Food From Around The World: Fresh Fish BBQ in Koh Phangan

I had the pleasure of staying on the island of Koh Phangan while in Thailand. Koh Phangan is located in the gulf of Thailand and is most famous for the monthly Full Moon Party (i'll save that for another post). Me and my girlfriend were lucky enough to stay in a beach front (air conditioned!) bungalow on Haad Salad beach. The beach and scenery were beautiful as was the food. There were about 15 different resorts on our beach, most of which served fresh BBQ fish every night. The fish menu at our bungalow included red snapper, white snapper, sea bass, king mackerel, barracuda, squid, king prawn and lobster. You could also get side orders of salad, potato and sweet corn. The fish was always caught that day and always tasted delicious. I can't pick a favorite because they all tasted so damn good.

Here is a shot of the fish, the grill is firing behind it, the menu is next to the grill, the bar is behind that and one of the waiters is looking out onto the water. This was at My Way Bungalows, the bungalow we stayed at.

On the left was a German man who seemed to be the head chef. He was very friendly and told us all about each fish and what they tasted like. To the right was the cook. You can see her handling the potatoes, salad, and sweet corn.

This beautiful girl modeled the fish for me.

Another shot of the grill station and the cook getting ready for the evening.

This particular night they had a rare fish. The German guy called it a parrot nosed fish, but I don't think that's the official name for it. Fun fact: I saw this fish a few days later while snorkeling in the ocean. Next to this fish is the red snapper.

Here is one of our meals. I don't remember which type of fish this was. I think it's king mackerel. The fish was always swerved with a side of garlic and chili sauce and salad. Also pictured is the sweet corn, potato and Singha, a popular Thai beer.