Pork Wonton Soup in Bangkok, Thailand
by Jae May Barbecue and Crispy Pork (เจ๊เมย์ หมูแดง-หมูกรอบ)
I stumbled across a post on Reddit the other day of a guy sharing a picture of "the best noodles in Thailand". With a recommendation like that, I had to check it out. I saw that the restaurant was located not too far from one of the MRT (Blue Line) stations, and I set off one bright and sunny morning to seek out and try this fabled dish.
At a nondescript red pork shop at the corner of a quiet side street, I ordered a bowl of pork wonton soup and sat down for lunch.
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| pork wonton soup in Bangkok, Thailand (Jae Mae Restaurant) |
I arrived around noon.
The menu was entirely in Thai, but even if you can't speak or read Thai, there are great photographs to show exactly what you'll be ordering.
I decided to order the Thai pork wonton soup, and I asked to make it spicy.
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| Jae Mae pork wonton soup with minced pork (เจ๊เมย์) |
Even so, the soup wasn't spicy for me, but if you are super sensitive to chilies, you can ask for it "mai pet" (not spicy).
The soup was made with a super savory broth full of garlic, onion, and sliced shallots. The bowl was filled with deliciously rich Thai-Chinese-style wontons and served with a heaping portion of minced pork to add to the thickness and richness of the dish.
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| a bowl of Thai pork wonton soup |
The soup was really good!
I actually wanted it a little more spicy, so I added some extra chili from the pot provided. I don't know if it's the style of the soup, or if it's just because I'm a foreigner, but the soup they served to me really was not spicy at all. I could have used a little extra heat! But everything was delicious. The wontons themselves were really filling, and the soup was the perfect combination of savory and umami that made it perfectly satisfying on a warm sunny Bangkok afternoon.
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| the wontons were stuffed with delicious minced pork balls |
While the shop itself looked like any other in Thailand, the bowl of noodles that was served to me was, indeed, something to write home about.
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| Jae Mae Restaurant (เจ๊เมย์ หมูแดง-หมูกรอบ), Bangkok, Thailand |
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Menu and Price
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| Menu at Jae Mae Restaurant, Bangkok, Thailand |
Traveler's Tips
As you walk to the noodle shop, you will pass a shrine to the Hindu god Ganesha. Take a moment to stop in. I had no idea that this shrine was here, and I was delighted by this brief spiritual break before my filling lunch.
Location
Jae Mae Barbecue and Crispy Pork (เจ๊เมย์ หมูแดง-หมูกรอบ) is located just a few meters from MRT Huai Kwang Station (take the exit towards Huai Kwang Market and the Ganesha Shrine). Look for the bright red signs of this very small local pork and noodle shop.
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| the location of Jae Mae Restaurant (near Huai Kwang MRT), Bangkok, Thailand |
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