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Best Tom Yum Soup in Hua Hin
Tom Yum Soup
For those who visit Thailand, you may already had Tom Yom Soup in your “ must eat” list in Thailand. Most of restaurants and each kitchen around Thailand may present Tom their Yum soup in different way. This is because of their recipes, and local materials for making Tom Yom each areas relatively different and most important reason is personal preference and taste. Tom Yum Soup can be classified to two types; Tom You clear soup and Tom Yum Thick soup
- Tom Yum clear soup : this soup is clear and not contained milk of cream and normally use fresh bird eye chili
- Tom Yum Thick soup: this soup contains milk and chili paste. Even the name implies this Tum Yum as thick soup but it’s not creamy and thick as mushroom or pumpkin soup. The colour of his Tom Yum should be orange with a little bit of oil from cooked chili paste.
At our Eco Café Hua Hin we have Tom Yum Thick Soup with option of prawns, fish or chicken. Ingredients are also making a huge different we use local products such as swordfish and king prawns from Pramburi.
We use local fresh herbs from our garden e.g. lemongrass, kaffir lime, chili, lime, holy basil, chili and more that ensure that you have the best Tom Yum. Our Tom Yum Soup is not necessary burning your tongue, balancing the taste is a must, savour is dominant and citrus taste and smell from lime, kefir lime and lemongrass are essentials.
Also if you want to learn how to cook Tom Yum Soup we also offering Thai cooking Class so you will be able to make Tom Yum and other Thai dishes at home.
About a boy & Tortoises
Story that's making you smiles
For those who have been to our Sea Harmony eco house you may hear our tortoises stories from one of us. For those who has not been to our Hua Hin Eco House we have a happy story to share.Apart of Frenchies and fish, we also have five tortoises, two big tortoises ( Beetroot and Muffin) and three small baby tortoises ( Soufflé, Brookie and brownie ). Their favorite foods are grass, Blue Butterfly flowers and Mulberry leaves. They are really active working faster than our dogs and they are such a real eater in our house. They normally walk around and follow our guests hoping that they could have some food.
Every morning we have 6 year old boy his name is “ Chana” who is picking fresh Blue Butterfly flowers every morning and delivering to straight our house before he goes to school.Thus, we are setting a new campaign ( in the beginning it’s just for fun ) in our Hua Hin Eco House where our guests can buy Blue Butterfly flowers for feeding our tortoises. The money from tortoises food we put towards Chana’s piggy bank and saving money for him so that he use his own money without asking his parent. The photos and video below show how graceful of our guests that help Chana to l. earn the value of money. The total collection is 1200 B here is the messages from Chana, you can see how happy he is!! He also wants to tank you every who visit Hua Hin Eco house and help him for this campaign. We cerebrate his first saving money by taking him out for ice cream at Bluport
Best Coffee Real Taste in Hua Hin
Coffee at SEA Harmony Eco House
Quote of the day
“Life is like coffee, the darker it gets, the more it energizes.”
― Ankita Singhal
This is such a perfect coffee quote for me. I am a coffee lover myself so open coffee shop is my
Practical my dream job. Let’s talk about our coffee before talking about how are we became your favorite Hua Hin coffee maker at SEA Harmony Eco House Hua Hin.
Our Coffee Beans
We used Arabica coffee beans from Thailand’s High Land Chang Mai and Cheng Rai where the cold climate accommodates Arabica beans. Our coffee beans were harvested from North and freshly roasted in Hua Hin.
Real Coffee Taste
The best words to describe our coffee at Hua Hin Eco House is “our coffee is tasted just like coffee” – it has good coffee aroma and coffee taste and there is nothing else ! how simple it “ our coffee late like real coffee” You may be wondering about commercial statements that describe their coffees
Quakery – Woody – Chocolatey – Nutty -Mellow – Caramelly – Bouguet. For god’s sake our life is too short to make coffee taste like something else!
Let’s drink coffee that taste like real coffee no hidden flavor. From our coffee menu we have cover all basic types of coffee e.g.Espresso, Long Black (americano), Cappuccino, Latte, Macchiato, Flat white, Mocha coffee and our SEA Harmony Eco House signature coffee – Primitive coffee
Primitive Coffee
Primitive coffee is Asian style drip coffee style which is the old method that Asian ( Vietnamese, Lao, Burmese and Thai ) making coffee with condense milk. This Primitive coffee at our café taste smooth and congenial aroma and sweet which is different from others because we use old primitive coffee grinder drip on condense milk. The old primitive coffee grinder has been inherited from my uncle I cannot remember the year exactly I only can tell that it before 1970. It was imported from First Czechoslovak Republic which it can enhance coffee aroma by the mechanism inside the grinder use compress method rather than cutting with blade in our modern grinders. The best way to describe the taste our Primitive Coffee is Drink it.
Here is more info about our coffee shop at SEA Harmony Eco House Café or visit page
Eco House Cafe and restaruant
Breakfast - lunch - brunch - dinner
open 8 am to 8 pm close on Wednesday
Eco House Cafe by SEA Harmony
Booking Tel 085 109 2680 Node
Hua Hin Vegan Eco Cafe
Hua Hin Vegan Eco House Cafe & restaruant
Thai Fusion Western Vegan Vegetarian
Cafe Coffee shop Dessert
Breakfast - lunch - brunch - dinner
open 8 am to 8 pm close on Wednesday
Eco House Cafe by SEA Harmony
Booking Tel 085 109 2680 Node
Our Vegan Menu see below
Address : SEA Harmony Eco House Takiab 6 Tucked in Takiab 6 or refer to google map
or search eco cafe hua hin
Are you looking for Hua Hin tasting local fresh ethnic vegetarian food of vegan food? You are coming
to the right place. Hua Hin Eco House Café by SEA Harmony offer extensive range of vegan foods/vegetarian foods for you while you are visiting Hua Hin.
We are focusing fresh local homemade vegan/vegetarian foods with homey eco friendly environment. Myself (Node) and Aunty Marry have been creating vegetarian menus at Hua Hin Eco House over than 10 years. Our food is simple and different from other standard cafes/restaurants in Hua Hin. The key is “attentive details” where we are carefully select or grown vegetable ingredients, then carefully create tasty dishes to you.
Moreover, we are still committing to minimize zero waste from our kitchen wastes making eco friendly café in Hua Hin.
Here are our vegetarian/vegan menu
This is vegan // vegetarian // healthy /clean foods some of menu contain milk, eggs, garlic or onion we can substitutes with
- Soy Milk, Almond Milk, Coconut milks
- Selective vegetables
- Organic Rice
Please inform our staff before you placing order
ALL DAY BREAKFAST
Harmony Grilled Veggies* (v) 190
grilled mixed organic vegetables with local Hua Hin sweet potato or Tortilla Española
Continental Breakfast 190
mixed fresh fruit platter, yogurt, cornflakes, muesli, toast and milk (soy milk also avaiavble)
Eco Salad with Tofu or Poached egg (v) 180
mixed organic salad and poached egg serving with thai salad dressing
Grilled Vegan * (v) 180
grilled , seasonal organic vegetable, gouda cheese with crusty healthy grilled bread
Harmony Aubergine Omelet* or vegan rice sheet warp (v) 180
organic aubergine & mixed vegetables omelet with fresh thai basil serve with crusty bread
Typical Thai breakfast 90
boiled jasmine rice soup & ginger with mixed vegetables with egg or without eggs
Mixed fruit platter 190
Main Course & more
Whole Food Salad (v) 180
organic seasonal vegetables with signature black sesame dressing
Vegan Harmony Spring Roll* (v) 150
Clear noodle vegetable,wrap in spring roll sheet
Vegan Satay Skewers Sensation (v) 180
Tofu with homemade peanut sauce
Grilled Tofu with Salad (v) 180
vegan‘s favorite grilled with salad
French Fries (v) 120
Vegan Fried Rice 90
simple the best fried rice with vegetables / egg also optional
Tropical Fried Rice* 150
special fried rice with pineapple, vegetables tofu
Royal Pad Thai Vegetables (v) 120
authentic pad thai with hints of tamarind and palm sugar
wrap in egg she or rice sheet for vegan/vegetarian
Vegan Gapaw Holy Basil* 180
hot and spicy beans and tofu with garlic and holy basil
Harmony Stir Crazy * 250
our signature stir fry triple crunchy – beans, tofu, veggies cooked in homemade sauce, cashew nuts
Vegan Chuchee 180
thick creamy crunchy vegetable and tofu curry
Harmony Massaman Curry Set * 250
famous grandma’s recipe with tofu - rice & salad
Tom Yum/ Tom Kha Soup* 180
thai famous hot and sour with vegetables
Garden Green Curry 180
light cream fresh curry with vegetables
Mixed Vegetable Harmony 180
mixed organic vegetables stir fry
Steamed Wild Rice 30
Coconut Rice 50
Roti Bread 50
Dessert
Fruit platter 150
Mango Sticky rice 150
Ice cream 99
Affogato 75
Today's special is on the board
* recommended dishes MUST TRY
(v) vegetarian option also available upon request
Eco Cafe SEA Harmony Hua Hin
Eco House Cafe and restaruant
Breakfast - lunch - brunch - dinner
open 8 am to 9 pm close on Wednesday
Eco House Cafe by SEA Harmony
Booking Tel 085 109 2680 Node
Address : SEA Harmony Eco House Takiab 6 Tucked in refer to google map
or search eco cafe hua hin
Are you looking for good foods with local taste?
Now you need look no further my Eco Café has more than just good foods, we have great foods. For 9 years we have been committing to create dishes taste like finest restaurant and also make you feel like just eating at home. Start from A la carte” pick to cook” breakfast that we use hua hin finest ingredients and fresh pick from our vegetables/herbs garden continue with delightful healthy delicious lunch and finish off the homy dinner setting.
You may be wonder why I keep taking about “ home, homey homemade “, you should come to experience to find out yourself.
In fact, my eco cafe is a home based eco house Finest Healthy Foods with personal touch & Experiencing our host with Truly "Home" atmosphere and cooking with loves at SEA Harmony Eco Café. We have family run business I am responsible for cooking with my Aunty Mary and my partner Indy is taking care of making drink and baking bread. We are taking care all detail form growing vegetables, select Hua Hin best ingredients, and also concerning about managing waste from our kitchen.
Our SEA Harmony Eco Cafe offers somethings very different than others standard restaurants, we cook you more than just good foods .Our home-grown organic vegetables, herbs and fruits together with our finest selections are key ingredients.
We cater to you finest home cooking dishes as well as vegetarian food and food allergy requests e.g. such as Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance, and other allergies.
Next story I am going to tell you about what you must eat when you are coming to visit our eco house
Your host at SEA Harmony Hua Hin
SEA Harmony Guesthouse
“ The quaint village of Khao Takiab Hua Hin “
Since 2011 SEA Harmony has been committing to create “ Home Away From Home “ atmosphere to our guests.
Our idea starts when myself (Node) and Indy were traveling experiences around Europe from 2008 to 2010, both of us wanted to find a decent house in Hua Hin to host our guests with homy feeling. Our guests can enjoy local lifestyle such as local Hua Hin food, Hua Hin old fishing village at Takiab, beautiful Hua Hin peninsula and beaches and most importantly our hospitality.
We had bought our first house from a talented painter who lived in Hua Hin for a long while, his name is Barry Daniel. You can also see his artworks at our house (perhaps next story I will be writing and show more about Barry’s paintings). I had resigned my work form Melbourne, Australia and stayed at this house for 3 months to get accustom to this house also started to designed, renovated and decorated by myself with my uncle. The design of SEA Harmony Eco House is very simple, I have used a lot of local and natural products from Takiab Village.
SEA Harmony Guesthouse is a real house where you can truly relax and enjoy a warm feeling of home atmosphere. More than just accommodations, at SEA HARMONY you will experience truly warm hospitability as well as our homemade cooking. The cosy environment of the house, just a short distance from the beach, creates a charming and inviting home atmosphere. Here are some comments about our guests who had experiences staying at Hua Hin Eco House
“Outstanding presentation of Thai fusion food”
We read the great reviews of Sea Harmony Eco Lodge and wanted to give it a try. The setting is very comfortable, almost like stopping by a friend's house for a nice meal….. Mcneely
“Sea Harmony is a charming, quaint, beautiful resort. It felt like home the moment I stepped in. Nestled in a quiet Soi away from the main street, it is sheltered from any noise……” Allen K
“I stayed at Sea Harmony for five nights at the beginning of May as a single traveller. It exceeded my expectations! Node and Indy the owners are so welcoming…..” Charna M
“Fabulous stay at Sea Harmony (:” James
“What’s a Find - I really can not praise this lovely little place highly enough. From the the moment we arrived we were made to feel so welcome and encouraged to treat the Guesthouse like home. Lee Feb
“Gorgeous and incredibly friendly guesthouse with the best coffee in town.”
Sea harmony is a funky little guesthouse at the quiet (and in my opinion nicer) end of Hua Hin. A great location for enjoying the local seafood restaurants near Khao Takieb and close to the Cicada Night Market Georgina Feb 2013
Ferry Hua Hin Pattya Bagkok
We have been waiting so long for East - West Ferry Project that links Pattaya - Hua Hin - Pranburi and Bangkok network
Indy and myself took our Japanese and Thai friends for dinner near Pranburi last two weeks and we were told that the ferry from Pattaya will be coming soon! Most of locals who were doing sun- dried squids along Pak Nam Pran ( end of Pranburi Fishing Village) were moved away from the area. Dwellers told us that there will be a ferry station from Pattaya so fishingmen were moved away from this area! Together with rumor about Junta's transport minister and his team coming to inspect this area very often and also rumor about Hua Hin Ferry Station will be moved to Pranburi.
Recently SEP GROUP has revealed its latest plan for the East-West Ferry project, linking Bang Pu and Pattaya to Pran Buri, saying the Bt15-billion investment would have a multiplier effect for the Kingdom’s economy.
Reported by The Nation : THE NATION May 30, 2016 1:00 am
"Now we are ready to invest in the project, and a number of local and foreign firms have expressed interest in joining us," said Peerapong Prasopsukcharoen, development and planning manager for the group's Siam Eastern Industrial Park Co, who is responsible for the project.
He said the project would boost not only the national tourism sector but also rural economies. The multiplier economic effect was expected to be at least Bt16.5 billion, creating jobs valued at Bt1.8 billion a year, according to a study by the company.
The project was originally proposed by the civilian government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in 2012. It was revived last year by the junta's transport minister, Air Chief Marshal Prajin Juntong, now a deputy prime minister.
Siam Eastern Logistics Terminal Co, one of the SEP Group's companies, was proposed as a private developer of the project. In the middle of last year, Prajin instructed the Marine Department to speed up a feasibility study on the project, and complete it in 12-13 months instead of the normal time frame of 18 months. He argued that the study should not take long, as one had already been conducted in 2012.
According to Peerapong, the SEP Group led by Anantachai Kunanantakul, a real-estate tycoon in Samut Prakan province, has revised the ferry project's investment plan, putting the estimate at around Bt15 billion. Of that, about Bt9 billion would be for building of three ports in Bang Pu, Pattaya and Pran Buri, and the remainder for four mid-sized catamaran-style ferries.
The Pattaya-Pran Buri ferry service would shorten the distance between those two locations to 109 kilometres from 380km and cut the travel time to 1.5 hours from 4.5 hours, he said.
Under the revised proposal, Peerapong said the group had focused more on safety and convenience, using mid-sized catamaran ferries of 120 deadweight tons. Each would have capacity to carry up to 400 passengers, 30 cars, 12 motorcycles, and shipments not exceeding 40 tonnes. At full load, the ferry would have a 2.1-metre draft.
He said there would be 16 daily trips for the Pattaya-Pran Buri route and 20 for the Pran Buri-Bang Pu-Pattaya route.
"The ferry fare would be about Bt1,000 each per trip for passengers and Bt3,000 for a car for the Pattaya-Pran Buri route," said Peerapong, adding that the group expected a total of 2.8 million passengers a year.
He said the ferry service would be operated by a newly established firm, Siam Eastern Logistics Co, while the three ports would be run by Siam Eastern Logistics Terminal Co.
The port to be constructed in Bang Pu, Samut Prakan, would be located in the group's K-City complex, he said. The Pattaya port would be located in Ban Amphur, and Pran Buri's in Pak Nam.
The group proposed that it operate the ferry service for 30 years, after which all three ports would be transferred to the state.
According to ThaiVisa also talk about this project that;
Terminals will be built at Pattaya (Ban Ampher), Bang Pu (K-City) in the Samut Prakarn area and Pranburi (Pak Nam).
Four mid size catamaran style ferries will be used.
In addition to the direct service between the eastern seaboard and Pranburi there will also be 20 trips a day plying the Pranburi - Bang Pu - Pattaya route.
Project manager Pirapong Prasopsukcharoen said that the project will be a boon not just for tourism coffers but the overall economy expecting it to add 16.5 billion baht to the economy and 1.8 million baht to labour markets.
Plans had originally been mooted in the Yingluck Shinawatra government days but these have now been fast tracked.
Investment will come from SEP as well as other Thai and foreign investors. Some 15 billion baht will be used to build the three terminals and provide the ferries. Siam Eastern Logistics Co will be set up to run the ferry services themselves while Siam Easter Logistics Terminal Co will run the ports. After 30 years the ports will come into the hands of the state.
In addition to the weight of passengers and vehicles, 40 tons of other goods will be able to be carried.
No date has yet been set for the start of the operation.
Hua Hin Pre-wetting
My photos of New Year Fireworks along Hua Hin beach in January still are remaining in my camera phone. Together with red Chinese lantern decorations and used Chinese fried crackers are still floating around Hua Hin.
New year festive seasons are still not ending just yet, we are still looking forwards to playing water for upcoming Thai New Year or Song Karn Festival.
Now it’s time for Thai New Year.
Hua Hin is another popular city amoung Thais and forieners cerebrate Thai New Year.
If you are planing to come to Hua Hin on Wednesday 13 April 2016 then beware to get wet. Where to cerebrate and play water in Hua Hin???
1. Takiab Vilaage and Lan Tom Temple
From SEA Harmony Guesthouse in Takiab village toward Takiab mountain you can play water along the main street and make sure you stop at Lan Tom Temple where Traditional Thai New Year Temple festival are taking place.
more info come and talk to us about details
2. Hua Hin Municipality Park Phon Kieng Petch
This is an offical Hua Hin Thai New Year festival organised by Hua Hin Municipality at Hua Hin Municipality Park Phon Kieng Petch. This is a cultural festival where you expect to see Thai traditional New Year activities.
more info check out this website
3. VANANAVA Jungle water Park
If you are into big festival and concerts don’t miss Hua Hin Jungle water Park, “ Battle in Wonder Land ” in Vananava Water park is running form 13-15 April 2016.
4. Market Village Shopping Centre
Foam party festival is taking place at Market Village every year if you are into concert and foam party don’t miss it!
5. Hua Hin Market : Cicada and Plearn Wan Vintage Market
Hua Hin well know markets Cicada Night market ( 5 mins away from SEA Harmony ) is also celebrate Thai New Year on 13 April 2016
Plearn Wan Vintage Market is also launching “ Thai Traditional Thai New Year "