Wonton noodle, or wanton noodle (云吞面), is a popular noodle dish in Singapore and Malaysia. It is also a common noodle dish in Thailand. Lek's Wonton Noodle, located near Saen Pung Gate of Chiang Mai Old City, is one restaurant that specialises in wonton noodle and shrimp dumplings.
The basic ingredients of wonton noodle are egg noodle, wonton (meat dumplings) and barbecue pork. The dishes served at Lek's Wonton Noodle are variations using these ingredients, such as the standard wonton noodle with pork dumplings and barbecue pork, noodle with shrimp dumplings and barbecue pork, barbecue pork noodle / rice, or wonton soup only. There are sukiyaki dishes with pork or shrimps too.
The signature Egg Noodle with Shrimp Wonton and Barbecue Pork (叉烧云吞虾面) is served with all its ingredients on the egg noodle with greens. The noodle is dry-tossed with lard oil with fried pork lard. It is a delicious dish with tender barbecue pork and fresh crunchy shrimps in the dumplings.
The Thai's standard sauce set includes dried chilli powder, brown sugar, fish sauce and pickled chilli. These are commonly used by locals to adjust the tastes of their meals. Don't be surprise when they add sugar to their noodle soups.
Dry noodle dishes in Thailand are usually served without soup, so get a bowl of Pork Bone Soup that comes with a big piece of pig bone with tender meat in a clear broth. It is delightfully light-tasting with rich pig bone flavour without much seasoning. This is definitely a must to accompany any non-soupy noodle or rice dishes.
The Shrimp Dumplings with Shanghai Sauce (上海凉拌虾饺) is a nice and simple side dish to go for with extra flavours from the tasty chilli sauce. This dish is best to accompany wonton noodle with pork dumplings and barbecue pork noodle / rice or to satisfy the cravings for more of Lek's shrimp dumplings.
The 3-piece Steamed Shrimp Dumplings (烧卖 or siomai) is another variation of the shrimp dumplings with fresh shrimps and top with edible gold. Dip the siomai in the light vinegar sauce before eating.
Other than pork/shrimp wonton noodle, barbecue pork rice and sukiyaki dishes are the next dishes to go for at Lek's Wonton Noodle.
Address:
2/4 Thipanet Rd, Tambon Phra Sing, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50100, Thailand
Opening Hours:
10am to 2pm; 4pm to 10pm | Daily
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