Every year, Daria and I travel to Phuket so she can compete in the local marathon. And every year, when the race is over, we set off on an all-day food crawl across the island. It’s become our favorite day of the year, and so this time, we’re bringing you along, for a full day of exploring the incredible and largely unknown “real” side of the world’s most overcrowded tourist destination, and eating really, really well.
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0:00 – Introduction
1:06 – The Pearl of the Andaman
3:52 – Khao Gaeng Breakfast
6:44 – The Three Groups
10:48 – The Marathon Ends and Begins
12:12 – The Island’s Best Roti
14:16 – Differences
16:07 – Understanding the Map
18:35 – Mee Sapam
22:36 – The Modern Story of Phuket
26:30 – The Best Restaurant on the Island
27:49 – Kin Kub Ei
30:20 – The Meal
34:21 – Legacy
38:04 – The Fourth Group
41:48 – Georgian Feast in Old Town
45:22 – Khachapuri, Kinkhali, and a Cold Drink
47:52 – Conclusion
49:37 – Post-Race Interview
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Video Credits:
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Location Pins:
Khao Gaeng: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qFNsfu1rgQMPxPjQ6
Roti Curry: https://maps.app.goo.gl/y9ML2Ut3cp4WAt1n8
Mee Sapam: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3WkEoPjUHzpWDwct7
Kin Kub Ei: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HeTH9S1v5ZzqhFMCA
Georgian: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bD9vRxnYqfpqTYxL6
And a couple that we referenced (our personal favorite Post-Soviet places in Phuket):
Moldovan: https://maps.app.goo.gl/VCTY6BJQQoYKzpGYA
Tajik: https://maps.app.goo.gl/wyeqFgSL5XbJt1eA8
Ukrainian: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NHyBpa21g6Zs8PuG8
AND- The incredible hotel on the southern cape: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3rMbiSjeeG8tFDao7
Absolutely incredible content as usual. I moved to Phuket a couple of years ago and I was hoping that you would cover it, even though I'm disappointed to not have run into you while you were filming 😀
This island is fascinating in so many aspects and there is more than meet the eyes there. I think a lot of people that believe it's overrated missed the truly good parts.
It's surpringly hard to find any information regarding Phuket history online (in English). I will definitely try to get my hands on the Colin Mackay book.
Adam, you and your face at 7 AM breakfast = your happy place. NO doubt about it.
you started the day at the top and kept it there. Pretty good day.
Phu quoc island is what phuket use to be before tourism…VN still want to transform phu quoc to phuket
Thanks for this was planning a trip this year
11:47 spicy eh? 😂
46:08 Many people seem like to described many flat circular food as pizza, for instance Japanese Pizza (Okonomiyaki), Vietnamese Pizza (Banh Trang Nuong).
21:24 Daria is absolutely right. It’s better with MSG
Meh.. Phuket, Imma go Bangkok
27:48 that fish!
Always a great time with OTR!
Okay but what was the TV show he was talking about at 1:36?
Nice to see some coverage of an island with such a checkered past & the multicultural future it's grown despite that. Stalin (who himself was Kartveli/Georgian) likely played a role in the popularity of Georgian food essentially throughout the ex-Soviet states including Kazakhstan (the last standing Soviet state at the time of the collapse) despite his rather sordid cost
Nice video! Going to Thailand for 1st time in September. Staying 2 weeks in Bangkok. Still considering Phuket but prob not due to it being too touristy, my friend also said its not fun there anymore due to foreign tourism. Out of curiosity do you speak Thai since you moved there?
The music in the Khao Gaeng segment sounds so Hawaiian like but I'm assuming you are using local music styles. What is it called? Very lovely!!
That's it! I'm going, I'm definitely going.
This man understands how to feed his Peachu.
Your camera of the food doesn't pick up the flies =p
"She says her life has value when she's old."
Congrats on coming in 5th Daria! (was this for the full marathon distance? amazing!)
MAKE DARIA AMERICAN
I love this channel. They provide historal part of it and unbiased. They covered everything. Keep up the good work and thank you.
whaaat! i never knew she was a runnerI wow! did i say wow?
Grand aunty is the legend.
Such a good video. Daria's little happy dance while eating the Georgian food was adorable. The woman making the restaurant to preserve her Auntie's food was so heartwarming. I wish more people cared about saving old food ways no matter where they live in the world.
Another great video guys. Well done Daria maybe next year a podium finish?
@poom323 That's weird. I wrote a long post about why I like Thai cinema, but it disappeared. Yeah, Thai cinema is surprising – lots of really good movies. They often show them in cinemas here (in Kuala Lumpur), which is where I watched "The Tin Mine". The recent "How to make millions before Grandma dies" turned into a surprise hit, with some cineplexes devoting nine or ten screens to it in the opening week. Probably because the subject of the movie is a Thai Chinese family, and deals with practices and traditions. Whenever I visit Thailand I try to watch one or two Thai movies (and one or two Japanese ones, which seem popular in Thailand). Always a surprise – the last time I was in Chiang Mai I watched "Tid Noi", which turned out to be a re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac, with some VERY Thai twists. My favorite Thai movie is probably "Suddenly Twenty". This turned out to be a re-make of a Korean movie, and it's spawned (so far) a Japanese version, a Tagalog version, and two Chinese versions, along with the Thai version. One day I will watch all of them.
Regarding the Georgian Khinkali – yeah, you shouldn't eat the handle, only used from grabbing, it's the same with the Uzbeki Jewish community here in Israel🥟
On my first trip to Thailand in 2022, I was forced to spend a week in the Phuket sandbox. I was really bummed about spending so much time in a overtouristic place, yet discovered the colorful people, history and cuisine, as I randomly chose to stay in Phuket Town instead of Patong. Thnx for sharing the REAL Phuket with the world❤
I just love Daria!! What a babe 🧡
The Thai government should be paying this channel. Even my Thai friends learn from this channel about their own history and cuisine . After 30 odd years here this channel re instills that feeling of awe i felt when i first came here.
Another amazing episode!!! Keep up the good work.