A spicy curry with either meat or
chicken with coconut milk for flavor from southern Thailand.
Kaeng Musuman A rich beef or chicken curry with peanuts. Not too spicy and often served at wedding parties.
Kaeng Kari A mild flavored Indian type curry made with potatoes and chicken (sometimes other meats are used).
Phanaeng Nua or
Phanaeng Gai
A spicy curry with either meat or
chicken with coconut milk for flavor from southern Thailand.
Kaeng Jut A mild flavored soup made of vegetables, tofu and shrimp, chicken or pork.
Kaeng Jut Wun Sen The same as Kaeng Jut with the addition of Chinese vermicelli.
Tom Yom A hot and sour soup with lots of chilies and lemon grass and ginger. Can be made with chicken, shrimp, pork, beef, fish, or assorted seafood. Probably one of the best known Thai dishes.
Khao Dom Rice soup, often eaten late at night, with pork, fish, or shrimp added.
Kai Dom Hard boiled egg.
Kai Dao Fried egg. Often added on the side with fried rice.
Kai Kon Scrambled eggs
Kai Chieo Plain Thai omelette.
Kai Yatsai Thai omelette filled with meat or pork, onions and sugar peas.
Khao Pat Fried rice.
Mu Priow Wan Sweet and sour pork with vegetables.
Phak Bung Phat Fried Thai morning glory leaves and stems. Often a fiery show.
Nua Phat Nam Man Hoi Fried beef with oyster flavored sauce and green onion.
Dok Kalam Phat Mu (Kung, Gai, Nua) Fried pork, shrimp, chicken or beef with cauliflower.
Gai Phat Met Mamuang Chicken fried with green onions and cashew nuts.
Mee Krop Fried vermicelli noodles with bits of meat, shrimp or egg.
Bo Bia Thot Fried egg roll containing bean sprouts with pork or crabmeat.
Pla Thot Fried fish (many types).
Pla Thot Sam Rot Fried fish with sweet and sour sauce.
Thotman Pla or Thotman Gung Fried fish or shrimp cakes.
Kai Chieo Khai Mot Daeng Thai omelette with fresh red ant eggs.
Gai Yang Roasted chicken, from the Northeast. Best eaten with Som Tom and sticky rice.
Lap Spicy minced beef salad from the Northeast. Eaten with sticky rice.
Som Tom Very spicy raw papaya salad with lots of chilies. These four dishes eaten together are a real event, even Bangkokians rave about Northeastern food.
Kung Thot Krop Crisp fried shrimp.
Bo Bia Sot Egg roll containing bean sprouts with pork or crabmeat. Not fried.
Kam Bu Thot Fried crab claws.
Kam Bu Nung Steamed crab claws.
Gai Thot Fried chicken.
Gai Op Bai Tuei Baked marinated chicken wrapped in pandanus leaves.
Ho Mok Pla Steam curried fish wrapped in banana leaves.
Hu Chalam Sai Bu Shark fin soup with crabmeat.
Yam A spicy Thai-style salad with chilies, garlic, and specific additions like shrimp, beef, squid, sausage, mussels, etc.
Yam Wun Sen Spicy Thai-type salad like the above but with Chinese vermicelli.
Kung Op Wun Sen Baked shrimp with Chinese vermicelli.
Nam Phrik Kapi Shrimp paste dip.
Nua Daet Diow Dried beef, like beef jerky.
Kanoms
Bugs (Seasonal and not available everywhere)
Takatan Thot Fried Patanga grasshoppers
Maengda Water beetles
Muan Malang Pong Yang Grilled Water scorpions
Malang Mao Flying termites, grilled, fried, or roasted
Non Mai Fried or roasted silk work larvae
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