Wow, an amazing list. I am a native Thai who grew up eating lots of central Thai regional food. Your knowledge of Thai food after 1 year is quite impressive. Khao Yum done right is rare indeed.
If you have the time, come down south to Malaysia to try our version of Khao Yum: Nasi Kerabu. Nasi Kerabu is also served with meat dishes that I think you'll enjoy.
The best Khao Yam I've ever eaten. In addition to the basic ingredients, there must be Torch Ginger, young ginger, puffed rice, lotus stems, butterfly pea flowers, fish meal, and medium rare duck eggs. You can only find Khao Yam like this in Southern Thailand.
Drop a pin please. Haha....for me, it was at a place called Roti Bangnara in Krabi city. That was life-changing....for like 30 baht!!! I'm sure there are better versions- but that was my first "real" one.
There's another version of Miang Kham (เมี่ยงเต้าเจี้ยว) that only exist in Tak province. The filling is mostly the same except this version has fresh coconut instead of roasted, pea eggplant, crispy rice and top with sour fermented soy bean instead of palm sugar sauce. With 2 options of wrapping with sesame rice paper or wild betel leaf.
That sounds amazing! That whole region is super exciting from a food standpoint and somewhere I really want to explore...and maybe do a series of videos
The Mee grob I tasted in New Mexico is more like the royal dish you show case in this video. The dish I tried in New Mexico had several small bowls filled with chile, shallots, the crispy rice noodle, peanuts and lime which you combined on aleaf and ate it. I have only seen this in Sukothai, albiqierque, it is a great dish for a starter. Keep up the good work
Kung Char Num Pra (กุ้งแช่น้ำปลา) prawn in fish sauce Pu Ma Dong (ปูม้าดอง) Pickled Crab Papaya PokPok (ส้มตำ) Soup Nor Mai (ซุบหน่อไม้) Bamboo Soup Kaeng Liang (แกงเลียง) Kaeng Pet (แกงเปรอะ) Yum Woon Send (ยำวุ้นเส้น) ... ...
Try Gang Sai Bua Tom Krati It is the lotus pedicel (equivalence to rose’s stem) in coconut milk, fermented kril paste and mackerel fish. Another one to try is Kapi-kua. It is a dip to eat with fresh vegetable. Made from fermented krill paste and other stuff. Very few people sell it in eating place I do not know why. You hit many dishes I love, Gang Hung-le, gang te-po, mieang kham, ho-mok. Enjoy everything you put out. Great work and of a very high standard. As a Thai I say thank you and thank you.
As Thai native I would say this is truly great list. Every time I go back to visit my family in Thailand. I always make effort to eat most of these dishes. 😊
Glad you put gaeng tae po on this list. It’s one of me and my dad favorite dish. Its been 2 months since my dad passed away and every time I eat this dish, it will always remind me of my dad :)
Sorry to hear that, but glad this dish is a nice reminder. My dad was the ultimate "foodie" as well- never came to Thailand but I'm sure he'd have loved it here.
I agree with you. Gang Tae Po is the hardest of all curry in Thailand. With its combination of sour, sweet, salty and spicy. My family ran a Thai restaurant for two generations, my aunt cooked for 10 years yet this dish still needs my grandma to approve the taste. 😂😂 If you like Sa-Tor, you can try local indonesian dishes. I found their food has something similar to Thai but less spices. They use Sator, papaya leaves, papaya flowers as ingredients!
Before starting OTR, my plan had been to open an Indonesian (specifically Nasi Padang) restaurant in Bangkok. I love Indonesian food and spent a ton of time there over the years.
My top pick from this list is either Pat Sa Taw or Kaeng Hung Lae. I kinda wanna see you deep dive into the tea culture in Thailand since it shows the multicutural influence. The milky Thai tea (especially Cha Tra Maeu brand) style that started to gain popularity internationally for several years now (my Hong Kong friend is addicted to it and often get it from the branch they open oversea). There are many dessert and sweet bread that use this flavour too. I even see some Taiwanese style bubble tea that use this Thai milky tea as a combo. There is Cha Chuck from the south (the one they pour from high up). The unsweeten chinese tea style. The India tea style. Or even the ishitan "Green tea" from 7/11 that Japanese would be super confuse if they taste it. I also hope you'll be interested to do a deep dive into Muu Ka Ta culture and Kow Mund Kai too. I think the latter gain popularity oversea even before covid. I even saw a Kow Mund Kai specialise restaurant in Japan. I think the dish history is kinda interesting too since there are several versions of them e.g. original chinese one, singaporian one etc.
I wonder if you ever had Pad Ped Pladuk (ผัดเผ็ดปลาดุก)...I'm sure you have, since it's not hard to find at one of the many Raan Khao Gaeng shops. It's a dry stir-fry of red curry paste, crispy deep-fried catfish or snakehead fish, and thinly sliced lemon leaf. Highly addictive and one of my favorite dishes in the world.
@@OTRontheroad 😂 niiice 👍. So good with just some steamed rice. I hope that one day you'll also make a vid about the different types of dry and wet nam prik..and what they go together with. Btw..is there a way to make a 1-time donation to your channel? I only see monthly Pantheon plans. Keep up the amazing content... it's perfectly up my alley and I haven't found any other channel that comes close to yours 👌.
Kang Tae Po has one ingredient that can’t be missed, otherwise, it’s not Kang Tae Po which is the whole Kaffir Lime. You need both Kaffir leave and the whole fruit in the curry. It gives a unique flavor that can’t be found in any curry in Thailand
Some of these dishes have been fairly common in Thai restaurants in Sydney, Australia for a long time. Thai food has long been the favorite cuisine in Australia. Hor muk and jungle curry have been extremely popular for decades here. Others have turned up more recently. And I’ve been eating pad sator in Sydney for 35 years.
Great video. I wish I had seen it before I was in Bangkok a couple months ago. I was so close to the restaurant that serves the Gaeng Hang Le. Now I have a list of places for my next trip.
The secret to Gaeng Tae Po is salted fish they put in there to give the ultimate umami flavour no other curries offer. My mother is the master of a few dishes - one of which is this curry. Reason is she is picky about dried fish and she only uses Sala dried fish ปลาสละ from our neighbourhood in Chonburi. The lady who owns this old dried fish stall makes her own stuff and her signature is that her dried fish is not as salty as other sellers. Please I can’t emphasize enough the importance of dried salted fish in Gaeng Tae Po!
Just caught this. Good list. We are a Thai Restaurant family and live part of the year in Thailand. Many are well known in the States for a while but they are some greatest hits. Gonna binge watch all your videos. 🙏🏼
There are some more sophisticated Thai menu that westerners easily eat like YumPladookFoo - the crispy catfish serve with green mango salad, Koong Sauce Makham- stir fried shrimp with tamarind sauce, LaabTod - deep fried sour and spicy mince pork balls, hope you have a chance to try in Thai restaurant
Pad Sa Tor is like an acquired taste for most people. Due to its strong odour, even some Thais avoid this dish. Among foreigners, of course, they would not regard this dish as their favourites. You, on the other hand, gave this dish such a high up on your list. This dish is also one of my favourites of mine. My mom was the one who introduced this dish to me. I avoided it at first and grew up to love it. For me, this dish would remind me of my mother's love.
10. I love, this Curry was even recommended by Princess Sirindhorn for it's healthy properties, 9. never had...8. same, same..7. lovely stuff, very refreshing..6. in 21 years never came across..5. ??? 4. incredible fish sponge cake...3..missed it...2. very common dish in the south, yummy! 1. Kao yum-mi perfect dish for the southern sweltering heat! love Thailand! However my very favorites are well prepared "Paneng Nuea", "Kanom Jeen nam jaa with lots of green and fried fish" and last not least southern style "Gaeng Massaman"!
Try Mee grob it is a crispy rice noodle dish that is a big deal in Sukothai. I knew of one Thai restaruant in Albuquerque N.Mexico. The lady who owned the restaruant was from Sukothai.
U are one of Mr.Khow All about Thai food and the real Thai food fc , all of the said food are my favorite Thai(or Thai-Chinese,Vietnamese etc) food in everyday life..(so hungry waching this vlog due to my IF!!)..
The no.1 food Khao Yum is called Nasi Kerabu in native Malay language. That dish is one of Malay specialties. You can also found the dish in northern region of Malaysia especially in the east coast since historically southern Thailand Malay and Northern Malaysia Malay share same culture. In Thailand, Malay cuisine is very underrated since they are mostly in the southern region
Have you by far come across Gaeng Liang (แกงเลียง)? It’s the closest a generic Thai soup ever comes to western-style bisque. The flavor profile is rather on a subtle note than explosive or “in the face,” but it’s something that I miss the most when living abroad.
My mom used to make Gaeng Liang whenever I'm having a flu. She always said it clear out the airway and reduce fever. Especially her recipe always with extra pepper in it. 😅
Adam, could you do Tom ka Kai (ต้มข่าไก่) history section as well? I felt it’s one of the popular Thai soup, more popular than Tom yum (from my direct observation). It would be interesting to see the history and how’s evolved to become one of popular Thai soup abroad. Btw, Tay Po curry has its citrus brightness at the front from the Kefir lime juice that rounded out with the sweet and sour from the tamarin.
I love Tom Kha Gai and it's definitely something I'll look into. Nice idea. I guess it depends on finding out if it has an interesting story! Also planning on Tom Yum too- it's such a popular topic and we do have a route/history planned, I just find it so over-exposed that I've never been in a rush to do it
@@OTRontheroad Tom kha gai is Thailand's delicious dish coming from the north and bearing the influence of neighboring Laos. The Lao version has no coconut milk in it.
For uncommon foods for foreingers you may explore are Sadao ( neem flower ) nam pla wan with fried fish or fried prawn, Yam Yai, Kaeng Chamuang moo ( Cowa leaves with pork soup ),
Have tried all of those- I will say that if I did this list again, moo cha muang would 100% be on it. Just came back from Chanthaburi recently. Amazing.
Good list. Jungle curry is pretty common fair in Thai restaurants in Sydney though. Some southern curries would be more obscure i think. Gaeng Som and some other southern Thai curries are definitely rarer than jungle curry.
I'm sure you're right- but I left the US in 2010 so it's been a very long time since I've seen what's available outside of Asia. It was the same with Chinese food- today it's a lot easier to find "real" regional dishes abroad then it was when I left
Is Sorn worth the hype? Often I find a night of wandering street food stalls brings me more joy than going to a Michelin-starred restaurant, but if it’s truly one of the best restaurants in Asia…
So I have a complicated answer re: Sorn. It’s....very nice. Great attention to detail, food well cooked. My main issue (I have several from our experiences there, but I don’t want to air them here, I don’t typically like ripping restaurants publicly) is that it’s Southern Thai food. I am obsessed with Southern Thai and it is NOT better as an “elegant” category. Like- if we are just thinking of taste and flavor, making Southern Thai into upscale food does not benefit the dishes...at all. Sorn is lovely but you can get more memorable flavors at any roadside restaurant in that region
@@OTRontheroad I think Khao (Ekkamai) and Wang Hinghoi (วังหิ่งห้อย) are both great upscaled restaurants for Thai food in Bangkok mainly because the ingridents are superior to what you can find in the street. But I would agree that a lot of Thai food there is no need to go to a fancy place for.
@@CountTonac Both good answers. For me, if I want an upscale (but still authentic) Thai meal in Bangkok, my favorites are Sri Trat, Suppaniga, and Baan Daeng. I also really like 100 Mahaseth and Akkee
Totally agree with you re Gaeng Tae Po over Massaman. I'm Thai born and bred and I just don't get why massaman curry is so popular. It's just...blah to me! I've never ordered it at a restaurant and can't remember the last time any of my dining companions did either.
You forget one Thai imperial recipe which can be found only during summer season. Khao chair ข้าวแช่ please go to visit one of fancy thai restuarant and try it. One of them that I recommend is Thanying restuarant At Pramuan road close to Surasak BTS station
Some of the disphes are not Thai traditional dish, but they are regional traditional dish. Pad sataw is common in indonesia. Nam khao tord is found in Laos. More information to share: 10 jungle curry. It is a curry without coconut milk. Travel across the jungle people can't find coconut milk. It is not the spiciest dish but it make hotter sensstion because of the herbs such as fresh young pepercorn, krachai... 8. Gaeng tehpo is a unique curry because it use tehpo fish which has oily belly meat. 7. Miang khum is a very Thai dish containing all flavours in one dish. 6. Khanom beung yua0n is0 definitely not considered Thai. It is vietnamese. 4. Hor mok. Traditionally, the base is not cabbage. It is noni fruit leafs!!! 1. Khao yum also found in Malaysia
Hor mok is a favorite to all my western friend. Wonder if you have try Khanom Jeen Nam Prik, it is also western favorite. Also Kang Som Cha-Om Tod, Pad Sam Mhen. Abb Ong Or (pork brain mixed with herbs and grill in Banana leaf) Some of the foods on your list are hard to find fresh ingredients oversea. P.S. Nam Khao Tod is available in California.
The one I am surprised about is Jungle Curry, which is served at basically every American Thai place I have been to. Obviously won't be the same exactly, but the idea is familiar at least. I thought what defined it was that it's water-based instead of coconut milk-based though, not that it's super spicy.
If spicy food is your forte, I might have a challenger to your Jungle Curry experience. The name of the dish is almost the same as the restaurant : Khua Kling Pak Sod, ! 🔥🔥🔥
Ha! We live pretty close to the Thong Lor location. Actually filmed there in our Sataw Bean video! But re: spicy food- we just went to a place up in way northern Lat Phrao out in the countryside that had a ridiculously spicy dry venison jungle curry- almost like a Khua Kling but with big slices of deer meat. Wildly spicy but so good
@@OTRontheroad Deer meat is rare, only seen/had it once. On buss ride to Trat, they stop halfway for lunch and there it was on menu. Taste, can't remember. :)
Khao yam is so underrated. Im born in southern thailand and eat this during entire my childhood. But when i move to bangkok. Non of my friend know it 😂
Growing up in the south of Thailand, Pattani province, I observed that Khao Tam (nasi kerabu) is typically eaten for breakfast. It’s sold at street markets in the evening but not that much. I hardly see people eating it for lunch
I haven’t looked into it and have no idea about the history of it- but some of the more upscale “imperial thai” restaurants serving palace dishes have that on the menu. Have seen it more than once but haven’t tried it. It might just be that it’s visually stunning though rather than having a true long history. Just haven’t explored the subject, I’m sure there would be answers to be found
Yessss!!! I know it before it gonna be khao yum. In outskirt of Hatyai my hometown it’s only 15 baht. Crazy!!! I can pay a 100 baht for how yummy is it.
Pad Sataw is my favorite dish too, but event in thailand Sataw beans are rather rare und expansive. Mostly Sataw tree grow in southern region of thailand, you can find this dish in a southtern food restaurant. However Sataw beans have effect about diuresis, laxative und bad smell 😅.
I was really trying to find it on our hot weather foods video recently- I LOVE that stuff. In fact there's a lot of semi-savory watermelon dishes that I really enjoy. (I will say- I tried a watermelon-and-dried-fish ice cream one time....that was...not my favorite)
@@OTRontheroad So true these days! Although when we mention SEA food to people from outside of the SEA countries, most of them immediately have in their mind Thai food or Vietnamese food, and very rarely food of poorer and less popular destinations for tourists like Laos, Cambodia or Myanmar. You seem to be among the exceptions though. Just look at some comments of diners of a Lao restaurant for example. Some of them rated dishes like Naem Khao or Larb as some of the best Thai dishes they had ever eaten. By the way, I have really enjoyed your previous work on An ancient Thai king poem about food, and in particulars about Larb, Koi and Nam tok in ancient Laos/Isaan. Some French visitors to Laos during 1800 did describe Larb as a favorite dish of Lao people at that time.
@@jimmichael276 Planning a trip to Laos for the channel hopefully before the end of the summer. Can't wait to to tell some of those stories, probably make a few people angry, and most of all, have some incredible food. And you're totally right about poorer countries in general- what's the line about "history is written by those who live to tell about it?" and that certainly isn't limited to SE Asia. But over here I could never get over how little recognition Indonesia (I used to split time in Medan) received in the food world, even though everyone knows dishes like Satay. It's like one of those bands that nobody's heard of but everyone knows a dozen songs.
@@OTRontheroad It’s much quieter in Laos, compared with other SEA countries, especially with Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia. By the way, an Indonesian colleague had to educate me that Satay originated in Indonesia. So glad you will explore Lao food as well, which is considered by some as the “dirty Thai” food (I disagree). But Lao people usually prepare their own traditional Lao food to eat at home. When they eat out, it’s usually to try other “Asian” food. Chinese, Japanese and Korean restaurants seem to have been popping up lately in the capital. But you will easily find traditional Lao food in food stands, on roadsides, and in traditional Lao restaurants in Vientiane and, in particulars, in Luang Prabang, as you like investigating and searching for things off the beaten path. Keep up the good work.
@@User3494-s5i Because it's not. I'm not confident in my "knowledge", I trust evidence. Watch the next video we'll release on Tuesday, I'll explain how this works very clearly.
Wow, an amazing list. I am a native Thai who grew up eating lots of central Thai regional food.
Your knowledge of Thai food after 1 year is quite impressive.
Khao Yum done right is rare indeed.
Slowly working on a khao yum video. Should have it done within the next month
There is a foreigner UA-camr says Miang Kham was like an orchestra in your mouth, and I agree with him
great line
Next visit to Thailand I will definitely track these dishes down! Thanks!
If you have the time, come down south to Malaysia to try our version of Khao Yum: Nasi Kerabu. Nasi Kerabu is also served with meat dishes that I think you'll enjoy.
The best Khao Yam I've ever eaten. In addition to the basic ingredients, there must be Torch Ginger, young ginger, puffed rice, lotus stems, butterfly pea flowers, fish meal, and medium rare duck eggs. You can only find Khao Yam like this in Southern Thailand.
Drop a pin please. Haha....for me, it was at a place called Roti Bangnara in Krabi city. That was life-changing....for like 30 baht!!! I'm sure there are better versions- but that was my first "real" one.
There's another version of Miang Kham (เมี่ยงเต้าเจี้ยว) that only exist in Tak province. The filling is mostly the same except this version has fresh coconut instead of roasted, pea eggplant, crispy rice and top with sour fermented soy bean instead of palm sugar sauce. With 2 options of wrapping with sesame rice paper or wild betel leaf.
That sounds amazing! That whole region is super exciting from a food standpoint and somewhere I really want to explore...and maybe do a series of videos
The Mee grob I tasted in New Mexico is more like the royal dish you show case in this video. The dish I tried in New Mexico had several small bowls filled with chile, shallots, the crispy rice noodle, peanuts and lime which you combined on aleaf and ate it. I have only seen this in Sukothai, albiqierque, it is a great dish for a starter. Keep up the good work
I am Thai and living in Thailand. Thanks you very much to the makers of this clip for promoting.🙏❤️ Thai foods.
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Kung Char Num Pra (กุ้งแช่น้ำปลา) prawn in fish sauce
Pu Ma Dong (ปูม้าดอง) Pickled Crab
Papaya PokPok (ส้มตำ)
Soup Nor Mai (ซุบหน่อไม้) Bamboo Soup
Kaeng Liang (แกงเลียง)
Kaeng Pet (แกงเปรอะ)
Yum Woon Send (ยำวุ้นเส้น) ...
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I'm watching this 1 year later and very pleased with how you presented the video. The amount of content in it is phenomenal even for a Thai like me. 🎉
Try Gang Sai Bua Tom Krati
It is the lotus pedicel (equivalence to rose’s stem) in coconut milk, fermented kril paste and mackerel fish.
Another one to try is Kapi-kua. It is a dip to eat with fresh vegetable. Made from fermented krill paste and other stuff. Very few people sell it in eating place I do not know why.
You hit many dishes I love, Gang Hung-le, gang te-po, mieang kham, ho-mok.
Enjoy everything you put out. Great work and of a very high standard. As a Thai I say thank you and thank you.
Gaeng Sai Bua Tom Krati- any idea what region or city I might be able to find that?
As Thai native I would say this is truly great list. Every time I go back to visit my family in Thailand. I always make effort to eat most of these dishes. 😊
Glad you put gaeng tae po on this list. It’s one of me and my dad favorite dish. Its been 2 months since my dad passed away and every time I eat this dish, it will always remind me of my dad :)
Sorry to hear that, but glad this dish is a nice reminder. My dad was the ultimate "foodie" as well- never came to Thailand but I'm sure he'd have loved it here.
Koa Chae... it's seasonal dish,too. Thai summer dish
I agree with you. Gang Tae Po is the hardest of all curry in Thailand. With its combination of sour, sweet, salty and spicy. My family ran a Thai restaurant for two generations, my aunt cooked for 10 years yet this dish still needs my grandma to approve the taste. 😂😂
If you like Sa-Tor, you can try local indonesian dishes. I found their food has something similar to Thai but less spices. They use Sator, papaya leaves, papaya flowers as ingredients!
Before starting OTR, my plan had been to open an Indonesian (specifically Nasi Padang) restaurant in Bangkok. I love Indonesian food and spent a ton of time there over the years.
My top pick from this list is either Pat Sa Taw or Kaeng Hung Lae.
I kinda wanna see you deep dive into the tea culture in Thailand since it shows the multicutural influence. The milky Thai tea (especially Cha Tra Maeu brand) style that started to gain popularity internationally for several years now (my Hong Kong friend is addicted to it and often get it from the branch they open oversea). There are many dessert and sweet bread that use this flavour too. I even see some Taiwanese style bubble tea that use this Thai milky tea as a combo.
There is Cha Chuck from the south (the one they pour from high up). The unsweeten chinese tea style. The India tea style. Or even the ishitan "Green tea" from 7/11 that Japanese would be super confuse if they taste it.
I also hope you'll be interested to do a deep dive into Muu Ka Ta culture and Kow Mund Kai too. I think the latter gain popularity oversea even before covid. I even saw a Kow Mund Kai specialise restaurant in Japan. I think the dish history is kinda interesting too since there are several versions of them e.g. original chinese one, singaporian one etc.
Very interesting idea. Let me see what I can do
I wonder if you ever had Pad Ped Pladuk (ผัดเผ็ดปลาดุก)...I'm sure you have, since it's not hard to find at one of the many Raan Khao Gaeng shops. It's a dry stir-fry of red curry paste, crispy deep-fried catfish or snakehead fish, and thinly sliced lemon leaf. Highly addictive and one of my favorite dishes in the world.
lol it was part of my lunch today, as a matter of fact. If a khao gaeng counter serves it, I'm 100% of the time adding it to my plate.
@@OTRontheroad 😂 niiice 👍. So good with just some steamed rice.
I hope that one day you'll also make a vid about the different types of dry and wet nam prik..and what they go together with.
Btw..is there a way to make a 1-time donation to your channel? I only see monthly Pantheon plans. Keep up the amazing content... it's perfectly up my alley and I haven't found any other channel that comes close to yours 👌.
You are the best Chanel that cover Thai food content. Idk why but you show so much respect and sincere. Thank you
Thank you so much for the kind words
If you love thick curry “Gaeng Khee Lek” (แกงขี้เหล็ก) might be another must try on the list.
Also delicious for sure- and if I did this again next year, I'd probably have Moo Cha Muang on this list.
แกงขีเหล็กแบบอิสานก็อร่อยอีกแบบควรลองเพราะไม่ใส่กะทิ
Khao Yum vaugely reminds me of a cobb salad, in the best way!
Kang Tae Po has one ingredient that can’t be missed, otherwise, it’s not Kang Tae Po which is the whole Kaffir Lime. You need both Kaffir leave and the whole fruit in the curry. It gives a unique flavor that can’t be found in any curry in Thailand
Some of these dishes have been fairly common in Thai restaurants in Sydney, Australia for a long time. Thai food has long been the favorite cuisine in Australia. Hor muk and jungle curry have been extremely popular for decades here. Others have turned up more recently. And I’ve been eating pad sator in Sydney for 35 years.
My wife, who is Thai said that Khanom Buenavista Yuan is uncommon because it take’s special learning to be able to cook it properly
3, 4,7 & 10 all available here in the UK, not everywhere by a long shot, but available none the less.
In Pattani, Thailand we eat Khaw yum almost every day for breakfast. I'm never bored of it.
For breakfast!! Just know that even I am Thai
I love Khaao yam
Great video. I wish I had seen it before I was in Bangkok a couple months ago. I was so close to the restaurant that serves the Gaeng Hang Le. Now I have a list of places for my next trip.
The secret to Gaeng Tae Po is salted fish they put in there to give the ultimate umami flavour no other curries offer. My mother is the master of a few dishes - one of which is this curry. Reason is she is picky about dried fish and she only uses Sala dried fish ปลาสละ from our neighbourhood in Chonburi. The lady who owns this old dried fish stall makes her own stuff and her signature is that her dried fish is not as salty as other sellers. Please I can’t emphasize enough the importance of dried salted fish in Gaeng Tae Po!
Ask your mother if she wants to be in a UA-cam video....haha!
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Glad to see Gaeng Hang Le appreciation here! Definitely my favorite Thai curry.
This video deserves a subscribe for sure. Mouth watering!
pa lao, pork shanks with pickled mustard greens and wok choi
Excellent video! Thanks for sharing 👍
What a list!
Thanks! Would love to compare lists to see if we have much overlap.
Another epic video.
There were 5 or 6 that we haven’t had before and we’re looking forward to trying when we’re in Bangkok this March!!!
Just caught this. Good list. We are a Thai Restaurant family and live part of the year in Thailand. Many are well known in the States for a while but they are some greatest hits. Gonna binge watch all your videos. 🙏🏼
Cheers and thanks!
Amazing list, love the dedication you all went through on finding the very best! Definitely not a list to sleep on.
There are some more sophisticated Thai menu that westerners easily eat like YumPladookFoo - the crispy catfish serve with green mango salad, Koong Sauce Makham- stir fried shrimp with tamarind sauce, LaabTod - deep fried sour and spicy mince pork balls, hope you have a chance to try in Thai restaurant
You've got good tastes 👍.
Pad Sa Tor is like an acquired taste for most people. Due to its strong odour, even some Thais avoid this dish. Among foreigners, of course, they would not regard this dish as their favourites. You, on the other hand, gave this dish such a high up on your list. This dish is also one of my favourites of mine. My mom was the one who introduced this dish to me. I avoided it at first and grew up to love it. For me, this dish would remind me of my mother's love.
Just discovered your channel, amazing content! Also live in Bangkok, and definitely going to try these foods/places out!
awesome and always drooling!
Khao Yum of Malaysian version is from Kelantan the Nasi( Khao) Krabu...
I think you missing one , it is Kang Tai Pa , This curry very popular in
South of Thailand
When u come to Thailand, open heart and try to taste many many Thai food. Funny and new experience. 😊😊😊.
Wow interesting information , can’t wait to try ..
I love Khaw Yum so much that orginal from Southern of Thailad.It's recipe with varities of herb and black BODO sauce.
Check out our most recent video! Just did one on Khao Yam specificaly
10. I love, this Curry was even recommended by Princess Sirindhorn for it's healthy properties, 9. never had...8. same, same..7. lovely stuff, very refreshing..6. in 21 years never came across..5. ??? 4. incredible fish sponge cake...3..missed it...2. very common dish in the south, yummy! 1. Kao yum-mi perfect dish for the southern sweltering heat! love Thailand! However my very favorites are well prepared "Paneng Nuea", "Kanom Jeen nam jaa with lots of green and fried fish" and last not least southern style "Gaeng Massaman"!
Try Mee grob it is a crispy rice noodle dish that is a big deal in Sukothai. I knew of one Thai restaruant in Albuquerque N.Mexico. The lady who owned the restaruant was from Sukothai.
ua-cam.com/video/oNpWqL-tZ0o/v-deo.htmlsi=NqrYIO7jBeSkN7Hq here's a story about that dish
U are one of Mr.Khow All about Thai food and the real Thai food fc , all of the said food are my favorite Thai(or Thai-Chinese,Vietnamese etc) food in everyday life..(so hungry waching this vlog due to my IF!!)..
Glad we have the same favorites! Let me know if anything else you recommend since we seem to enjoy the same stuff.
The no.1 food Khao Yum is called Nasi Kerabu in native Malay language. That dish is one of Malay specialties. You can also found the dish in northern region of Malaysia especially in the east coast since historically southern Thailand Malay and Northern Malaysia Malay share same culture. In Thailand, Malay cuisine is very underrated since they are mostly in the southern region
Don't worry. Khao Yam/Nasi Kerabu is the subject of our upcoming video coming out a week from next Tuesday.
Awesome list. I gasped when you had the Hang Le with rice. Sticky rice next time please ;D
Another good one episode. Great job.
Have you by far come across Gaeng Liang (แกงเลียง)? It’s the closest a generic Thai soup ever comes to western-style bisque. The flavor profile is rather on a subtle note than explosive or “in the face,” but it’s something that I miss the most when living abroad.
Never had it but now that I'm looking it up, I've definitely seen it- next time I find it I'll give it a try.
My mom used to make Gaeng Liang whenever I'm having a flu. She always said it clear out the airway and reduce fever. Especially her recipe always with extra pepper in it. 😅
หากคุณชอบอาหารไทย อยากให้ลอง แนะนำแกงขี้เหล็ก ฉู่ฉี่ แป๊ะซะ หลน ยำ ผักดอง ขนมอีตุย ขนมวง ผัดขี้เมา ผัดเปรี้ยวหวาน คั่วขนุน ผัดพริกเผา ปลาเผา น้ำพริกต่างๆ เหล่านี้คนไทยกินแต่ไม่ค่อยเห็นชาวต่างชาติรีวิวนัก
With the list you said out, it proves that you already have a Thai’s tongue. Good taste on local Thai food. 😁👍🏼
Adam, could you do Tom ka Kai (ต้มข่าไก่) history section as well? I felt it’s one of the popular Thai soup, more popular than Tom yum (from my direct observation). It would be interesting to see the history and how’s evolved to become one of popular Thai soup abroad. Btw, Tay Po curry has its citrus brightness at the front from the Kefir lime juice that rounded out with the sweet and sour from the tamarin.
I love Tom Kha Gai and it's definitely something I'll look into. Nice idea. I guess it depends on finding out if it has an interesting story! Also planning on Tom Yum too- it's such a popular topic and we do have a route/history planned, I just find it so over-exposed that I've never been in a rush to do it
@@OTRontheroad Tom kha gai is Thailand's delicious dish coming from the north and bearing the influence of neighboring Laos. The Lao version has no coconut milk in it.
this list is basically all of my mom's fave food 55555
I like to have galangal flower in Khao Yum. It is muted more delicate galangal taste and it's pretty.
Stir fry stink beans and prawns are very popular in whole malay peninsula and indonesia. Sambal petai is just a way of life.
For uncommon foods for foreingers you may explore are Sadao ( neem flower ) nam pla wan with fried fish or fried prawn, Yam Yai, Kaeng Chamuang moo ( Cowa leaves with pork soup ),
Have tried all of those- I will say that if I did this list again, moo cha muang would 100% be on it. Just came back from Chanthaburi recently. Amazing.
Good list. Jungle curry is pretty common fair in Thai restaurants in Sydney though. Some southern curries would be more obscure i think. Gaeng Som and some other southern Thai curries are definitely rarer than jungle curry.
I'm sure you're right- but I left the US in 2010 so it's been a very long time since I've seen what's available outside of Asia. It was the same with Chinese food- today it's a lot easier to find "real" regional dishes abroad then it was when I left
Is Sorn worth the hype? Often I find a night of wandering street food stalls brings me more joy than going to a Michelin-starred restaurant, but if it’s truly one of the best restaurants in Asia…
So I have a complicated answer re: Sorn. It’s....very nice. Great attention to detail, food well cooked. My main issue (I have several from our experiences there, but I don’t want to air them here, I don’t typically like ripping restaurants publicly) is that it’s Southern Thai food. I am obsessed with Southern Thai and it is NOT better as an “elegant” category. Like- if we are just thinking of taste and flavor, making Southern Thai into upscale food does not benefit the dishes...at all. Sorn is lovely but you can get more memorable flavors at any roadside restaurant in that region
@@OTRontheroad I think Khao (Ekkamai) and Wang Hinghoi (วังหิ่งห้อย) are both great upscaled restaurants for Thai food in Bangkok mainly because the ingridents are superior to what you can find in the street. But I would agree that a lot of Thai food there is no need to go to a fancy place for.
@@CountTonac Both good answers. For me, if I want an upscale (but still authentic) Thai meal in Bangkok, my favorites are Sri Trat, Suppaniga, and Baan Daeng. I also really like 100 Mahaseth and Akkee
Omg I’m hungry now 😂
Great video, brings back memories of smells and taste from the homeland but your pronunciation 😂
No mention of khao soi, the noodle dish from the north. Now is more popular and can be found in bkk, but 10 years ago only in chiang mai and the area.
These were “obscure” foods I’d never tried before moving to thailand. Khao Soi was already one of my all time favorite foods
Totally agree with you re Gaeng Tae Po over Massaman. I'm Thai born and bred and I just don't get why massaman curry is so popular. It's just...blah to me! I've never ordered it at a restaurant and can't remember the last time any of my dining companions did either.
I made a mistake watching this in a middle of a night😂
You forget one Thai imperial recipe which can be found only during summer season. Khao chair ข้าวแช่
please go to visit one of fancy thai restuarant and try it. One of them that I recommend is Thanying restuarant At Pramuan road close to Surasak BTS station
Please watch our video in Phetchaburi and the recent one about the hot summer day- tons of Khao Chae! Amazing.
Some of the disphes are not Thai traditional dish, but they are regional traditional dish. Pad sataw is common in indonesia. Nam khao tord is found in Laos.
More information to share:
10 jungle curry. It is a curry without coconut milk. Travel across the jungle people can't find coconut milk. It is not the spiciest dish but it make hotter sensstion because of the herbs such as fresh young pepercorn, krachai...
8. Gaeng tehpo is a unique curry because it use tehpo fish which has oily belly meat.
7. Miang khum is a very Thai dish containing all flavours in one dish.
6. Khanom beung yua0n is0 definitely not considered Thai. It is vietnamese.
4. Hor mok. Traditionally, the base is not cabbage. It is noni fruit leafs!!!
1. Khao yum also found in Malaysia
Actually, the word Yuaon in Khanom Beung Yuaon is ithe old terms of Vietnam in Thai. So yes, Thai people know it as Vietnamese dish lol (I'm Thai btw)
Love thai food
I wish the heavenly Gaeng Hang Le become more popular 😂even for Thais , some are still not knowing of its existence.
I also a fan of no.8
Hor mok is a favorite to all my western friend. Wonder if you have try Khanom Jeen Nam Prik, it is also western favorite. Also Kang Som Cha-Om Tod, Pad Sam Mhen. Abb Ong Or (pork brain mixed with herbs and grill in Banana leaf)
Some of the foods on your list are hard to find fresh ingredients oversea.
P.S. Nam Khao Tod is available in California.
The one I am surprised about is Jungle Curry, which is served at basically every American Thai place I have been to. Obviously won't be the same exactly, but the idea is familiar at least. I thought what defined it was that it's water-based instead of coconut milk-based though, not that it's super spicy.
น้ำพริกแต่ละภาคก็น่าสนนะถ้าสนใจ
What i find out here is that you have the same test for food as mine. All of the menu here are my favorite
I love seeing foods that are somewhat uncommon (to us foreigners)
Will never get tired of finding stuff I didn’t know existed.
I want to eat all of them now!
These are mostly Southern food. Instead of street food, you might want to try food cooked by imperial palace cooks… not only gorgeous but tasty
If spicy food is your forte, I might have a challenger to your Jungle Curry experience.
The name of the dish is almost the same as the restaurant : Khua Kling Pak Sod, ! 🔥🔥🔥
Ha! We live pretty close to the Thong Lor location. Actually filmed there in our Sataw Bean video! But re: spicy food- we just went to a place up in way northern Lat Phrao out in the countryside that had a ridiculously spicy dry venison jungle curry- almost like a Khua Kling but with big slices of deer meat. Wildly spicy but so good
@@OTRontheroad Deer meat is rare, only seen/had it once. On buss ride to Trat, they stop halfway for lunch and there it was on menu. Taste, can't remember. :)
You should try I'm อ่อม
Khao yam is so underrated. Im born in southern thailand and eat this during entire my childhood. But when i move to bangkok. Non of my friend know it 😂
Working on a video (probably will be out in a month or so) just about Khao Yam!
Growing up in the south of Thailand, Pattani province, I observed that Khao Tam (nasi kerabu) is typically eaten for breakfast. It’s sold at street markets in the evening but not that much. I hardly see people eating it for lunch
@@ideensamalle597 yes, that's right. My favorite places in South Thailand serve it at breakfast time
Recently I've seen people selling Miang Kham with Lotus petals instead of Betel leaves. Haven't tried it yet though.
I haven’t looked into it and have no idea about the history of it- but some of the more upscale “imperial thai” restaurants serving palace dishes have that on the menu. Have seen it more than once but haven’t tried it. It might just be that it’s visually stunning though rather than having a true long history. Just haven’t explored the subject, I’m sure there would be answers to be found
I think khao yum is hard to find nowadays. living in Thailand all my life and I've only eaten khao yum only a few times.
Full khao yam video coming up next Tuesday!
I love #1
Watch our newest video! It’s all about that dish.
I never knew kanom bueng yuan is Thai and not Vietnam. That's really surprising.
It's a complicated one but I would explain it as a Thai version of a Vietnamese dish.
Yessss!!! I know it before it gonna be khao yum. In outskirt of Hatyai my hometown it’s only 15 baht. Crazy!!! I can pay a 100 baht for how yummy is it.
Keep an eye out on this channel- we have a full video on Khao Yum coming in probably two weeks.
Khao Yum is similar to Khao khluk Kari (fried rice mixes with shrim paste ) , you may like 😊.
Love khao kluk Kapi- old school Mon dish.
If you like Sa-taw , add raw acacia (Cha-om) to the dish that will bring taste to another level😊
Kao Kung Kapi Z (ข้าวคลุกกะปิ) is one dish u should to miss . all flavor in one dish.
I never try Hang lea. Because it is only in the north side
Pad Sataw is my favorite dish too, but event in thailand Sataw beans are rather rare und expansive. Mostly Sataw tree grow in southern region of thailand, you can find this dish in a southtern food restaurant. However Sataw beans have effect about diuresis, laxative und bad smell 😅.
Check out our full video on Sataw!
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3 Top is Thai southern recipe. May be you like southern Thai style.
Gaeng Hang Le is a very, very northern dish- as north as you can get in Thailand. But top 2 are southern. And yes, I love southern Thai style food.
Nasi kerabu and petai....
If you like spicy food you have to try ผัดเผ็ดกระวาน
Searching places nearby that have it now.
Try southern place. With beef.
Have you tried watermelon and dried fish? That's kinda hard to find.
I was really trying to find it on our hot weather foods video recently- I LOVE that stuff. In fact there's a lot of semi-savory watermelon dishes that I really enjoy. (I will say- I tried a watermelon-and-dried-fish ice cream one time....that was...not my favorite)
Some of the popular Thai dishes got their influence from neighboring countries, like Nam Khao and Hor Mok.
It's Southeast Asia- a lot of stuff has been bouncing around for centuries. Makes it a lot of fun to try to unravel
@@OTRontheroad So true these days! Although when we mention SEA food to people from outside of the SEA countries, most of them immediately have in their mind Thai food or Vietnamese food, and very rarely food of poorer and less popular destinations for tourists like Laos, Cambodia or Myanmar. You seem to be among the exceptions though. Just look at some comments of diners of a Lao restaurant for example. Some of them rated dishes like Naem Khao or Larb as some of the best Thai dishes they had ever eaten. By the way, I have really enjoyed your previous work on An ancient Thai king poem about food, and in particulars about Larb, Koi and Nam tok in ancient Laos/Isaan. Some French visitors to Laos during 1800 did describe Larb as a favorite dish of Lao people at that time.
@@jimmichael276 Planning a trip to Laos for the channel hopefully before the end of the summer. Can't wait to to tell some of those stories, probably make a few people angry, and most of all, have some incredible food. And you're totally right about poorer countries in general- what's the line about "history is written by those who live to tell about it?" and that certainly isn't limited to SE Asia. But over here I could never get over how little recognition Indonesia (I used to split time in Medan) received in the food world, even though everyone knows dishes like Satay. It's like one of those bands that nobody's heard of but everyone knows a dozen songs.
@@OTRontheroad It’s much quieter in Laos, compared with other SEA countries, especially with Thailand, Vietnam or Indonesia. By the way, an Indonesian colleague had to educate me that Satay originated in Indonesia. So glad you will explore Lao food as well, which is considered by some as the “dirty Thai” food (I disagree). But Lao people usually prepare their own traditional Lao food to eat at home. When they eat out, it’s usually to try other “Asian” food. Chinese, Japanese and Korean restaurants seem to have been popping up lately in the capital. But you will easily find traditional Lao food in food stands, on roadsides, and in traditional Lao restaurants in Vientiane and, in particulars, in Luang Prabang, as you like investigating and searching for things off the beaten path.
Keep up the good work.
@@User3494-s5i Because it's not. I'm not confident in my "knowledge", I trust evidence. Watch the next video we'll release on Tuesday, I'll explain how this works very clearly.
I disagree that Gaeng tae Po is a southern dish. I think it’s a central Thailand dish.
I’m sorry, blue butterfly what?!?
Lol. Pea.