Thai-Swedish Fusion Meatball Khao Soi
at IKEA, Bangkok, Thailand
IKEA Thailand's Swedish Cafe (a quintessential part of visiting any IKEA branch if you ask me) recently released a new Swedish-Thai fusion menu. I was visiting IKEA Bangyai, the biggest of Bangkok's three IKEA stores, and decided to take a break from shopping to try the brand-new Swedish meatball khao soi, which combines the classic northern Thai noodle dish with hearty Scandanavian noodles and meatballs.
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| Thai-Swedish Fusion Meatball Khao Soi |
This is a western-style twist on a classic khao soi - a popular northern Thai dish made from egg noodles and stewed chicken served with onions and pickled mustard greens in a sweet and mildly spiced coconut curry broth.
The customary stewed chicken leg is replaced with IKEA's iconic Swedish meatballs, and the Chinese-style egg noodles are swapped out with European fettucine, which gives the dish a richer and fuller flavor.
The dish is served with a side of chopped purple onion, pickled mustard greens, and fresh lime, all of which I highly recommend adding to the dish. It's also served with a ball of crispy deep-fried fettuccini, which replicates the classic crunchy fried noodles which are typically added atop a bowl of khao soi.
IKEA's khao soi is much milder than the traditional Chiang Mai-style khao soi, but it's still very delicious. While it can't quite compare with real traditional khao soi, it's still really tasty and definitely worth trying after a long day of shopping for reasonably priced home furnishings.
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Location
IKEA Bangyai is located inside Central Westgate shopping mall at 109 Rattanathibet Rd, Sao Thong Hin, Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi 11140. You can get there via MRT Purple Line Talad Bang Yai Station.
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