Crab Fried Rice
(Khao Pad Poo)

This is the test of any Thai kitchen: cold rice, furious heat, a cracked egg and enough crab meat to make the whole thing feel quietly luxurious. On Samui you are getting Gulf crab, and the sweetness of it running through every grain of rice is the reason this dish defeats all attempts at eating healthily while on holiday. Squeeze lime over the top. Add a slick of fish sauce from the condiment caddy on your table.