Crab Relish in Krabi หลนปูม้า
Lon pu ma is blue crab simmered into a thick relish, known for coconut, chili, and meat you eat with vegetables. Ruen Thip on Naowarat in Pak Nam runs 10:00 to 21:30 daily.
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Thaiหลนปูม้า · lon pu ma
PriceNot printed on the menu
RoomRuen Thip, Pak Nam
Clock10:00 to 21:30 daily
What it tastes like
- Crab, coconut milk, and chili. Thick, eaten with vegetables, not poured over a mound of rice alone.
How to order it
- Thai name: lon pu ma (หลนปูม้า).
- Say: Khor lon pu ma, khrap/kha.
- Daily 10:00 to 21:30. The address is 16 Naowarat, Pak Nam. A current price for the relish is not printed.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: Not printed on the menu.
Where to try it
- Ruen Thip, 16 Naowarat, Pak Nam, Mueang Krabi, Krabi. 10:00 to 21:30 daily. Not printed on the menu. Skip this, go here: skip a whole fried crab if you want the meat already cooked down. Lon is the thick relish, eaten with vegetables.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium to hot.
- Diet: Crab and coconut.
Next plates
- Back to the Krabi food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the South and Baba-Nyonya page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Kanom Jeen Nam Ya Poo is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Gaeng Som is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is the relish a whole crab?
- No. The crab meat is cooked down into a thick coconut relish, and you eat it with vegetables.
- Where in Krabi town is the room?
- Pak Nam, at 16 Naowarat. The kitchen runs 10:00 to 21:30 daily.
- What does the relish cost?
- A current menu price is not printed. A review on 8 September 2021 paid 150 THB for the relish.