Goong Ob Woon Sen
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Goong Ob Woon Sen is a clay pot dish of prawns baked on a bed of glass noodles with ginger, celery, crispy garlic, and a savoury soy-oyster sauce — the noodles absorb the prawn juices and sauce as everything steams together.
Cultural Origin
Goong ob woon sen is a Chinese-Thai claypot dish of prawns baked over glass noodles with garlic, coriander root, white pepper, soy sauce and a splash of Chinese cooking wine. It comes out of Bangkok's Chinese-Thai seafood-restaurant tradition, where claypot cooking and glass noodles are both Chinese imports adapted to Thai aromatics. It is a default celebration dish at seafood restaurants nationwide.
Allergens & Sensitivities
Key Ingredients
- prawns
- glass noodles
- ginger
- Chinese celery
- garlic
- oyster sauce
- dark soy sauce
- white pepper
Where to Try It
Seafood restaurants and Chinese-Thai restaurants throughout Thailand — a staple of the Chinatown restaurant tradition.
Tips
- The noodles at the bottom of the pot, soaked in prawn juices, are the best part — dig to the bottom.
- Order for sharing as part of a larger meal — it pairs well with stir-fried vegetables and rice.