Thai, Shanghai 🇨🇳

Yan L

about 10 years ago

🇨🇳 Shanghai

Mi Thai

Thai

MiThai 米泰。安福路195号2楼。传说是很厉害的泰菜，差点荣登第一届的上海米其林Michelin Guide. The only Thai restaurant recommended in the first ever Shanghai Michelin guide. 为了让老婆开胃，冬阴功绝对不能少。所以就在点评晃了几圈，看到了这家。位子是熟悉的Amokka、Mr. Willis的同一栋楼。但一直没有太注意，只是心中默念过“下次要来试一试”吧！今天终于来拔草了。咖喱 | 红咖喱烤鸭。对我来说，咖喱是必不可少的。平常只要看到咖喱就已经是毫无抵抗力了。更别说是泰式的。最爱是泰式鸡肉绿咖喱。但今天为了腾出空间来吃怡人的Pandan Chicken（香茅叶烤鸡），所以不舍的放弃了绿咖喱鸡。最吸引人的则是红咖喱烤鸭！咖喱口感柔顺，味道在标准的香料味之上少了点辣味，多带了一点甜味。鸭肉非常嫩。虽然泡在浓郁的红咖喱之中，却仍旧品尝得到烤肉的smoky味。绝对推荐！冬阴功海鲜汤。从小吃泰菜，并不爱吃冬阴功。酸辣曾经对我来说是头脑很难处理的复杂情感。但2012年？几年前的某日在曼谷和家人过年时，却迷恋上了这个味道。直至在机场登机前还硬是在吃他一锅。或许还受到老婆的影响。对于怀孕前的她，冬阴功已经是最爱了。怀孕了之后，“酸辣”是让她开胃最直接的路径。酸味是种用番茄熬出来的自然酸味。番茄的酸甜似乎盖过了淡淡的辣味，提亮了蛤蜊、鲜虾、鱿鱼的鲜美。可能因为是番茄熬出来的酸味，MiThai的冬阴功没有那么死咸，较最近喝的其他Tom Yum Gung来的Fresh很多！香茅叶烤鸡 | Pandan Chicken Today's special之一，而不是菜单上的staple. 肉质细嫩，Pandan入味，口感很好。配上一旁的甜辣酱。Perfect！ Spicy Prawn Fried Rice | 辣虾炒饭这道绝对是最令人惊艳的一道菜！炒饭的高超境界就在如何让米粒在炒了之后仍能粒粒分明。而这一道炒饭就犹如鼎泰丰的“排骨炒饭”、食神中的黯然销魂饭一样，粒粒分明，颗颗有劲！虽然真没有什么“辣味”，但是正道菜的味道裹在每粒米粒上，而且配上红咖喱，只能用“惊奇”来形容！绝对值得！ --- For some reason, the second time we visited on a normal weekend, the service was slow and the same dishes were no longer as impressive. Perhaps they weren't performing as well under pressure....

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