Celebrate the Thai New Year at Bangkok Joe's & Win a Trip to Thailand April 12, 2009

Bangkok Joe’s is hosting its annual Songkran celebration from Monday, April 13th through Sunday, April 19th. In honor of the Thai New Year, guests will partake in the ancient Songkran water ceremony while devouring some of Thailand’s most traditional dishes, which are meant to provide longevity and good health.

Additionally, in conjunction with the Royal Thai Embassy and the second annual Thai Restaurant week, restaurant guests will be able to enter for the chance to win a free trip to Thailand, with accommodations, a cooking class, and spa services or gift certificates all included.

Bangkok Joe’s Songkran menu features traditional Thai dishes like Meang-Kum, which is usually only available in a private home and is one of Thailand’s oldest hors d’oeuvres recipes, made with shrimp, toasted coconut, ginger, shallots, roasted peanuts, lime and Thai pepper, served on collard green bites with lemon grass-coconut-palm sugar sauce. In addition, Kao Soi Noodles will be offered, a popular Chiang Mai curried noodle dish with shrimp and longevity noodles with a touch of coconut milk, shallots, sour cabbage, bean sprouts and scallions.

The full menu is below and on Bangkok Joe’s website.

Songkran Festival Menu

Appetizers

Meang-Kum

One of the oldest hors d’oeuvres, which includes many ingredients that are low in fat and high in fiber, served individually in bite-sized portions. (Traditionally served among friends and family)
Made with shrimp, toasted coconut, ginger, shallots, roasted peanuts, lime and Thai pepper, served on collard green bites with lemon grass-coconut-palm sugar sauce

Tri-Color Gems

King Rama II style dumplings, each stuffed with a different variety of meat – minced pork loin, crabmeat and shrimp stir-fried with salted turnip, roasted peanuts and Thai herbs

Mee Krob

The old favorite sweet crispy noodles with crispy shrimp, fried tofu, puffed egg, pickled garlic, bean sprouts and garlic chive



Main Course

Thai New Year Spaghetti

Stir-fried spicy shrimp and chicken with spaghetti, Thai anchovies, oven roasted tomatoes, basil, sweet peppers, onion and scallions in our roasted chili and garlic sauce

Crying Tiger

Grilled marinated flank steak Essan style with red onions, basil and tossed rice powder. Served with sticky rice in a banana leaf and spicy green papaya salad

Kao Soi Noodles

A popular Chiang Mai curry noodles with shrimp and longevity noodles with a touch of coconut milk, shallots, sour cabbage, bean sprouts and scallions

Kao Kruk Kapi

The favorite traditional Thai rice made with aromatic Thai jasmine rice, roasted shrimp paste, sweet pork belly, salted baby shrimp, shallots, green mango, fresh lime, Thai pepper and egg

Dessert

Thai Custard

Traditional steamed coconut custard and sweet black sticky rice, served with caramel sauce

Official Website: http://www.bangkokjoes.com