Pak Wan Ban Restaurant, The Supreme Addictive Restaurant on Kanchanaburi – Saiyok Waterfall Route
Pak Wan (- sweet leaf bush vegetable -) was known among local people for many years before getting more popular in both Thai and foriegn kitchen, until now it is sold in The Mall Department Store under the name “Pak Wan Ban Narubodin”. Today we will take you to taste the original recipe of Pak Wan at “Pak Wan Ban Restaurant”.
Located on the Kanchanaburi – Saiyok waterfall route, the origin of the famous Pak Wan starts from Pak Wan Seed from the Suan Chitralada project (- the royal project of King Rama IX, aiming to support the theory of sufficient economy-). Pak Wan Ban or full name “Sauropus androgynus merr” is a typical bush plant with leaf blade and branchlets green slender, easily grows in rainy season. It is a toxic free vegetable naturally and safe from any kind of insects.
Even though the restaurant isn’t located on the best spot, it is always full with customers. With its distinctive taste and good quality product, Pak Wan Ban has become the recommended dish of this restaurant. The most famous dish that you should not miss is “Pak Wan Ban Fai Daeng”. Recently they just opened their first branch in Bangkok at Rama II road.
Behind the restaurant is a large farm with over a hundred Rai (- unit of area; one rai is equal to 1,600 square meters -). Pak Wan Ban in this farm is sold to department stores while some are kept for this restaurant. The farm has been regularly checked to ensure the quality of the product; therefore, the freshness and the toxic-free are guaranteed.
Despite the similar name, Pak Wan Ban (House Pak Wan) is quite different to Pak Wan Pa (Wild Pak Wan) both in taste and color. Comparing to Pak Wan Pa, Pak Wan Ban is deeper in color and has chubby stem in. Both kinds have their own advantage. Pak Wan Ban is a good ingredient for fried dish, while Pan Wan Pa is suitable for curry, such as Pak Wan Pa curry with ant eggs, or dipping with tasty Nam Prick (- traditional Thai spicy sauce-).
As its name, Pak Wan Pa is found growing in the rich forest, especially in rock cranny. It can not be cultivated in the farm like Pak Wan Ban, that’s why Pak Wan Ban is now more popular than Pak Wan Pa, which is hard to find.
A must-order dish that we extremely recommend is “Pak Wan Fai Daeng” (- Pak Wan Ban stir with chili or oyster sauce -). Two thumbs up to this simple yet delightful taste!! But if you’d like to try something else, “Whisker Sheatfish with Curry Sauce” and “Spicy Fried Barking Deer” would be other delicious options. Some interesting fact is that Spicy Fried Barking Deer is made from calf meat, since the taste is very similar to the barking deer meat.
At the restaurant, you will be impressed by its cool and pleasant atmosphere, surrounded by beautiful greenery. The restaurant is decorated with wooden furnitures, such as coconut lamps,giving the fantastic feeling like dining in the middle of forest. With the greenery atmosphere and the distinctive taste of famous wild dishes, I bet you will fall in love with this restaurant like we did!!.
There are two ways to reach the restaurant; by private car and by train (at Kanchanaburi station – Nam Tok station or Death Railway), you can stop and buy many local fresh products from vendors along the way, such as salucca, rambutan and fresh mushroom (see more detail of Kanchanaburi – Saiyok route in our next story). Thus, you may ask the restaurant to cook it for you. If you go by train, you will experience another excitement (More details of the Death Railway route is available in this website). So, choose your style and enjoy!!
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