The Year of Dog is almost over, and what better way to end it than with some beautiful-looking and healthy food. Central Embassy’s venerable food mecca—Eathai, and Park Nai Lert are making things a little easy in that regard. From Nov 1-5, they're hosting the Flower Festival celebrating the 71-year anniversary of Central. Aimed at representing the Thai way of living with nature, the festival features remarkable dishes made from edible flowers packed with all those wholesome antioxidants and vitamins you need.

Over 10 of Eathai’s restaurants are taking part, but the must-try dishes come from Park Nai Lert itself. Highlights include the por pia khun ya dok kajon (crispy fried spring rolls filled with minced pork and cowslip creeper flowers) made using a recipe from the hotel owner's grandma,  kanom chin nam prik dok mai (fermented rice noodles with sweet curry, served with edible flowers and local vegetables) packed with herbs, and the sweet-and-sour yam som o dok khem (spicy pomelo salad with ixora flowers).

If you are looking for traditional and hard-to-find Thai dishes, opt for the all-new menu rolling out from Cafe La Rose, which recently opened a pop-up branch at Eathai with new menus exclusively for this event. Included in this is delicious kanhom chin sen dok mai nam ya pu (fermented noodles made from rice and edible flowers, served with crab curry and crispy fried sunn hemp flowers), kanhom chin sao nam sen samunprai (fermented rice noodles and herbs served with coconut milk and edible flowers), and cheesecake foi thong lava—a light-textured cheesecake made from almonds and topped with cream cheese and sweet egg floss.

Other option whose also photo-worthy is Viet Concept’s pho moo anchan—Vietnamese noodle soup with noodles colored by butterfly pea flowers and served with minced pork. You can also go for more flavorful options like leng dok mai, (four-hour-braised beef in spicy and sour soup with edible flowers and lots of chillies).

They also have a free nam ob workshop where you can learn how to make Thai traditional perfumed water using ilang ilang, jasmine, and other spices to create unique aromas. The workshop will be available from Nov 3-4 at 11am-4pm.

Eathai, LG/F Central Embassy, Ploenchit Rd. Open daily 10am-10pm. BTS Ploenchit

Tel. 02-160-5995 Line: @eathaibycentral

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