Without a lot of coconut milk and sugar, and without the overly pretentious sweetness, HomeThai is known for its hardly modified Thai cuisine. Surprisingly, such an authentic taste was created in Sydney and has become synonymous with "taste of Thailand" in the region. In 2013, HomeThai came to Shanghai and was also a big winner. In 2017, in addition to the Hangzhou Mansion store, it also opened a Naraithai store in Longhu Tianjie, the two menus are exactly the same, and the overall price is about 25% lower than that of the Shanghai store.
Southeast Asian cuisine has long been famous for curry, which is characterized by the bold use of a variety of spices, and the complex combination of spices is the soul of the overall taste. HomeThai doesn't intend to compromise on curry, which is highly reproducible in red, green, and yellow. The green curry is dyed with green pepper and basil for a salty taste, the coconut milk base has a long and long smell, a large number of figs are boiled to produce a hint of sweetness, and the fish sauce provides a low-key salty taste that is not annoying. The red curry has a sharp spicy flavor and is sweetened with lychee, and the chef adds dragon fish to match it, which is an impressive combination of spicy aroma and tenderness and softness. Yellow curry is the gentleest, the color comes from turmeric, the amount of chili is the least of the three, the sweetness and coconut flavor are the highest, and you can also eat fine crushed peanut granules.
HomeThai's menu may not be imaginative, but it's rich enough to find all the popular dishes in Thai cuisine. Different from the mild appetizer of Western food, the appetizer of Thai food emphasizes appetizing and refreshing, and the green papaya salad is very classic, in addition to the green papaya itself is sour and spicy and crisp, HomeThai also has soft shell crab, saltwater crab and fresh shrimp to partner with, and the flavor is not monotonous. In addition to the curry series, the steamed fish with lemon is also quite delicious. The meat is more tender and less spiny than the usual sea bass, and the sweet and sour hot soup is poured over the fish one by one. The order rate of cheong fun in the staple food is very high, and the rice rolls in Thailand are known for being "white as snow, thin as paper, shiny and shiny, smooth and delicious", and the density and toughness of the flour skin are stronger, but the difference with Guangdong rice rolls is mainly in the sauce, and the practice of Thai food is to add fish sauce to the sauce, which has a stronger salty and umami taste. HomeThai's selection of ingredients is solid, and the shrimp in the rice roll are sweet and springy, and it is very satisfying to bite into it. Mango sticky rice is known as a classic by diners as "if you haven't eaten it, you haven't been to HomeThai", and the daffodils are thick and glutenless, and the sweetness is light but not lacking; Glutinous rice does not pursue rotten glutinous, but a more solid and full taste, there is a rebound between the teeth, dyed with basil and violet respectively, but the taste difference is not big, the sweetness is low-key and indifferent, the taste is soft and thick after pouring coconut milk, the sweetness is not too greasy, but a little more salty, it is easy to give people a "can't stop" eating experience.
Located on the 5th floor of Block D of Hangzhou Tower, Homethai welcomes guests with six wooden figurines shipped back from Thailand. The bricks, hanging lamps and tableware in the store are all purchased from Thailand and flown in; The colours of the dining chairs, frescoes and decorations are warm and vibrant. Naraithai is darker, designed by renowned designer Chen Feibo, the dining table is embedded with 2mm thick copper sheets, the pots and pans and floor gaps are pure copper, and the ceiling fan on the roof is also handmade. Although the decoration environment is still excellent, there is still a gap between it and the amazing production level of the Shanghai store. Shrimp and crabs cannot be guaranteed to be fresh, and the taste of the products is also greatly affected; There is a problem with the selection of pork neck and marinating, and sometimes it will emit a fishy smell that is difficult to hide; The mango is overripe, the glutinous rice is dry and hard, and the signature dishes are difficult to protect themselves. The service attitude is not bad, but the situation of missing orders often occurs, and diners often have to shout "I don't want this dish" before there will be waiters to urge the progress of the dish.