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Bangkok Essentials
A considered first route through Bangkok: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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Bangkok, Thailand
Boat Noodles
ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเรือ
Small rice-noodle bowls carry dark spiced broth, pork or beef, herbs, and bean sprouts.
Bangkok, Thailand
Hoi Thod
หอยทอด
Crisp oyster omelette combines eggs, oysters, and a lacy flour batter.
Bangkok, Thailand
Khanom farang kutti chin
ขนมฝรั่งกุฎีจีน
Small baked cakes carry eggs and raisins in Bangkok’s Portuguese-influenced old quarter.
Bangkok, Thailand
Khao Kha Mu
ข้าวขาหมู
Braised pork leg is served over rice with pickled greens and mustard sauce.
Bangkok, Thailand
Moo Ping
หมูปิ้ง
Charcoal-grilled pork skewers are sweet-savoury, smoky, and served with sticky rice.
Bangkok, Thailand
Mee Krob
หมี่กรอบ
Crisp fried rice noodles are glazed with sweet-tart sauce and scattered toppings.
Bangkok, Thailand
Nam Khaeng Sai
น้ำแข็งใส
Shaved ice carries colourful syrups, jellies, beans, and condensed milk.
Bangkok, Thailand
Pad Thai
ผัดไทย
Rice noodles stir-fry with tamarind, egg, tofu, shrimp, sprouts, and peanuts.
Bangkok, Thailand
Tom Yum Goong
ต้มยำกุ้ง
Hot-sour broth carries shrimp, lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf, and chilli.
Bangkok, Thailand
Som Tum
ส้มตำ
Green papaya is pounded with lime, chilli, fish sauce, garlic, and peanuts.