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What to Eat in Thailand: 10 Authentic Foods You Must Try!

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Thai is one of the most popular cuisines to come out of Asia. In the West, there are people who equate Asian food with Thai food. But, while it’s highly likely that you have already tasted Thai food before, you can’t consider your Thailand holiday complete without sampling the local fare. Nothing beats the taste of the original, after all. Here’s a list of the what you should eat in Thailand and ten best eats you must try on your holiday here.

Pad Thai

What to Eat in Thailand, Pad Thai
Pad Thai.

This is probably the first dish that comes to a lot of people’s minds when they think of Thai food. Made with thin rice noodles stir-fried with bean sprouts and tofu, chicken or shrimp and seasoned with fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, tamarind or lime, and dried chilli. It is typical of Thai food – that can be simply prepared yet rich in flavour.

Gaeng Daeng

Gaeng Daeng

Known outside of Thailand as red curry, is slivers of meat stewed in smooth coconut milk and red curry paste. Usually, it is served with kaffir lime leaves and peppers. This dish is a true beauty: mildly spicy, slightly sweet, creamy, and delightfully fragrant. A dish that you’ll fall in love with at first bite.

Gaeng Keow Wan Kai

Gaeng Keow Wan Kai

Don’t miss your chance to eat Gaeong Keow Wan Kai when you’re in Thailand. Gaeng Keow Wan Kai is green curry. Unlike red curry, green curry is usually made with chicken, eggplants, bamboo shoots, and green curry paste. But these ingredients are also stewed in coconut milk and typically served with fresh Thai basil and slivers of red chillies. It’s as fragrant and delightful as its red cousin.

Gaeng Massaman

Gaeng Massaman

Gaeng massaman is another curry variety, except it looks more like Western beef stew. Massaman curry is Muslim in origin and is made up of meat, potatoes and roasted peanuts seasoned with cardamom, palm sugar, fish sauce, cinnamon, tamarind sauce, bay leaves, and chilli. Served with rice, massaman curry is just as comforting as beef stew.

Guay Teow Lui Suan

Guay Teow Lui Suan

It is a Thai fresh spring roll. Each spring roll contains ground beef cooked with lettuce and carrots rolled in a translucent wrapper made with glutinous rice. The roll is then served with more lettuce and Thai basil, along with a sweet-spicy-sour dipping sauce.

Kao Niew Ma Muang

Kao Niew Ma Muang

Once you’ve eaten Kao Niew Ma Muang, it’s bound to become your next favourite snack or dessert. Kao Niew Ma Muang is ripe mango served with sticky rice coated with coconut cream syrup. Its sweet fruity goodness is unforgettable.

Khao Pad

10 Authentic Food Finds You Must Try in Thailand, Khao Pad
Khao Pad

A simple dish of rice, onion, egg and herbs stir-fried together. You can eat it as it is, or you can dress it up by adding a few veggies, slivers of meat, seafood, or whatever else they want to eat. It’s a popular lunch item in Thailand.

Som Tum

10 Authentic Food Finds You Must Try in Thailand, Som Tum
Som Tum

Another typically simple and easy Thai dish, Som Tum is unripe shredded papaya pounded using a mortar and pestle along with long beans, cherry tomatoes, garlic and chilli. In addition, the mixture is then seasoned with lime juice and fish sauce. It can also be served with roasted peanuts and dried shrimp or crab. Eat it with rice for a light lunch.

Tom Yum Goong

10 Authentic Food Finds You Must Try in Thailand, Tom Yum Goong
Thai style hot and sour soup with shrimp.

Tom Yum Goong is another quintessential Thai dish that has gained huge popularity in the west. This classic shrimp soup that rich with herby flavours from shallots, lime leaves, galangal, chilli, and lemongrass, and further enriched with splashes of lime juice and fish sauce. It’s fragrant, invigorating, and surely refreshing. Although you can find it everywhere now, it sure hits different when you eat it in Thailand.

Yam Nua

Yam Nua

Salad in Thai is Yam. However, it is widely known outside Thailand as a beef salad. It’s a spicy mix of tender beef, coriander, onions, lime, spearmint, and lots of dried chilli. You’ll never get enough of its fiery delight!

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