Similan is a chain of 9 islands off Khao Lak, home to the best diving and snorkeling sites in Thailand. As it was made into a national park in 1982 and fishing was banned within the boundaries, we had to fish a distance away. That certainly did not discourage us, as we were sure that some fish will definitely be swimming around the area right?
We arrived in Phuket Saturday evening. While our luggage made their way to the boat, we made our way to a restaurant for dinner.
Entrance of the restaurant
The food that was ordered were the usual seafood dishes, but one was worthy of mention - the oysters!
Oysters cost 30 baht each.
The oysters were pretty fat and juicy, but what made an impression was the condiments they served the oysters with. Other than the usual lemon (in this case it was green), there was salt, garlic slices, chilli paste, cut chilli padi, pepper, fried shallots and this green plant as seen in the photo!
I nibbled a stalk of the green plant to see how it tastes like... and... it tasted... green? Err... I know this sounds lame, but there really wasn't anything special about it... it's just like eating tender grass shoots! Maybe there's some medicinal quality? If you know, please tell me. Cos I was too shy to ask the waitresses!
Anyway, despite the options available, I chickened out and ate the oysters with lemon and salt only. Kekeke...
After the dinner, we were ferried to the boat and our long journey to the fishing spots started... (To be continued! :p)
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