{"id":53807,"date":"2023-02-14T08:51:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T08:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantheunplanned.com\/?p=53807"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:30:11","slug":"all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Need To Know About Food in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Pictures of mouthwatering, spicy, delicious and equally healthy food come rushing when one thinks of Thailand. Many food connoisseurs claim Thailand to be heaven for them. From street foods to moving carts, here is all you need to know about food in Thailand.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53809\" src=\"https:\/\/www.plantheunplanned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/food-in-thailand.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/food-in-thailand.png 940w, https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/food-in-thailand-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/food-in-thailand-150x126.png 150w, https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/food-in-thailand-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa189b73a756\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aa189b73a756\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#Region-wise_Differences_in_Food_in_Thailand\" >Region-wise Differences in Food in Thailand<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#1_Khao_Soi_%E2%80%93_Noodle_Dish\" >1. Khao Soi &#8211; Noodle Dish<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#2_Pad_Thai\" >2. Pad Thai<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#3_Massaman_Curry\" >3. Massaman Curry<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#4_Som_tum\" >4. Som tum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#5_Kao_Niew_Ma_Muang_or_Mango_Sticky_Rice\" >5. Kao Niew Ma Muang or Mango Sticky Rice\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#6_Yam_Pla_Dook_Foo_Fried_Catfish_with_Green_Mango_Salad\" >6. Yam Pla Dook Foo (Fried Catfish with Green Mango Salad)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#7_Pak_Boong_Morning_Glory\" >7. Pak Boong (Morning Glory)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#8_Tom_Yum_Soup\" >8. Tom Yum Soup<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/plantheunplanned.com\/blog\/all-you-need-to-know-about-food-in-thailand\/#9_Tom_Kha_Gai_Chicken_in_Coconut_Soup\" >9. Tom Kha Gai (Chicken in Coconut Soup)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Region-wise_Differences_in_Food_in_Thailand\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Region-wise Differences in Food in Thailand<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Northern Thailand Food: <\/b>The cold weather makes the vegetables fresher than in the rest of the region, so the northern people tend to use vegetables as an ingredient for every meal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>North Eastern Food: <\/b><b>Isan food is famous in the North East<\/b>. The Isan region receives low rainfall. Because of less rain, people have learned to eat whatever they can find, including insects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Southern Food: <\/b>While people from Isan prefer very spicy dishes and sticky rice, people from the Muslim areas of southern Thailand prefer milder dishes and simple steamed rice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Central Thai Food: <\/b>In central Thai cuisine, a wide range of sauces, pastes, spices and condiments are grouped into the four basic tastes of Thai cooking; salty, hot, sour and sweet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Go through the list of 10 enrapturing dishes from the platter that will engage your olfactory senses:<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Khao_Soi_%E2%80%93_Noodle_Dish\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1. Khao Soi &#8211; Noodle Dish<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quintessential northern Thai dish, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Khao Soi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a Burmese-inspired coconut curry noodle soup. Available in chicken, beef, pork or vegetarian options, this mouthwatering dish has a rich coconut curry base and boiled egg noodles.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2017\/12\/04\/03\/06\/thai-noodle-2996247_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"Thai Noodle Khao Soi - Plan the Unplanned \" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/thai-noodle-khao-soi-2996247\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huahom &#8211; Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Pad_Thai\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>2. Pad Thai<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A noodle dish made with rice noodles, vegetables, eggs, peanuts, and a choice of protein, usually chicken or shrimp. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pad thai<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one of Thailand\u2019s national dishes.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2019\/08\/16\/09\/31\/pad-thai-4409871_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"Pad Thai Thai Food photo - Plan the Unplanned\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/pad-thai-thai-food-thailand-shrimp-4409871\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fan4tian2 &#8211; Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Massaman_Curry\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">3. Massaman Curry<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rich and creamy curry made with coconut milk, peanuts, and various spices.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2021\/05\/25\/03\/02\/thai-6281136_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"Thai Curry photo and picture - Plan the Unplanned \" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/thai-curry-massaman-food-6281136\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">danhusseyphoto &#8211; Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Som_tum\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">4. Som tum<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spicy salad made with shredded green papaya, tomatoes, peanuts, and dried shrimp. Som Tam is everything you could want in a salad\u2014refreshing, light, and quick. The salad combines crunchy strips of unripe green papaya with garlic, dried shrimp, and vegetables, all tossed with salty-sour-sweet dressing made with fish sauce, lime juice, and palm sugar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2016\/07\/28\/19\/57\/somtum-1549340_960_720.jpg\" alt=\"Somtum Dish photo and picture - Plan the Unplanned - Food in Thailand\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/somtum-dish-thailand-sausage-meal-1549340\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">41330 \/ 1181 &#8211; Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Kao_Niew_Ma_Muang_or_Mango_Sticky_Rice\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">5. Kao Niew Ma Muang or Mango Sticky Rice\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kao Niew Ma Muang is sweet glutinous rice<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> served with slices of ripe mango and a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1582801205465-c0d029e85a1c?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&amp;ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1000&amp;q=80\" alt=\"yellow and green vegetable salad on white ceramic plate - Plan the Unplanned - Food in Thailand\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/kz6-Zi2hjwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Markus Winkler &#8211; Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Yam_Pla_Dook_Foo_Fried_Catfish_with_Green_Mango_Salad\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">6. Yam Pla Dook Foo (Fried Catfish with Green Mango Salad)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is fried catfish with green Mango Salad. The fish fluffed up and fried until golden and crispy.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/d\/d8\/Yum_pladook_foo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1262\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Yum_pladook_foo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Pak_Boong_Morning_Glory\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">7. Pak Boong (Morning Glory)<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People of Thailand punch up their mornings with extremely healthy Pak Boong. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This vegetable is typically fried and seasoned with soybean paste, soy sauce, garlic, chillies and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/1\/19\/Pak_boong_fai_daeng.jpg\" alt=\"Food in Thailand\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1285\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/1\/19\/Pak_boong_fai_daeng.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Tom_Yum_Soup\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>8. Tom Yum Soup<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spicy and sour soup made with lemongrass, chilli, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, and shrimp.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 3456px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/8\/88\/Tom_Yum_Soup_%284296454661%29.jpg\" alt=\"Food in Thailand\" width=\"3456\" height=\"2592\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Tom_Yum_Soup_(4296454661).jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Tom_Kha_Gai_Chicken_in_Coconut_Soup\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>9. Tom Kha Gai (Chicken in Coconut Soup)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Rich and creamy yet tangy and salty, this Thai coconut chicken soup recipe is filling but light and positively bursting with flavour.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/70\/2008-06-14ThaiRestaurant01.jpg\" alt=\"Food in Thailand\" width=\"1100\" height=\"825\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/7\/70\/2008-06-14ThaiRestaurant01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantheunplanned.com\/backpacking\/thailand-delight-krabi-and-phuket-with-flights\/\"><button>Book Package for Thailand Delight Krabi and Phuket with Flights<\/button><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Here are some important links for your Trip to Thailand<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ultimate guide to Thailand<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictures of mouthwatering, spicy, delicious and equally healthy food come rushing when one thinks of Thailand. Many food connoisseurs claim Thailand to be heaven for them. 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