Thai All You Can Eat Seafood BBQ

Thai All You Can Eat Seafood BBQ – in a Rainstorm

The essentials of this night out are earthenware firepots, charcoal to provide the heat, and seafood – lots of seafood. And, on this night, the incessant pounding of the rain on the metal roof.

: Tao firepot

: This south-east asian style of cooking, developed in Thaland, is known as Mu Kratha

The Tao (pronounced “dtao”) is an earthernware pail/bucket-shaped fire pot. It has a hole at the base and a section in the middle to hold the charcoal. Most are hand made.

A round steamboat/griller is used in the Thai cooking method known as Mookata (Mu Kratha). It literally means ‘pork’ and ‘skillet’ in Thai. Usually, pork fat is used to grease the aluminium or tinplate pan/skillet on which the meats are grilled.

An intense rainstorm hit the area only minutes after we arrived. The restaurant staff were quick to put out shelters.

: Awning were quickly deployed.

Time to cook the food. The main BBQ firebox is also charcoal powered.

Nothing fancy here. A grille is placed over the firebox, The food is barbequed.

: Free charcoal. Self service.

A very sensible policy at an ‘all you can eat’ restaurant. If your eyes are bigger than your stomach you pay for the ‘wastage’

: A list of food items and the ‘fine’ you will pay if you don’t cook it.

“All You Can” Seafood BBQs abound in Isaan.

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