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Thailand Essentials
A considered first route through Thailand: the foods that carry its everyday habits, celebrations, ingredients, and memory.
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ESSENTIALS
The complete shortlist
15 foods to know.
Each selection includes the reason it belongs here—so this is a guide, not just a pile of names.
Bangkok, Thailand
Pad Thai
ผัดไทย
TH audit anchor 1: pad thai is a named local food identity.
Thailand
Green Curry
แกงเขียวหวาน
TH audit anchor 2: green curry is a named local food identity.
Bangkok, Thailand
Tom Yum Goong
ต้มยำกุ้ง
TH audit anchor 3: tom yum goong is a named local food identity.
Isan (Northeastern Thailand), Thailand
Khao Niao
ข้าวเหนียว
TH audit anchor 4: khao niao is a named local food identity.
Thailand
Mango Sticky Rice
ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง
TH audit anchor 5: mango sticky rice is a named local food identity.
Bangkok, Thailand
Som Tum
ส้มตำ
TH audit anchor 6: som tum is a named local food identity.
Thailand
Tom Kha Gai
ต้มข่าไก่
TH audit anchor 7: tom kha gai is a named local food identity.
Thailand
Thai Iced Tea
ชาเย็น
TH audit anchor 8: thai iced tea is a named local food identity.
Thailand
Panang Curry
แกงพะแนง
TH audit anchor 9: panang curry is a named local food identity.
Isan (Northeastern Thailand), Thailand
Gai Yang
ไก่ย่าง
TH audit anchor 10: gai yang is a named local food identity.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Khao Soi
ข้าวซอย
TH audit anchor 11: khao soi is a named local food identity.
Southern Thailand, Thailand
Kua Kling
คั่วกลิ้ง
TH audit anchor 12: kua kling is a named local food identity.
Southern Thailand, Thailand
Massaman Curry
แกงมัสมั่น
TH audit anchor 13: massaman curry is a named local food identity.
Northern Thailand (Lanna), Thailand
Nam Prik Noom
น้ำพริกหนุ่ม
TH audit anchor 14: nam prik noom is a named local food identity.
Northern Thailand (Lanna), Thailand
Nam Ngiao
เนื้อเนียว
TH audit anchor 15: nam ngiao is a named local food identity.