Top 10 Traditional Thai food you must try in Thailand

Thailand is one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations. The country is a Southeast Asian tropical getaway and popularly called “the land of smiles.” One of the main reasons people love to travel to Thailand is; Thai food.

Thailand has a range of locally made traditional food that no visitor should leave without sampling. Here are some of the Thai dishes that make Thailand a delicious destination to visit:

Kao Pad Nam Prik Mun Goong

Literally meaning “rice mixed with shrimp paste,” this dish contains steamed rice which is stir-fried with shrimp paste giving the dish an awesome flavor; this food is typically eaten with sweet pork dried shrimp, Chinese sausages, chilies, red onions, cucumbers, long beans, omelet, and green mango, to eat it, you mix lime juice on top of it. This food is at markets takeaways.

Gaeng kiew wan

Thai Green Curry (Gaeng Kiew Wan) is a really delicious-looking dish with a mixture of different flavors. It has spicy green curry paste, coconut milk with the sweetness of sugar, and the salty taste of the fish sauce. It is usually eaten with white rice or noodles.

Poh Piah

Poh piah is a Thai-style spring roll. This is one of the most popular foods travelers love to taste in Thailand, a crispy spring roll pastry stuffed with various ingredients. There is a version for vegetarians too with only vegetables in it. Poh Piah is mixed with chicken, pork, prawns, and tofu. Poh pah is a spicy dish paired with different dipping sauces, such as sweet and sour, sweet chili, and peanut sauce.

Pad Thai

This is one of the most loved dishes by travelers. Pad Thai is a mixture of noodles fried with egg, sprouts, and tofu. It is usually served with chicken, shrimp, or tofu with a special sauce seasoned with peanuts, chili, lime, and sugar.

Pad Kra Pao Gai Dao (Basil Chicken)

This is a dish consisting of spicy chicken with Basil and chili. Generally served with rice and egg. You could also replace chicken with pork, prawns, or squid.

Tom Kha Gai

Tom Kha Gai is Chicken soup with coconut milk, flavored with galangal – a type of ginger but with a different flavor, lemongrass or herb lemon and kaffir lime, besides chicken, tomato and mushrooms are also added. The soup has an acidic touch of lime or tamarind sauce and a delicious creamy texture of coconut milk.

SOM TAM THAI (GREEN PAPAYA SALAD)

Som Tam Thai is made from strips of green papaya with tomatoes, lettuce, dried prawns, peanuts, and chili.

Mango Sticky Rice

The description is in the title, mango with delicious sticky rice mixed together, giving you a rich sweet taste you’ll love!

These dishes are excellent food that makes Thailand a popular foodie destination to travel to, so when you visit Thailand, don’t forget to taste Thailand’s finest dishes!

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