Behind the Michelin Stars: A Look into R-HAAN's Culinary Excellence
Traditional Thai cuisine is renowned for vivid flavors and the unique usage of local spices, the combination that has brought about delectable dishes to the table for more than hundred of years. The well known secret about traditional Thai cuisine, as we at R-HAAN the Michelin Star restaurant believe, is that the vast repertoires of seasonal spices, which comes from every part of the country, have contributed greatly to the well known Thai traditional cuisine as it currently is to the world.
The recipes were meticulously created by using seasonal spices as nature provides in the fullest potential. This is the reason why many Thai traditional menus are the reflection of the change of seasons in Thailand. And not the least, it is the indication of varieties in ingredients of Thai cuisine making the traditional recipes flavorful and memorable.
The care put into the selection of ingredients in traditional Thai recipes is the reflection of local wisdom in composition and combination of seasonal ingredients with fine cooking methods that become the most tasty dishes. Moreover, the delectable taste comes to the table hand in hand with the healthy aspects, an indication of care and devotion to create and serve the great meals of the old culinary master of Thailand.
R-HAAN, the Thai Michelin Star restaurant devoted to present the authentic Thai traditional cuisine as the reflection of how bountiful the land of the country is and how the great culinary heritage was passed down through generations, has combined and reimagined the original tastes of tradition in the current global scene of fine dining cooking. With masterful craftsmanship and experience, Chef Chumpol Jangprai, the co-founder of R-HAAN the Michelin Star restaurant, has conceptualized and created the summer seasonal menus that is the reflection of Thai people’s lives in summer.
Scallops in Coconut Cream
As it is generally known, the exquisite dishes were created from great ingredients, and Thai cuisine is one of the cooking traditions for which ingredients play an indispensable part. For the country with bountiful natural resources, Thailand’s traditional cooking makes use of seasonal ingredients sourced from local origins with varieties and freshness.
One of those local ingredients that is globally renowned and became the pride and joy of Thailand’s cooking scene is the varieties of seafood, such as scallop, which could be delightfully cooked with lotus stems, the highly regarded local ingredients with the title of ‘Queen of Streams’.
With the masterful touch of Chef Chumpol, this authentic traditional recipe was created with scallops sourced from the Gulf of Thailand and the selectively sourced by the Chef himself the lotus stems from local providers. The ingredients then were stewed with coconut milk and shrimp paste together with varieties of local herbs, making this delectable menu flavorful and healthy. The Michelin Stars fine dining dish is then ready to serve for your delight.
AYUTTHAYA River Prawn Tom Yum Soup
The internationally renowned Thai traditional menu, Tom Yum, is remembered for the incredible combination of herbal sourly spiciness and mildly savory soup plus aromatic herbal essence. One sip of Tom Yum perfectly prepared, refreshing delight are guaranteed. This is a traditional Thai menu that acts as the gate for every food lover to journey into the realm of Thailand’s cooking culture.
R-HAAN, the Michelin Stars restaurant for four consecutive years, has prepared and created this acclaimed recipe of Thai traditional cuisine in the fine dining flair and served as one of the representative dishes for the summertime in Thailand.
With carefully selected river prawns from the old capital Ayutthaya, every guest will experience the exquisitely tenderness and sweetness of the prawns, making this menu one of the must try in R-HAAN’s WISDOM OF SUSTAINABLE SUMMER SAMRUB
Mango Sticky Rice / Coconut Milk Ice Cream
One of the indispensable recipes in the authentic Thai traditional dessert menus that has enchanted every taster from every corner of the world, Mango Sticky Rice at R-HAAN, the Michelin Star restaurant is served together Coconut Milk Ice Cream hailed from Thap Sakae district, which is renowned for unique tastiness and aroma
The well known secret of Mango Sticky Rice’s deliciousness comes from the combination of the juiciness of fresh mangos and savoriness and mild saltiness of carefully prepared sticky rice, which means cooked with coconut milk in traditional method. This fine dining dessert dish is embellished both in taste and appearance by the masterful touch from Chef Chumpol, making the old and beloved traditional recipe amazingly enchanting again in the contemporary context.
Experience the Michelin Stars Fine Dining Course ‘THE WISDOM OF SUSTAINABLE SUMMER SAMRUB’
Taste the delightful eight tastes from the authentic traditional Thai cuisine, guaranteed by Michelin Stars Award for four consecutive years, with the special seasonal set course that R-HAAN created and prepared with local ingredients and delicacies from every region of Thailand.
WISDOM OF SUSTAINABLE SUMMER SAMRUB
Amuse Bouche: Welcome to Thailand
Northern Temptation: Croquette Young Jackfruit Salad Northern Styles
Central Voyage: Watermelon with Sweet Dried Fish Powder and Crispy Shallot
E-Sarn Excursion: E-Sarn Wagyu Tartare
Sailing to South: Marinated Grilled BETONG Chicken
Eastern Experience: Wrapped Chanthaburi Rice Noodles with Crab Roe
Course 1
Star Gooseberry and Ant Eggs Salad with Mashed Avocado
Course 2
Squid in Salted Egg Espuma
Course 3
Scallops in Coconut Cream
Course 4
Sweet Basil in Hot and Sour Beef Soup served with Pumpkin Puree
Sorbet
Pineapple Sorbet
Main Course
(Select Your Preferences 3 from 5)
AYUTTHAYA River Prawn Tom Yum Soup
Tamarind Paste served with Fried Gourami and Seasonal Vegetable
Steamed Crab Meat in Bamboo Joint
Steamed Red-banded Grouper in Thai Curry
Rolled Organic free-range Chicken roulette in Green Curry
Served with Hom Mali Rice or 9 varieties Brown Rice
Dessert
Mango Sticky Rice / Coconut Milk Ice Cream
Steamed Coconut Custard with Sweet Coconut Filling / Thai Tea Ice Cream / Toddy Palm Cake
Petit Four
Watermelon with Sweet Dried Fish-Crispy Shallot Chocolate Bon Bon
Coconut Cantaloupe Thai Sweetmeat
Bitter Orange Macaron
Chilled Sweet Yellow Marian Plum Jelly
With the ever wonderment of Thai traditional recipe, R-HAAN is proud to present ‘THE WISDOM OF SUSTAINABLE SUMMER SAMRUB’ and would like to invite every guest to experience the summer delight at our Michelin Stars restaurant.
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Open Daily from Monday to Sunday 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM (last order 10:00 PM)
Dinner Samrub at 6:00 - 11:00 PM
Tel. 095-141-5524 (12:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
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