Top 8 Best Foods To Try In Thailand

Thailand is a destination of gastronomy, where you should visit once in your lifetime if you are a food lover. Thai flavors are now tasted around the world in many Thai aboard restaurants, which they also have their own international “engaged fans”. However, trying Thai food in Thailand is a different experience. Travelers come to Thailand and wholly obsessed with Thai cuisine as the country is considered a huge restaurant serving only “exceptional” food. My top 8 Best Foods to try in Thailand are just the featured dishes in its long menu that is expected to inspire your food love and suggest some best food options for your trip to Thailand

1. Tom Yum Goong (Hot Thai Soup with shrimps) 

 Tom Yum Goong is the most popular Thai dish in the world, perhaps called the King of Thai food as it has all Thai typical flavors and aromas. People say it’s a notorious hot soup of Asia with the perfect combination of shrimp, galingale, lemon grass, chilis, lime leaves, shallots, lime juice and fish sauce. The sour-spicy-hot taste is just too impressive to be in one dish, which helps this dish is the favorite food of many locals and travelers.

2. Som Tum (Spicy Papaya Salad)

Som tum (Papaya Salad) is one of the most popular dishes of Thai. It’s served widely in daily meals of Thai people, and in various restaurants. The majority of the ingredients are green papaya, peanuts, lime juice, fish sauce, garlic, tomatoes, etc. All the ingredients are pounded in a mortar to release a rich sweet-sour-spicy flavor that's extremely attractive. It’s a magic when the ingredients absorb into each other to create an impressive taste.

3. Tom Kha Gai (Spicy chicken galangal soup)

Tom Kha Gai in Thai is literally "chicken galangal soup “, my favorite Thai dish among various exquisite dishes that I have tried during my trip to Thailand. This spicy soup is cooked with all typical ingredients of Thai cuisine including coconut milk, chilly and lemon grass. Tom Kha Gai is a great choice for those who like rich soup with coconut milk. This authentic spicy soup is also a harmonious dish with chicken and various kinds of vegetables.

4. Pad Thai (Thai Sweet Sour Noodles)

If Tom yum is the king of Thai food, Pad Thai is the Queen. This friendly dish is easy to be tried and loved.  Travelers will find some similarities to other Western and Eastern dishes they have ever tried. Like other Thai dishes, Pad Thai is a perfect blend of sour, salty, sweet and spicy from the tamarind, fish sauce, sugar and chili. Noodles are the “emblem” of Asian food and Pad Thai is one of the tastiest one.

5. Gang Keow Wan (Thai Green Curry)

If you would like to try the flavor of Thai curry, you should try Gang Keow Wan or Thai Green curry. For fans of curry, it’s definitely a must-try. But for those who don’t like this rich food in Indian style, Gang Keow Wan will change your mind. Thai curry is very tasty and easy to eat. Cooked with green curry paste and again coconut milk, Thai green curry has nice flavor that is worth to try.

6. Larb Moo (Thai minced pork)

If you have entered a Thai restaurant, you definitely saw different kinds of “larb” in the menu. “Larb” is a tasty dish of minced pork and liver dressed with lime juice, fish sauce, mint leaves, onions, chilies and the essential toasted rice crunch. Larb Moo is normally served with rice or sticky rice.

7. Plah Plow (Thai Grilled Salted Fish)

Plah Plow is a popular Thai fish served with som tum and sticky rice. It is grilled and salted fish stuffed with lemongrass, lime leaves and other ingredients. It’s interesting that they are rolled in a thick coat of salt and grilled. They are made sure not to be overcooked. They have appealing smell and taste after grilled.

8. Mango Sticky Rice

Thailand is the paradise of desserts, especially sweets and sweet sticky rice. Mango Sticky Rice is the most popular and traditional one. The blend of mango, fresh coconut milk and sticky rice is so amazing. It sounds strange to eat sticky rice with a kind of fruits but it turns out to be a perfect combination.




I hope 8 Best foods to try in Thailand will give you useful suggestion during your Thailand trip. Now you have a clue to decide what to eat in confusing menus of restaurants in Thailand.

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