Delicious Thai food in Thailand. Prices, photos

Thailand is a country where there are no problems finding food. Food, in one form or another, is everywhere here: it is sold on mobile carts “parked” by the roadside; it is offered by vendors on the beaches; it is prepared in numerous

eateries for locals and more established cafes for tourists, etc. What to try first, and where to eat if you don’t like the national cuisine?

What to eat in Thailand?

National cuisine

The tourist area of resort towns is filled with establishments Catering. Thais love to eat, so there are many opportunities for a snack or a substantial meal in Thailand.

Green curry – popular dish Thai cuisine

Dishes national cuisine Thailand must-try:

Tom Yam. This Hot soup with sourness, is considered a national treasure. Not every tourist is able to withstand the spiciness of this dish, so local chefs prepare a mild version for tourists (however, even such a “light version” requires an additional snack so as not to burn taste buds). It is best to eat Tom Yam broth with rice.
Salad Som Tam. Chili peppers, garlic, peanuts, lime, papaya and a few other ingredients make the taste of this dish traditional for Thai cuisine: sweet, spicy, salty and sour at the same time. Som Tam is the most popular salad among Thais and tourists who love spicy food.
Kung Keow Wan (most often, “green curry” is written on the menu). Thick soup with curry, broth coconut milk. The aroma of the dish is formed by many ingredients: lime, lemongrass, bamboo shoots, basil, etc. It is best to eat the soup with rice, because... its taste is very rich (in Russian cuisine it would rather serve as a sauce for meat or a side dish).
Fried rice. Rice fried in a mild sauce with an egg and a small amount of vegetables and meat (to choose from). For those who cannot stand spicy food, this dish may become a favorite.
Stir fried noodles - another dish for those who are tired of spiciness traditional cuisine Thailand. Lightly fried (rather even stewed) vegetables with noodles and meat. The neutral taste of minimally processed vegetables and the complete lack of pungency make this dish very popular among tourists.

Streetfood (street food)

On carts (Russian-speaking tourists call them “makashnitsy”), local residents prepare a variety of delicacies that can be eaten right there. By the way, don’t be shy about eating on the street - this is quite normal for Thailand.

Makashnitsa on which pancake is prepared

Popular street food:

kebabs (sate) from different types meat (most often chicken, pork and seafood);
Pad Thai (fried noodles with pieces of tofu, grated peanuts, meat and bean sprouts) is perhaps the main dish of street food;
fresh juices from exotic fruits or simply peeled and chopped fruits (pineapples and mangoes are especially good);
fried pancakes made from crispy dough with banana inside and condensed milk.

Process for making banana pancakes:

TOP12 popular Thai dishes

Fruits of Thailand: photo, taste, ripening season and prices*

*prices for locals, higher for tourists

Where to eat in Thailand?

In addition to national cuisine, cafes and restaurants in Thailand serve dishes prepared according to European recipes. Pizzerias, restaurants with European cuisine and fast foods (KFC, McDonalds, SubWay, Burger King) are found everywhere.

McDonalds in Thailand

For those who don't like local food, there are alternative options power supply:

There is a large selection of dishes at the food courts of shopping and entertainment centers. For example, in the Central Festival shopping center network in Pattaya, Koh Samui and Phuket.
In Thailand there are restaurants serving Russian cuisine, which are most often located on the most popular streets of resorts. They are easy to recognize by their signs in Russian.
Dessert lovers are recommended to check out Black Canyon Coffee and Swensen’s. These establishments operate at all resorts in the country.
To buy food, it is best to go to Big C, Tesco Lotus, Makro supermarkets or 7 Eleven convenience stores.

The majority of cafes aimed at tourists are in the following places:

Pattaya: Second road in the central part of the city; as well as the Jomtien and Naklua areas, where many establishments for Russian-speaking tourists are concentrated.
Samui: Chaweng and Lamai beaches.
Phuket: Patong Beach.
Bangkok: Khao San Road and its neighboring Rambutri.
Koh Chang: White Sand Beach.

Scarce products

The range of goods in Thai supermarkets is quite wide, and prices are low. But despite the variety, it must be admitted that some food products are difficult to obtain.

Supermarket Tesco Lotus

What tourists from the CIS lack in Thailand:

Bread, pastries. They can be found in any store, but their taste is very different from products made from the usual dough.
Dairy products. There are no cows in Thailand. Natural milk, cheese, and even more so, cottage cheese or kefir - only imported and not sold everywhere.
Smoked sausage and beef. Thais prefer pork, chicken and seafood. Smoking technology is not popular here, so eating sausage in Thailand is problematic.
Tea. It is found only in large supermarkets and is three times more expensive than in Russia.

In Thailand, food is a local form of entertainment. Thais eat everywhere, food is sold everywhere, there are no places in Thailand where food would be difficult, you can find something to eat in every corner. For those who come to Thailand for the first time, it is more difficult, because with all the local abundance, thai food both in appearance and in taste it is strikingly different from what we are used to in our homeland.
A mixture of sweet, sour, hot, spicy, spicy flavors knocks you off your feet. Especially for those who don’t know what to try in Thailand from food, 10 Thai dishes that you should definitely try upon arrival in Thailand. They are all very appetizing, tasty and suitable for the European stomach, so bon appetit!

What to try in Thailand from food - 5 non-spicy dishes

If you come with children, you can’t, or simply don’t like spicy food, then the list of Thai dishes below is for you.
These non-spicy dishes are the first thing you should try in Thailand. When ordering any of them, you don’t even need to specify “Mai pet” or “Pet thread”, which in the first case means - without pepper,
and secondly, a little pepper. The recipes for these 5 dishes do not require pepper at all.

Khao Pad Gai - Fried rice with chicken

What to try in Thailand? — Khao Pad

Classics of the genre. Local farangs have been subsisting on fried rice with chicken and vegetables for years. Tasty, satisfying, inexpensive.

It is prepared right before your eyes. Pieces of boiled chicken are thrown into a heated wok, fried, then rice and vegetables are fried, mixed and added soy sauce. Ready!
Served with various, mostly spicy, sauces.

Fried rice with chicken in Thailand costs an average of 45-70 baht. Restaurants are of course more expensive.

Khao Man Gai - Boiled chicken with rice and broth

Khao Man Gai in Thailand is a must try if you are traveling with children. Whole chicken carcasses boiled to a glazed shine hang in every second head.
Children love Khao Man Gai, even those who have a so-so appetite.
The chicken is cut into slices and placed on boiled rice. A cup is included with it chicken broth and greens.
You can dip all this deliciousness in spicy sauce or peanut, as you like.

The price of boiled chicken with rice in Thailand starts from 40 baht. You shouldn’t be afraid to eat at food courts or convenience stores; you won’t feel any pain or upset afterwards.

Pad Thai - fried noodles with shrimp in peanut sauce

Pad Thai is one of the most favorite dishes among expats. Despite its apparent simplicity, delicious Pad Thai is not so easy to prepare.
Glass noodles are scalded with boiling water, then fried in a mixture of sauces, before which shrimp are fried over high heat. Served with soy sprouts, ground peanuts and additional sauces.
The price for Pad Thai in Thailand is from 50 baht. Be sure to try it!

Pad See Yu - Fried noodles with shrimp in fish sauce

I discovered Pad Si Yu not long ago, and was amazed by the range of taste. The most favorite Pad Si Yu is made in the “Chai” cafe, which costs 5 soy Pratamnak, I recommend it.
Wide flat noodles fried in a mixture of fish, soy, tamarind sauces, a lot of fatty shrimp, bamboo shoots. Definitely try it in Thailand!

Mango Sticky Rice – Sticky rice with mango

To be honest, I’m not a fan of mango sticky rice and for a long time I was disdainful of even trying this miracle.
But in vain. Trying the Thai main dessert - sticky rice with mango - is a must here, and there are no options.

Just to see how you feel about Asian sweets.
Mango sticky rice is glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and served with sweet mango on the side.
Children, even small ones, respect him very much. Nourishing, inexpensive, healthy.
The cost of mango stick rice (Khao Nyao Mamuang), on the streets of Pattaya, is from 70 baht.

5 main spicy dishes in Thailand

Thai cuisine is varied, juicy, and very appetizing. Of course, spicy Thai dishes cannot be included in any top 5 list.
You can easily make them top 10, 20, 30, it’s easy to get them. But about other delicacies another time.

Remember the phrase if you are still a beginner and just getting used to the local cuisine. Know spice - this is of course clear to everyone, but it’s still better to use “My Pet” or “Pet Nitnoy” when ordering.
“Nitnoy”, that is, a little bit, should generally be included in the first 10 words learned in Thai, because it will be useful everywhere. “Sugar Nitnoy” or “Sweet Nitnoy” will protect you from a sugar shock
and diabetic coma when ordering coffee or shake. Sugar is put here from the heart, it sticks together in all places.

Tom Yum Kung – Spicy Thai shrimp soup

Well, I couldn’t help but include it in the list, sorry. Tom Yam Kung or Tom Yam Talay (with seafood), each housewife does it differently. There is no one, single recipe, and among tom yam lovers there are several camps, each with its own priorities. Serve some at least 8-10 large shrimps, while others need a lot of coconut milk.
Still others don’t need coconut milk at all, and still others just serve tom yam, without shrimp, so that the fire just burns in their mouth. Most sharp tom yam in my opinion, without any shrimp, just hardcore, served in Sizzler.
In the cafe, Tea, delicious tom yam, moderately spicy, and milk in moderation.
The military beaches have good tom yum. There is one secret cafe on Wat Bun that really has tom yam kung 5 points and tons of shrimp. There are many places, everyone will find something.
The normal price for a serving of Tom Yam Kung in Thailand is 85 - 100 baht.

Green Thai curry

Nothing like Indian curry. And they prepare it differently everywhere. At one place they will give you green curry as a bowl of soup with a lot of pieces of chicken or shrimp floating in it,
and in another, the green curry will be more like a paste-like mass, and a rather modest portion.

In any case, when in Thailand you need to try the local green and red curry, even just for fun.
Of course, eat this fire with rice. Some makashki serve cold rice noodles with curry.

Prices for green curry from 60 baht

Kebabs Gai Sate on a stick

This is my very, very favorite. But, a certain configuration. I only bought gai sate kebabs 3 times in all this time.
the size and taste I like. Guy Sate is chicken skewers on a stick, pre-marinated in special sauce. They are sold from mobile carts on bikes that drive up to crowded places, gas stations, the sea, and others.

One skewer costs either 5 baht (ha baht) or 10 baht (sip baht).
If there are 5 each, you need to take 7-10 pieces per person to fill up. Those that are 10 are twice as large.
The kebabs I like are very thin, almost transparent pieces of meat, but the ones sold at the Jomtien or Thepprasit night market are not at all like that.
They are soft inside and rather closer to the regular kebabs that we grill outdoors.

The ordering procedure is simple. You go to the cart, select as many raw skewers as you need, give them to the seller, who
He fries them right away, simultaneously smearing them with sauce and something else. Sprinkles with pepper, so if you are not a fan of very spicy things, check. Oh yes! the most important. Between the meat there must be a piece of pineapple and green hot pepper.
As I write now, I’m fighting the urge to drop everything and rush off in search of authentic Thai kebabs on skewers.
Proper gai sate is fantastic and unforgettable.

Som Tam - spicy papaya salad

Som Tam salad is prepared everywhere in Thailand. If you see a woman sitting right on the floor with a mortar and pounding something, then yes, she is preparing Som Tam.
They are also sold in cafes and shops, stalls and restaurants, everywhere. There are many recipes for Som Tam, I’ll tell you about the classic one, which is the one you should start with when you get ready to try this Thai salad.

Order the most common Som Tam with peanuts. If you need it not spicy, then no pepper at all, if just a little, then 1 red pepper or half. I've already accelerated and take two.
The owner of the shop uses a special grater to cut green papaya fruits into shavings. Stacks papaya, pepper, tomatoes, peanuts, dried shrimp, soybean and fish sauce in a mortar, pound it all well so that the juice appears. Squeeze more lime on top. Ready! Delicious. Very unusual.
Som Tam in Thailand costs from 40 baht

Lab Mu - spicy pork salad

A well-known and popular dish in Thailand, which came from the Isan province. Pieces of shredded pork are fried with liver, mint leaves, herbs, onions, rice, spices and fish sauce are added,
and here you have Lab Mu. There are a lot of variations on the theme. Lab in any of its manifestations is a must try!
Lab Mu price from 80 baht.

If you liked everything, don’t forget to smile at the cook and say, “Aroy mak-mak, kha!” Which means “very tasty, thank you!” 🙂

Bon appetit! Share in the comments what delicious things you ate in Thailand and what you didn’t like?

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Getting hooked on Thai cuisine may require as little as one or two tastes of dishes flavored with galangal, cardamom, lemongrass, coconut milk and chili pepper. Their taste and smell have such a strong effect on the brain's pleasure center that the desire to please the receptors of the tongue and nose once again with something similar will periodically arise against one's will. Thai dishes will appeal to both inveterate meat-eaters and vegetarians, because almost each of them has a double. According to one of the recipes, the list of ingredients may include pork, chicken, seafood, in another - only components of plant origin. Many Thai dishes can be enjoyed at attractive prices from mobile carts called .

The most famous and popular Thai dish Tom Yam, to which the epithet “sour” is usually added, although it is both sweet and salty, and, traditionally, very spicy. It is very thick, almost everything in the house is put in it. In coastal areas, for example, shrimp, and in villages in the north - mushrooms. Mandatory ingredients are tomatoes, lime leaves, galangal. The basis of Tom Yum soup is coconut milk; in the “basic” version, “Nam Sai” is added to its name. But if the recipe also includes coconut cream (something similar to our sour cream), then “Nam Kon”. This soup has more calories, and the sourness in it is less pronounced.

Second most popular dish Thai cuisine Kung Som. At its core, it is a light vegetable soup prepared on meat broth. The taste is traditional for Thailand - it combines sour, sweet and spicy. Main ingredients: stewed cabbage, carrot, green bean. There is a recipe where omelette and acacia leaves are added to this soup. Then “Cha Om Kai” is added to the name. This soup is served with fresh herbs and the obligatory chili pepper.

Rice for Thais, like all residents of Southeast Asia, is the basis of the diet. Therefore, recipes Thai rice dishes I can’t count it – one of my favorites. Rice noodles, quite large in size, which are fried with shrimp, along the way adding everything that is edible at home. For example: tofu, bean sprouts, green onions... The dish is seasoned lemon juice, fish sauce, pepper is traditionally added to it. The finished noodles are poured with egg. The result is a kind of casserole. Depending on the degree of readiness of the egg, it can be thick, semi-liquid or chunky. It is topped with lime juice, vinegar, and some gourmets add granulated sugar.

Panang Gai - favorite Thai chicken dish, cooked in red curry sauce and topped with whipped coconut milk cream, which enhances the flavor sensation. To stimulate appetite and suppress the feeling of fullness, serve with finely chopped lemongrass leaves.

A Thai scrambled egg called Gai Pad Pongali, which contains chicken, onions and tomatoes. It differs from the European one, consisting of bacon and tomatoes, with a killer portion of spices. Yellow curry paste and finely chopped parsley are used, which is generously sprinkled on Thai scrambled eggs. In general, many people eat this dish in the morning, but have absolutely no idea that it is Thai.

Very delicious Thai dish It is popular mainly among tourists, since meat is not very common in the Thai diet, and also because each chef can cook it in his own way. For example, use meat in pieces or minced meat. The types of spices used also vary. The main ingredients are meat, garlic, basil and chili pepper. There are recipes that allow deviations from the canons and the use of chicken or fish fillet. It is prepared using the “stir-fry” technology – quick frying in hot oil.

The main ingredients of green, yellow and red curry are: green chilies, lime leaves, lemongrass, basil, shrimp paste, coconut milk. Changes color depending on the recipe. The hottest and hottest is green curry, a little milder is red, and yellow curry is tolerated almost calmly by Europeans. Basic seasoning for rice.

Kung Massaman is a Thai sauce that falls out of a fiery sweet and sour symphony of flavors. It is sweet and moderately spicy. The base includes yellow curry with coconut milk, cumin, cinnamon, nutmeg. Originates from the southern provinces of Thailand, bordering Malaysia, and is considered a halal dish. Served with boiled potatoes and meat (beef), poultry, tofu mushrooms.

Keo Wan - one of the national dishes of Thailand is prepared based on green curry paste. Additional Ingredients are: bamboo shoots, eggplant, basil, galangal, lemongrass leaves. Serve thick with rice and boiled chicken.

The most famous and the same unusual salad Thailand. Firstly, the ingredients for it are not cut, but pounded in a mortar. Secondly, it is often added to fermented fish sauce, known in Vietnam as Nuoc Nam - spicy and fragrant, a real test for European stomachs. For cooking we use: chili pepper, garlic, tamarind juice, tomatoes, lime juice, cane paste (sugar), beans, green papaya, crab meat or shrimp.

As you can see, Thai dishes They are very appetizing and attractive, but if you decide to taste all the delights of Southeast Asian cuisine, then first assess the health of your stomach and start with small portions. Bon appetit!

When traveling around Thailand on your own, you want to try many Thai dishes and choose the most suitable and tasty ones for yourself. There are usually no problems with food in Thailand - it is everywhere. And everywhere, in cafes or at grocery stores, the food is quite tasty. No one can do without huge amount variety of food. Let's figure out what food is most popular in Thailand and what is worth trying.

Classic Thai food is very spicy. However, in tourist areas, Thais cook moderately spicy food. Tourists either adapt to this or remember the magic phrase “no spice” before making an order.

1. Gai Pad Met Mamuang – Thai chicken

Food in Thailand: Gai Pad Met Mamuang

Fried chicken pieces with crispy cashew nuts and pepper. It has a sweetish-salty taste. Usually this dish is not very peppery.

2. Spring Roll

Of course, Thai cuisine is unthinkable without spring rolls. Moreover, the menu will most likely say not “rolls”, but “roll” - Thais ignore endings. Spring Rolls are fried, crispy spring rolls that make a satisfying snack. Spring rolls are often classified as vegetarian food; the most popular option among tourists is with shrimp.

3. Panaeng

Food in Thailand: meat with coconut cream

Panaeng is made from chicken, pork or beef in red curry. To soften curry, people in Thailand like to add coconut milk to their food. Usually served with boiled rice.

4. Som Tam – Thai papaya salad

Food in Thailand: spicy salad from papaya

Spicy papaya salad is prepared with the addition of beans, tomatoes, onions and some herbs. Very good as an addition to grilling and other meat dishes.

5. Moo Sa-Te – kebabs

Food in Thailand: Pork sa-te

Spicy small pork skewers can be found everywhere in Thailand, served with yellow curry. They are especially good as a beer snack.

6. Tom Yam Goong – famous Thai Tom Yam soup with shrimp

The most advertised dish among Russian tourists. For some reason, it is believed that people in Thailand should immediately fall in love with Tom Yam and eat it every day. It's actually a VERY spicy, filling and weird food. From the entire plate, only shrimp are caught and the liquid is scooped out; everything else is not eaten. It can be so acute that it is impossible to breathe for several seconds. Therefore, it is better to start your acquaintance with Thai food not with Tom Yam, but with Pad Thai noodles.

7. Pad Thai - simple and delicious food in Thailand

Food in Thailand. Fried noodles

The most adequate food in thailand. Beginners should start with fried noodles. Prepared from different varieties noodles with the addition of chicken, pork, or seafood. Tofu, fried eggs, onions and chopped peanuts are also added to the dish.
Learn “phad thai kai” and you will never go hungry in Thailand :)

8. Khaw Pad Fried Rice

Fried rice is the most common food in Thailand. Prepared with chicken, pork, beef or seafood. Required ingredients: fried eggs and vegetables. Depending on the variety, rice comes in different colors - from white to brown.

9. Khao Soi soup

Pictured: Northern Thai noodles Khao Soi

A very popular dish in northern Thailand is Khao Soi. Two types of noodles (regular and crispy) with yellow curry and pieces of chicken or beef. The style of cooking depends greatly on the establishment. Goes great with beer :)

Today I will tell you a little about Thai cuisine. Lots and lots of things have been written about Thai cuisine, but I prefer to try everything myself, which I advise you to do. For me, Thai food is exotic, it's seafood, Exotic fruits and unforgettable, new, unusual tastes. Thai cuisine is interesting, beautiful, sizzling, as if beckoning you to return to this country again and again. In general, Thai food is another way to experience Asia. The abundance of exotic tastes and aromas make Thai cuisine one of the most desirable in all international cuisine. Whether walking around Bangkok, Krabi or Koh Samui, everything around you is persistently reminiscent of these tastes and aromas of Thai dishes. Of course, it’s difficult to fit everything about Thai cuisine into one article, but I’ll try.

Thai dishes

Thais always combine four tastes in food: sour, sweet, spicy, salty. And they add it to literally everything: soup, fish, and dessert.
If you are not a big fan of chili peppers, you can take traditional European food, but there are surprises here too. For example, pizza with sausage, topped with condensed milk. Waffles with jam, sugar and pepper... Salty ice cream with beans and beans... Sour apple in restaurants, they are dipped in a mixture of salt and chili pepper and used as an appetizer.
The amount of pepper that is good for Thais is death for farangs (the local name for Europeans, which does not carry a negative connotation). If you don’t want to get into such a situation, ask for “No Spicy”, then the amount of pepper that they will pour in for you will be quite sufficient for you.

Thai dishes you can try in Thailand

Khao man kai, Khao Man Gai

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Khao Man Gai is a famous Thai street food. This is a mixture of Hainanese chicken and Thai rice. Khao Man Gai original dish Thai cuisine, which is rarely included in the menu of most Thai restaurants in the West, but is widely known in Thailand itself. For Thais, however, it is national favorite dish. In fact, just the mention of the name of the Thai dish Khao man kai can cause you to hyperventilate in eager anticipation.
And the reason is simple: Thai food is delicious. How can you say no to juicy and tender slices? chicken meat, which is served with aromatic rice cooked in a rich broth with a unique spicy sauce made from ginger, garlic, chili, and soy sauce.

Kaeng phet pet yang, Gaeng Daeng, Kaeng Phet Pet Yang

Red Curry with roast duck — famous dish Thai cuisine, which is popular in Thai restaurants, especially in the West. This is not a Thai dish that locals usually make at home, but is a festive dish prepared in Thailand for special occasions. To prepare red curry with roast duck, you can use your own prepared curry paste, or use already ready-made pastes curry.

Made with chunks of meat, red curry paste, coconut milk and finely chopped kaffir lime leaves, the Thai dish Kaeng Phet is a rich, aromatic dish, exciting the taste buds. The amazingly tender meat, soft, sweet and moderately fragrant, makes the heart fall in love with Kaeng Phet.

Ho mok, Ho mok

Kho mok is also a popular Thai food. Ho mok is essentially a kind of fish curry “pate” wrapped in banana leaves. This Thai dish is served with a thick topping coconut cream. Fish pate itself is a homogenized mixture of fish, meat, spices, coconut milk and eggs. This salmon-colored pate is typically pink and can be quite spicy, depending on the amount of chili in the mix. As a rule, the portion of this Thai dish is small, so it is difficult to get enough from one serving. But in this situation there is a way out: it happens that Ho Mok is sold in large portions in the shape of a boat. For big company- that's it.
Typically, Ho mok is eaten straight from the leaf wrapper without a plate or packaging, which is why Ho Mok is a popular Thai dish for picnics and also as a snack when traveling. By the way, if you are interested in new unusual tastes of Thai cuisine, I also advise you to read the article about food in Bangkok.

Som tam, Som Tam

Som Tam is another popular Thai dish. This is a spicy and sour papaya salad that is an exceptional addition to Thai BBQ chicken and rice. Som Tam - low calorie dish Thai cuisine, healthy and cheap. It can often be found in restaurants and cafes on the beach.

The Som Tam dish is believed to have originated in Laos, but having crossed the border into the north-east of Thailand, it has been firmly adopted in these provinces as a favorite dish, with most people in the north-east of Thailand eating it at least once a day!

Garlic, chili peppers, green beans, cherry tomatoes and grated raw papaya provide a sweet-sour-spicy flavor that's hard to forget. Thai food Som Tam has many varieties because so many types of vegetables or fruits can be used to prepare it, such as papaya, bean sprouts, banana, cucumber, pineapple, tamarind, etc.

Tom Yam Goong - the main dish of Thai cuisine

Tom yam is the hallmark of Thai cuisine. Tom Yum soup (ต้มยำ) comes in several varieties. Shrimp, seafood, chicken, mushrooms, vegetables. The most popular among tourists is with shrimp (Tom Yum Kung) and seafood (Tom Yum Thale). I also really like the white version of this fish soup - Tom Yum Pla, this variety is the most authentic. I like Tom Yum Kung Nam Khon with shrimp - it has added coconut milk. In general, Tom Yam is a sweet-sour-spicy soup in chicken/fish broth with the addition of lemongrass, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, onions, chili peppers, fish sauce, mushrooms, vegetables, and lime juice. Classic dish Thailand. Not everyone likes it.

Tom Kha Kai

Kom Kha is an equally popular Thai dish. Softer than Tom Yum this one famous soup made with hot chili peppers, thinly sliced young galangal, minced shallots, lemongrass stems and tender pieces Chicken. However, unlike its more diluted brother Tom Yam, Tom Kha has more coconut milk, which softens it. Also added to this Thai food fresh leaves lime, the result is a fragrant soup, in the wonderful Thai traditions.

Pad Thai

Pad Thai is the default international Thai dish, famous all over the world! Small, thin or wide noodles along with crispy bean sprouts, onion and egg, fried on the stovetop. The palate is awakened from its slumber by the combination of the four main seasonings - fish sauce, sugar, pepper and fine ground peanuts in this exotic dish Thai cuisine.

Khao Pad

A popular Thai lunch dish, so simple and delicious - fried rice, herbs, egg, onions, usually served with a wedge of lime and a slice of cucumber. The secret of this simple dish lies in its simplicity. The dish is prepared as if the Thais used whatever was on hand, from shrimp, crab or chicken, chili peppers and vegetables on hand, turning unremarkable ingredients into interesting dish Thai cuisine.

Gaeng Keow Wan Kai

Gaeng Keow Wan Kai is another Thai dish. Pieces of fresh chicken, eggplant, tender bamboo shoots, sprigs of coriander, and generous handfuls of sweet basil form the base of this curried dish. The secret to this Thai food is a spoonful of green curry paste mixed with hot, creamy coconut milk. Thai dish Gaeng Keow Wan Kai served with a bowl of aromatic rice.

Yam Nua, Yam Nua (spicy beef salad)

Yam Nua is a savory Thai food. By the way, Thai dishes are called “yam” here. Fresh, burning taste Yam Nua is a mixture of onion, coriander, mint, lime, dried chili and tender slices of beef. This Thai dish evokes an invigorating sensation, like all Thai salads.

Kai Med Ma Muang (chicken with cashew nuts)

Kai Med Ma Muang is an interesting dish from Thai cuisine. Tourists go crazy for this dish. Perhaps thanks to the wild contrast in the combination of braised chicken along with roasted cashews, sweet soy sauce, onions, chilli peppers, carrots and mushrooms. This is a simple but incredibly tasty, slightly exotic Thai dish that is worth trying in Thailand.

Pak Boong

Pak Bung is a Thai dish. The main component of this simple dish- green stems and thin, fragile leaves, common throughout Southeast Asia. This Thai dish contains garlic, chili pepper, oyster sauce, fish sauce and black soy sauce. The result is an interesting dish with a subtle flavor, ideal for those who love Thai food but aren't too keen on the very spicy dishes.

Thai cuisine my review

After reviewing Thai dishes, I would also like to add my review. Thai food is spicy. Not real to me at all! It is impossible to eat it, BUT spicy food lovers will definitely like it! It’s so delicious... if you ask before ordering without seasoning, it will be edible! But even then they (seasonings) are present and felt, but less pronounced than in traditional Thai cuisine.

For those who don’t like spicy Thai dishes at all, there are a bunch of Russian menus and children’s menus in Thailand: dumplings, pancakes, omelet, and okroshka... If you order fish in Thailand, it all depends on where and how it’s prepared. The same seafood can be tasty or, conversely, disgustingly meager.

In Thai cuisine, sugar and peanuts are added to the soup. I like peanuts in soup, but I haven’t tried them with sugar yet. And in general, Thailand is a country of soups - they are sold on every corner.

I saw local potatoes. It grows in the fields, two meters high. Maybe I exaggerated, I don’t remember honestly, but she is mega tall and “sits” deep in the ground! It tastes very sweet, almost as if sugar had been poured in, and it’s huge, the tuber weighs about a kilogram.
Every time we eat Thai food, we order regular boiled rice… Firstly, because I personally don’t get enough of fish, and secondly, it’s nutritious and cheap…..
As for meat in Thai cuisine, there is chicken, pork, and beef! I love beef steak; in Thailand it is juicy and delicious.
Regular chicken... Runs around the island, lays eggs... It tastes like ours.

A must-try from Thai cuisine is the local banana pancakes with chocolate. Melt in your mouth! Words cannot describe it, divinely delicious!
Food, in general, can be found for any whim, alcohol too...
Only now we are in a situation where we are on a wild island, there are no shops or markets, and cafes and restaurants are open until 10:00 pm. After that there is no food until the morning! Alcohol is available around the clock.
And I love to eat and suffer at night, but I found a way out! I order food at a restaurant for dinner, and take the order with me, ask me to throw it in the box and happily pound beef and French fries at night.

Thai food in hotels

Meals in most hotels in Thailand include breakfast. “All inclusive” is not here, and it is not necessary! The breakfasts are excellent: our European dishes and Buffet. In addition, there is also some Thai food.
I think when you are in another country, you should try and try to see everything…. Well, or almost everything... Due to this, study the mentality of people, culture, way of life... I had scorpions, and beetles, and spiders, and nasty floating creatures for dinner…. I spent the night in the jungle and on the river, and on the islands and on the mainland... I've tried almost everything. It's worth a try, but then it's not for everyone.

Alcohol and soft drinks in Thailand

Alcohol and soft drinks…. Uuuuuuuuuuuuu local rum, beer and wine….. Apparently I’m a pampered girl, but this is disgusting…. Very strong, but cheap. “Inserts” almost instantly! There is good beer in Thailand that is pleasant to drink. Martini, beer, vodka have EVERYTHING! But it’s a little more expensive and the difference is in the English letters...
Soft drinks…. Juices, smoothies, fresh juices. Everything is fruity and natural! This is the topic! True, there are also powder ones, but you can feel them right away! But if it’s natural, then the taste is amazing.
Just today I noticed that even children’s cocktails add a lot of ice... Children drink a lot because of the heat... And it’s a LOT of ice!

Other Thai dishes, which I will talk about in future articles, as well as some photos of Thai dishes. For lovers of extreme food, our top 10 creepy dishes from Thailand.

So, today I talked a little about Thai cuisine. Might be interesting.