web DeskAn alternative in times of high prices and shortages: rice with curry for 10 baht, refills available in Prachuap Khiri Khan. The vendor said she doesn’t expect much profit, she wants to help low-income earners.
Everyone likes cheap and free things, especially in this time of high cost of living. Rice with curry for 10 baht is another option for people with limited money. This shop is called Tam Ong, a rice with curry restaurant that is open in a simple, homely style. It is located in Ban Nong Ya Plong, Village 1, Ao Noi Subdistrict, Mueang District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, where most of the people in the community work as farmers.
The food is a side dish, priced at 10 baht per plate. The vendor will put it on a plate for customers to choose and take themselves. Plain rice is 10 baht, refillable until full. Plain water or herbal water is 10 baht per glass, refillable as much as possible.
The main menus include minced pork with soybean paste, pork panang curry, green curry, larb, and grilled pork nec
k. The rest of the menus depend on what ingredients are available until all 10 are complete.
The owner of the shop is Ms. Parisa Jaisengiam or Pee Noi, 47 years old, a single mother with a school-aged daughter. Pee Noi said that selling rice with curry for 10 baht is partly to help reduce the cost of living for people with low incomes. She has done a lot of volunteer work, so she doesn’t expect much profit. She just wants to make a living and take care of her children.
Asked if selling at 10 baht makes a profit, Noi replied that he makes a small profit, but he focuses on the number of customers, which is worth the cost, but if there are few customers, it is not worth it. He uses the method of cutting costs by buying raw materials in the village at reasonable prices. Some are grown in the fields and gardens. The shop uses the space in his own house, no need to rent. It opens for business from morning until 3:00 p.m. He makes 10 dishes a day. If they sell out, they sell out. He does not make more.
Source: T
hai News Agency
