Thai
Cuisine Listing
Rich in heritage and culture, Thailand is a melting
pot of cuisine for both
global
connoisseurs and those who are simply hungry. Click
for a list of restaurants.
Thai
Cuisine
If you'll only take one meal in Thailand, you simply must
try the Pad Thai, a savoury rice noodle dish, lightly fried
with scrambled eggs and vegetables and sprinkled with ground
peanuts for a subtle sweet aroma. A great way to complement
any meal is the Thai dessert of sweet golden mango served
with creamy sticky rice. It's simply heavenly.
International
Cuisine
There is no shortage of international cuisine. But in Thailand,
popular food like pizzas, and pastas also come with a delightful
Thai twist.
Chinese
Cuisine
For those who miss Chinese dishes, there are food stalls
all over in Chinatown serving kway tio and ba mii (noodles)
and jok (rice porridge) at night. Sample and discover new
tastes in old Chinese favourites.
Southern
Thai / Muslim Cuisine
Try the Thai version of KFC in HFC or Hat Yai Fried Chicken.
This popular dish is served with crisp-fried shallots and
sticky rice. Or challenge the taste buds with the spicy
nuea kua kling (beef with southern style chilli) or the
fiesty Gaeng Tai Plaa, a curry paste made with fish stomach
piled with chilli.
Northern Thai Cuisine
Northern style (Lanna) restaurants are known for their Pork
Curry and Chiang Mai Sausage dishes. The Lanna restaurant
at the Rachamankha Hotel attracts even the local celebrities
with its signature dish of stewed pork in tumeric soup.
And if you like that, then you won't want to miss Saimok
Kap Kokmai's Khao Soy, a rich coconut based curry with meat
and noodles.
Local
Finger Foods
You
don't have to be a Fear Factor participant to get to try
a Black Water Beetle,
safely fried to a crisp at the street stalls in Khao San.
The adventurous will try to convince you that the female
beetles with their orange eggs are tastier. But if you don't
fancy that, you can still get good and cheap Pad Thai, Thai
fried rice, kebabs, fresh fruits and all manner of finger
foods on most of Thailand's lively streets.