Don Sak, Thailand
Pa Ting
Pa Ting sits in Don Sak, the ferry-port town on Surat Thani's eastern coast that most travellers pass through rather than pause in. The surrounding Gulf of Thailand waters and Surat Thani's inland farms define what Southern Thai cooking at this latitude has always looked like: tidal rhythms dictating the catch, local produce filling the gaps. For travellers willing to stop, it represents the kind of unmediated regional eating that itinerary-heavy tourism rarely delivers.
