(You can also order from the set
menu of ready made meals if you wish. These also have the MK stamp
of quality on them. Great choice and well presented.)
The MK style of eating - 'Suki' in Thailand but also known in other parts of Asia as 'Steamboat' - is basically a single pot of water placed in the centre of the table - electrically heated to boiling point - and then fed with the desired ingredients by all sat around the table. It is essentially a team effort, where all can wallow in praise when the result is good, but again all have to share the blame if it is not so good!
It is a way of cooking that developed in China - so they say, but in my younger days I was also privy to eating from a pot of whatever was available, given the hard times. The Thais - and MK - have adapted the 'event' in a wonderful relaxing way. All you have to do is decide upon what to use!
Having been a party to such meals on a few occasions, I begin to
wonder if there is any real science in cooking, for the haphazard
insertion of ingredients various always seem to turn into a dish
that everyone wants their fill of! It seems hard to go wrong. The
ingredients are fresh, and as varied as you want them to be. Fish of
all sorts, meta, vegetables and anything else that can be eaten
after boiling. Normally - in the company I keep - a couple of eggs
are beaten and then thrown into the pot!
Thoroughly wholesome good food - with little if any fat content. A brilliant, relaxing way to eat and have time to chat. After all, that is what eating is about here in Thailand!
All then tuck into the 'perfect' meal by use of a perforated ladle. Normal spoons are used for scooping the soupy liquid out. My only reservation being that Thais are expert in eating this 'soup' with chopsticks! The attendant - realising that I was perhaps not keeping up with my Thai friends - apologetically offered me spoon and fork, which I unapologetically accepted, and got stuck in. Thank you MK.
Fortunately for me, the spices are served up in separate containers, so you can add as much - or as little as you like!
On this occasion, the 'pot' meal was complimented with a rather large portion of roast duck.
MK offer a delivery service (No pot) which can be accessed on Tel; 02-248-5555. (Perhaps coincidence that in Thailand 5555555's are a symbol in texts of fun - enjoyment - sunuk!)
MK's are everywhere in Thailand - certainly in my part of Bangkok. A great 'family and friends' occasion.
The MK style of eating - 'Suki' in Thailand but also known in other parts of Asia as 'Steamboat' - is basically a single pot of water placed in the centre of the table - electrically heated to boiling point - and then fed with the desired ingredients by all sat around the table. It is essentially a team effort, where all can wallow in praise when the result is good, but again all have to share the blame if it is not so good!
It is a way of cooking that developed in China - so they say, but in my younger days I was also privy to eating from a pot of whatever was available, given the hard times. The Thais - and MK - have adapted the 'event' in a wonderful relaxing way. All you have to do is decide upon what to use!
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 Left to right - Top Prawn, Fish roll, Pig's Liver, Fish Balls (Rugby shape!) Bottom - L-R Baby Corn, Prawns, Pork, Vegetables. |
 Green Noodles! |
Thoroughly wholesome good food - with little if any fat content. A brilliant, relaxing way to eat and have time to chat. After all, that is what eating is about here in Thailand!
All then tuck into the 'perfect' meal by use of a perforated ladle. Normal spoons are used for scooping the soupy liquid out. My only reservation being that Thais are expert in eating this 'soup' with chopsticks! The attendant - realising that I was perhaps not keeping up with my Thai friends - apologetically offered me spoon and fork, which I unapologetically accepted, and got stuck in. Thank you MK.
Fortunately for me, the spices are served up in separate containers, so you can add as much - or as little as you like!
On this occasion, the 'pot' meal was complimented with a rather large portion of roast duck.
MK offer a delivery service (No pot) which can be accessed on Tel; 02-248-5555. (Perhaps coincidence that in Thailand 5555555's are a symbol in texts of fun - enjoyment - sunuk!)
MK's are everywhere in Thailand - certainly in my part of Bangkok. A great 'family and friends' occasion.
