Hormok on Koh Samui

*Market at the dock

On the Island of Koh Samui there is a food market near where the ferry drops off that is suprisingly one of the best food markets I have been to. I am biased however, seeing that the best food stall treat I had in Thailand, I had here.

* best snacks ever

The dock market was discovered by accident one day. Kath and I were buying tickets to go to Laos, a trip we ended up not taking. Across the street the market was beginning to take shape and I wandered over after we were done buying our train tickets and Kath was checking her email. There was the usual assortment of hanging ducks and sliced prok, noodles in broth and things on a stick. Before deciding what to really eat I sat down and had a pearl tea and a couple of satay fish sticks. I ended up going with some sort of crab and fish wrapped in banana leaves and it was spectacular. The crab meat and fish was suspended in a solid scrambled egg that was full of garlic and lemony basil, with a heavy anise taste to eat it. There were also shredded small chiles to give it some kick and the taste of shrimp paste to give the hormok a nice a mellow bottom. They were so good I got three. They were cooked over a charcoal grill and not a single drip of egg escaped to the grill. How they made them so tight I don't know, but there was also a film crew going around the market and they couldn't get enough of our lady either

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* Crab Hormok

Also, when Kath and I come home and have a dog, blame on these two dogs on a scooter in Koh Samui. This lady also gave amazing massages. Can you believe this dog that is a german sheppard weiner dog mix? AWESOME.