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Rosdee
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After all this time, I think I’ve begun to develop something of a sixth sense for finding good restaurants in Bangkok. It’s reached the point where after a quick glance, I can usually tell if a place is worth entering. Take today’s restaurant, Rosdee. Walking by one day, I think it was the cool swan logo (shown above) that initially caught my attention, but upon entering, the restaurant’s uniformed and bow-tied waiters, geriatric Chinese-Thai customers and old-school atmosphere left no doubt in my mind that this meal was going to be good.
There was or suan:
Oysters fried with egg and a sticky batter. At lesser restaurants this dish is like a tasteless, gelatinous blob. Here it was rich with garlic and barely-cooked egg, not to mention fresh, plump oysters. The batter served to hold the ingredients together, rather than dominate. Excellent.
On a previous visit I had crispy pork served over rice:
The pork was perilously crispy, but tasty nonetheless. I was somewhat disappointed not to see the spicy/sour dipping sauce that usually accompanies this dish, but the side of pickled ginger was an interesting substitute.
I particularly enjoyed fish fried with black pepper:
The fish had been deep-fried beforehand and was slightly crispy, and was re-fried with an insane amount of ground pepper, onions, sliced chilies, onions and green onion. There was so much pepper I found myself in a warm, peppery stupor afterwards. This is a good thing.
This being food of Chinese origin, one must order stir-fried veggies such as poy leng:
a green leaf not unlike spinach, and khanaa, Chinese kale with oyster sauce:
Salty, garlicky and only slightly oily. Perfect.
I was right.
Rosdee
2357 Sukhumvit (corner of Soi 95/1)
02 331 1375
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Wow. Great food shots. My first trip to Bangkok can’t come fast enough, apparently…I’m missing out…
From the look of these dishes, I’d have to say: yeah, you do have a good sense about these food finds.
Did you try the oyster omelette when you were in Penang? Anyway, I miss those stuff. So good.
hi, you oyster omellette looks yummylicious. Love to read yr blog
kevin: Thank you.
cynthia: It was certainly a good call!
rasa: I’ve had it in Melaka, and found this very similar to the one I ate there.
semangat: It was, and thanks!