Mud Crab by the Kilo in Pattaya ปูทะเลผัดผงกะหรี่
Poo thale pad pong kari is a whole mud crab stir-fried with curry powder, egg, and celery. Moom Aroi sells it for 1,500 THB a kilogram, so the bill follows the crab on the scale.
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Thaiปูทะเลผัดผงกะหรี่ · pu thale phat phong kari
Price1,500 THB a kilogram
RoomMoom Aroi, Naklua
Clock10:30 to 21:30
What it tastes like
- Curry powder, egg, and sweet crab. Ask the weight before the wok starts.
How to order it
- Thai name: pu thale phat phong kari (ปูทะเลผัดผงกะหรี่).
- Say: Khor pu thale phat phong kari, kilo la thao rai, khrap/kha.
- The rate is 1,500 THB a kilogram. A picked-meat plate at 680 THB avoids the scale.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 1,500 THB a kilogram.
Where to try it
- Moom Aroi Naklua, 83/4 Moo 2, Na Kluea Alley 4, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri 20150. 10:30 to 21:30 daily. 1,500 THB a kilogram. Skip this, go here: skip the scale if you want a fixed bill. Picked crab meat in the same sauce is 680 THB.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild.
- Diet: Crab and egg.
Next plates
- Back to the Pattaya food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Pattaya page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Crab Meat Curry Powder is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Steamed Sea Bass is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Seafood Yum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is 1,500 THB the whole meal?
- It is the price per kilogram of mud crab. A heavier crab costs more.
- What is the fixed-price crab?
- Picked blue-crab meat with curry powder costs 680 THB.