Maepen Seafood

 Owners Li-Khanitha Somphet and Pop-Worakit Nopkhunchorn are known as the people in the know in our fair city when it comes to seafood sourcing, especially the giant river prawns and crabs with large claws which are the freshest and tastiest.Li told us that the dish that is most famous is the barbecued river prawns which come in varying sizes of prawns, all being sweet in the head and firm in the body and served small, medium and very large, in sizes. This restaurant imports its prawns from India because the shrimp there is naturally fed by coconut husk and offers a sweet flavour, according to Pop. Pop then demonstrated to us how to shell the prawns expertly, butterflying them open to reveal the rich creaminess of the head. Soon they were sizzling on the charcoal grill until the fat was melted and the beautiful orange prawns ready to eat. Our first bite revealed a lovely texture that was sweet, bouncy and a little crispy.