bones are soft, they might be devoured as well. And just because the two dishes mentioned above were such a great hit, that doesn't mean that tot man pla never left its legacy. It stole the limelight as kids enjoyed its rough, yet soft and juicy texture....

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Kao Cook Kapi

Kao Cook kapi is a traditional Thai fried rice. Unlike most other Thai fried rice, this dish has a brown color because the rice is fried with shrimp paste, sugar, and fish sauce.  Apart from the aforementioned ingredients above, small pieces of pork, green and red chillies, fresh shallots, chopped french beans, thin slices of omelet, grated green mango, lime wedges, and cucumber are also part of it. Put this all and... Boom! Perfect dish!! This is a dish that locals like. Since this has a very strong fishy smell, it doesn't appeal to westerners and you seldom see this in touristy places or regions. However, if you follow these steps...

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