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Well, I finally made it out to the Wat Thai market on the weekend. It’s a pretty, serene place of stalls and picnic tables alongside a Buddhist Temple. The food here is fairly basic, and I have to admit, I wasn’t feeling too adventurous, so I stuck to the foods I know. The Pad Thai was delicious; employing these thin — almost capellini — noodles along with the usual green onion slivers, tofu, chicken, bean sprouts and egg.

We dined on spring rolls and chicken satay. Alas, there was no peanut sauce to be found. But the satay sticks were extremely tasty on their own. They were served with that sweet and spicy chilli sauce.

We also got a pot of minced chicken larb, which was kind of fiery, but then again I am a light-weight when it comes to spicy foods.

 

I didn’t sample the Green papaya salad, but I’m told it was delicious (this, from a friend who’d never had it before.) She also purchased some little pork dumplings that were cold and presumably had been steamed earlier. They were wrapped in that sticky, doughy but light white wrapping and they were quite sweet and delicious.

Not a lot of vegetable options around, at all. Lots of fish balls and chicken dishes.

For me, the highlight was the mango and sticky rice which came with a small pot of coconut sauce. The mango was pre-sliced and very, very ripe and golden orange in colour. The rice was not too sweet and dressed with little, nutty bean seeds (?)

All in all, I was a little disappointed by the absence of curries and the lack of peanut sauce, but I’d return for the mango in a heartbeat. It’s okay for me; it’s not such a pilgrimage to head north into the Valley. If you’re coming from further than 20 mins away, I don’t know if it’s worth the drive.

They’ll be having a festival there soon, so I might go back for that.

Thai Market
Sat & Sun 10 - 6

Wat Thai Buddhist Temple [East San Fernando Valley]
8225 Coldwater Canyon Ave, sth of Roscoe
North Hollywood 91605
818-785-9552

By MaxMillion (see more of her posts). Max Million is the nom de 'net of Pauline Adamek. Born in Sydney, Australia, Pauline has lived in Los Angeles for the past thirteen years and finds it agrees with her. She has been reviewing films and filing celebrity-based interview articles since 1991, and has filed stories from various international film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. She completed a family cookbook and has also written novels for 8-12 year olds. She is the creator and host of ArtsBeatLA.