Betong Trip - Part 1

Two weeks ago, we went to Betong to visit their hotspring and Friendship Village 友谊村. It's about 2 hours from Penang. We spent 2 days 1 night over there. Unlike Hatyai, the lifestyle in Betong is much more simpler. There are not as many shops as Hatyai and it's not that crowded too.

We headed to Kuan Yin Temple before we checked into our hotel. The people there are very friendly. They offered us vegetarian dishes which includes dumpling. Surprisingly, vegetarian dumpling taste as good as the pork bak chang!

After that we checked into our hotel and proceed to this restaurant for lunch!

Baiyok Restaurant

Its menu

Fish maw soup. I'm not a fan of 鱼鳔 but I actually like this. The soup is very flavorful.

Soy sauce chicken. Most of the restaurants in Betong serve this. We went to another restaurant asking for fried chicken but they only serve this. Anyway, their chicken is more tender and smooth.

Kailan fried with salted pork.

Steamed fish in Thai syle. We never fail to order this whenever we go to Thailand. It is very appetizing. In fact, it is one of the must-order dish in Thailand!

Pig's trotters. It's not too oily. Not bad.

Prawn cakes. The prawn cakes were fried till crispy and were served with their homemade sauce.

Overall, the food here are okay but they are abit pricey. It costs us for about RM750 for 3 tables of the same dishes and a table for vegetarian dishes. So, it's almost rm200 per table for the dishes above. I could not get the address as they were in Thai but it's located around the tower clock at the town.

Well, this is only the first meal we had in Betong. Next post will be our dinner, which I think was the best meal during this trip!