Local Food
Food, activities and places to unlock the best of Bangkok's gastronomy
Traditional dishes, sweets & drinks you should taste
Pad Thai
Typical dish of noodles
Wok sauteé with rice noodles, egg, fish sauce, tamarind, red pepper, and various combinations ranging from bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, tofu, and decorated with coriander, peanuts... Typical of the streets of …
(More)Wok sauteé with rice noodles, egg, fish sauce, tamarind, red pepper, and various combinations ranging from bean sprouts, shrimp, chicken, tofu, and decorated with coriander, peanuts... Typical of the streets of Bangkok.
Tom Yum
Thai soup
Delicious aromatic herbs with a broth prepared with spices such as lemongrass, fish sauce, tamarind, ground chilies, kaffir lime, galangal and shallots. The soup can be served with shrimp, fish, a mixture of …
(More)Delicious aromatic herbs with a broth prepared with spices such as lemongrass, fish sauce, tamarind, ground chilies, kaffir lime, galangal and shallots. The soup can be served with shrimp, fish, a mixture of seafood and mushrooms or chicken meat.
Gaeng kiew wan
Thai green curry
The curry is made of green chili and the dish also has coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, coriander roots, galangal and spices. All combined with chicken, fish or beef, in addition to onion, fish …
(More)The curry is made of green chili and the dish also has coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, coriander roots, galangal and spices. All combined with chicken, fish or beef, in addition to onion, fish sauce and other ingredients... It is accompanied with rice.
Nam Tok
Meat dish in soup or salad
Sliced beef (also with pork). It is served in soup or in a preparation that looks like a salad with roasted and ground rice, chili peppers, fish sauce, lemon juice, …
(More)Sliced beef (also with pork). It is served in soup or in a preparation that looks like a salad with roasted and ground rice, chili peppers, fish sauce, lemon juice, onion and mint leaves.
Som Tam (or Som Tum)
Papaya Salad
Papaya combined with chili, garlic, tomato, fish sauce. Be careful: in general it's too spicy, insist on the degree of spice that you like (and it will also itch).
Panaeng mu
Thai red curry
Red curry paste with coconut milk and you can choose between pork, chicken, prawns, fish or tofu to add to it. Accompanied with rice. It's often spicier than green curry.
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