Khao Man Gai – Steamed Chicken with Rice and Soybean Sauce
This is another popular dish that you’ll see on many street corners and sidewalks around Bangkok. Called “Khao man gai”, basically it’s just chicken with rice, but the way it’s prepared proves to make it taste delicious. The chicken is…
Panaeng Curry
An easy name to remember, this is a rich and delicious red curry dish that is immensely popular with Westerners in Thailand, Panaeng curry. Malay influenced, it has a much sweeter taste than other kinds of red curry. The rich, creamy…
Khao Pad
Continuing on our column on Thai street food here is the selected dish this week: Khao Pad is one dish that you probably know quite well already. Famous across the world, Thai fried rice is pretty much standard fare and you’ll…
Pad Graprao Moo
We will continue our column on Thai Food like we did last year with a new post every other Sunday. For the next months we will have some short posts on many of the different dishes available on the street…
Pad Thai
Pad Thai is unquestionably the favorite stir fried noodle dish in all of Thailand. Rivaling Tom Yum it could possibly be the most popular food in the entire country. Pad Thai is quite well-liked by visitors and Thais alike. You…
Why Do Thais Love Their Rice?
Rice, in whatever shape or form, color or cooking technique, is Thailand’s most important staple food. Rice is an integral part of Thailand’s culture and its history, even more so than what bread is to western countries. Thai people simply…
Som Tam – Papaya Salad
Som Tam is one of my favorite dishes on the street in Bangkok and all over Thailand, otherwise generally known as Papaya Salad. This dish brings together the four primary tastes of Thai cuisine: sour, hot, salty and sweet. The…
More Thai Snacks
This post should go out on Sunday but I had to move it to today because of our Facebook Photo Contest which is going on right now. This is the conclusion of the Thai Snacks post from about 10 days…
