Juicy pandan hen, crispy spring rolls & mango sticky rice at solely RM2.89 per bowl

Thailand is thought for a lot of issues, however my favorite is how the ‘Land of Smiles’ has a smorgasbord of tasty meals at unbelievably inexpensive costs. But as a substitute of taking the primary flight out, Cosmo Thai in Petaling Jaya presents meals at a price ticket that can make you are feeling such as you’re again in Thailand. 

Located on the floor ground of The Curve, Cosmo Thai serves Thai meals at solely RM2.89 per bowl. You can anticipate acquainted Thai delights comparable to Green Curry Chicken with Rice, Thai Fried Anchovies with Peanuts and Cosmo Fried Pad Thai. The hitch is that every dish is served in a moderately tiny bowl which implies you’d solely have the ability to savour a few bites. But for RM2.89, can we actually complain? 

What I attempted at Cosmo Thai

As every bowl was fairly small, I made a decision to strive considered one of every: appetisers, mains and dessert. 

For starters I opted for the Cosmo Vegetable Spicy Spring Roll. This dish is a basic appetiser at most Thai eating places and for RM2.89, you’re going to get two items of freshly-fried spring roll drizzled in sauce. 

Cosmo Thai’s spring rolls had been delightfully gentle, crunchy and flaky. The insides had an excellent quantity of seasoned crunchy greens comparable to julienned carrots and radish. Even although the title of the dish has ‘spicy’ in it, I couldn’t really style the spice from the sauce or the spring rolls. There was a definite style of black pepper from the filling however positively no spice. The sauce was candy— I wanted they’d positioned the sauce on the aspect as a substitute of smothering it over the spring rolls. 

I admittedly went ham on the variety of mains due to the worth tag and ordered the Cosmo Traditional Pandan Chicken, Cosmo Tomyam Glass Noodles Soup and the Cosmo Fried Pad Thai.

I’ve to confess I used to be thrown off by the looks of the Pandan Chicken. It seemed burnt on the skin so I used to be suspicious of how it could style. I unwrapped the pandan leaves and took a chew of the hen and woah, I used to be actually impressed! 

Each chew of the pandan hen was well-marinated, juicy and full of flavour. The marinade has this candy, savoury form of flavour accentuated by the pandan leaves which imparted their delicate, inviting aroma to the hen. The hen was so succulent, I used to be so regretful that I didn’t order 2 bowls. 

Next was the Cosmo Fried Pad Thai. One of the world’s most beloved noodle dishes, the pad thai served right here got here sauced and topped with a sprinkling of crushed peanuts. Unfortunately this dish didn’t sit properly with me. The sauce was very candy and it was mainly a heavy, soggy clump of noodles. There was no standard intricate mixture of candy, bitter, and salty within the noodles. I perceive that at RM2.89, they restricted their pad thai to noodles and peanuts however I wanted they included some bean sprouts and egg. 

After two bites of the pad thai, my style buds merely couldn’t abdomen the sweetness so I moved on to the Tomyam Glass Noodles Soup. I took a sip of the tomyam broth and observed disappointingly that the broth was lukewarm. Otherwise, it was nonetheless moderately tasty, the sweet-sour Thai flavours performed fantastically collectively. The solo prawn was the one meat within the bowl however it didn’t style very contemporary both. I might have most well-liked in the event that they included chunks of hen within the broth as a substitute. 

And in fact for dessert, I attempted the quintessential dreamy Thai dessert, Mango Sticky Rice. A standard summer time dessert in Thailand, I eagerly scooped up sticky rice together with the mango in a pool of coconut milk. The candy sticky rice paired completely with the wealthy, creamy coconut milk. However, the mango wasn’t ripe sufficient so it wasn’t very candy. However I nonetheless loved the sticky rice drenched in slurry coconut milk sauce and had no points ending the whole bowl. 

Final ideas

A single bowl at Cosmo Thai might be wolfed up in about 4 giant mouthfuls, however it’s nonetheless a reasonably candy deal as a result of I received to strive extra objects on the menu. It’s additionally good for small eaters or if you wish to strive all the pieces on the menu. 

While half the dishes had been fairly first rate, what would make me return is certainly the worth tag and seeing all of the bowls laid out on a desk in its glory. And… the juicy pandan hen! 

Expected harm: RM2.89 – RM15 per pax

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