FRESH CATCH

TASTING RAWAI'S TANTALISING SEAFOOD : Wherever you go in Phuket you are never far from a local fish grill serving a mind-boggling selection of seafood just scooped from the Andaman Sea. But even given that context, Rawai is something special. Every day at around 3 pm, the local fishermen, whose long-tail boats you may have seen twinkling along the horizon off the coast of Kata the night Before, sort their catch at the village first market. just to the left of the Rawai pier. That's when chefs, farang and local. converge to pluck the best they an find. There will be red and white snapper, parrotfist, barracuda, rock lobster, crab-soft-shell, blue and red-mus-sels, sea snails, oysters and the most tender squid you can imagine. thailand accommodation phuket,hotels in phuket thailand

     Within an hour that same savoury selection is on ice in front of a strand of terrific local fish grills. Some have cushioned, candle-lit seating on the beachfront where the light bleeds pink at dusk. You forego that syrupy sweet and sour sauce-it came from a bottle. Ask for the fresh, vinegary, diced chilli sauce. It's spicy,but you can handle it.  thailand accommodation phuket,hotels in phuket thailand