Talat Phlu

Talat Phlu or Talad Phlu (Thai: ตลาดพลู, pronounced [tā.làːt pʰlūː]) is a community and marketplace by the Khlong Bangkok Yai in the Talat Phlu and Bang Yi Ruea Subdistricts, Thon Buri District, Thonburi side of Bangkok.

Thoet Thai road is the main street of Talat Phlu area

Description

Talat Phlu has a history of over 200 years since Thonburi Kingdom, in the reign of King Taksin after the fall of Ayutthaya in 1767. Thonburi side, it's used as a new capital of Thailand. Talat Phlu was a community of overseas Chinese or Thai-Chinese, including Muslims and Mon. Until the reign of King Rama I, he moved the capital across the Chao Phraya river to the Phra Nakhon side. Most of the Chinese moved to live in Sampheng, but some of them're still here and descend to the present day.

The name "Talat Phlu" originated this area in the past, the area was a spacious in grown and sold betel (Talat in Thai means "market", and Phlu means "betel") covered from Khlong Bang Sai Kai to Khlong Bang Phrom in Taling Chan until Khlong Bang Waek in Phasi Charoen and Bang Khae Districts. Today, although planting a betel have disappeared, the name Talat Phlu is still used for this area.

In the early 1960s, Talat Phlu was a bustling district, until have the parlance. "Yaowarat is how, Talat Phlu like that", it's considered to be another Bangkok Chinatown besides Yaowarat. [1]

Nowadays, Talat Phlu is well known as a neighbourhood with restaurants and many street foods such as beef noodles, Khanom bueang, Khanom jeeb (Shumai), coconut milk ice cream with frozen yolk, Namkhaeng sai (Thai style shaved ice dessert) and Bingsu, Khao moo daeng (red barbecue pork over rice with red sweet sauce), Yen ta fo, Kuaitiao khua kai, Mi krop, Pad thai, fish maw soup, Thai desserts etc. And the most famous is Kui Chai (กุยช่าย; Chinese: 韭菜餜; pinyin: jiǔ cài guǒ), it's the food of the Teochew people, made of flour and filled with garlic chives, cooked by frying or steaming. It's a type of Dim sum.[2][3][4] In addition, it's also the origin of Khanom bodin (ขนมบดิน) a traditional Muslim cakes, which only available in central Thailand, produced and sold at the community around the Suan Phlu Mosque.[5]

Nearby places

Transportation

References
  1. thepureway (2017-09-27). "Line กนก รากเหง้าหรืออำนาจเงิน ของดีย่านธนบุรี" [Line Kanok progenitor or money power good stuff of Thonburi neighbourhood]. Mthai (in Thai). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  2. ""กุยช่ายตลาดพลู"ของกินระดับตำนานที่ต้องต่อคิวซื้อ นำทัพหลากเมนูความอร่อยแห่ง "ตลาดพลู"" ["Talat Phlu Kui Chai" legendary foodstuff that need to be purchased bring a variety of tasty menus of "Talat Phlu"]. ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  3. ""ตลาดพลู" ย่านเก่า เล่าเรื่องประวัติศาสตร์ สัมผัสบรรยากาศชุมชน คน และของอร่อย" ["Talat Phlu" old town telling history experience the community atmosphere, people and tasty foodstuffs]. ASTV Manager (in Thai). 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  4. "สนามข่าวชวนกิน : ตลาดพลู ขนมกุยช่าย" [Sanam Khao Chuan Kin : Talat Phlu Kui Chai snack]. Channel 7 (in Thai). 2018-03-03.
  5. "ขนมบดินสูตรโบราณ" [Ancient recipe Khanom bodin]. OTOP (in Thai). Retrieved 2018-03-04.

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