{"id":2708,"date":"2016-01-14T10:30:02","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T10:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/?p=2708"},"modified":"2015-12-30T12:11:55","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T12:11:55","slug":"20-common-thai-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/thai\/20-common-thai-dishes\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Common Thai Dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"

What comes to mind when you think of Thailand? Sandy beaches? Wild parties? Glistening temples? For many people around the world, the first thing they think of when it comes to Thailand is the country’s famous cuisine. Thai food<\/strong> (\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22 – aa-h\u0103an tai) often tops lists of best in the world<\/a>, and for good reason. Thai cooking utilizes all of the major tastes –\u00a0sour, sweet, salty, bitter, and spicy – usually three at a time in one dish, and sometimes all five! The cuisine of Thailand varies greatly depending on which region you’re in, and can roughly be broken down into four main ones – Northern, Isan (Northeast), Central, and Southern. That being said, there are certain dishes that you can find all across the country, and even in Thai restaurants all over the world. To help you learn more about delicious Thai cuisine along with a bit of language, here are 20 common dishes in English and Thai:<\/p>\n

Rice<\/h2>\n
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There’s rice in there somewhere, buried underneath that delicious pork omelet!<\/p><\/div>\n

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    sticky rice (\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27 – k\u00e2ao n\u012deow)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    fried rice (\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e14 – k\u00e2ao p\u00e0t)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    pork and rice omelet (\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e44\u0e02\u0e48\u0e40\u0e08\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e17\u0e23\u0e07\u0e40\u0e04\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07 – k\u00e2ao k\u00e0i jieow song kr\u00eauang)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    Hainanese chicken rice (\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e44\u0e01\u0e48 – k\u00e2ao man g\u00e0i)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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    roast red duck on rice (\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e49\u0e32\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e14 – k\u00e2ao n\u00e2a bp\u00e8t)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Noodles<\/h2>\n
    \"Pad

    Perhaps the most famous Thai dish.<\/p><\/div>\n

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      Pad Thai (\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e14\u0e44\u0e17\u0e22 – p\u00e0t tai)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      Khao Soi (\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e27\u0e0b\u0e2d\u0e22 – k\u00e2ao soi)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      egg noodle soup with red roast pork (\u0e1a\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e35\u0e48\u0e2b\u0e21\u0e39\u0e41\u0e14\u0e07 – b\u00e0-m\u00e8e m\u014fo daeng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      drunken noodles (\u0e01\u0e4b\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e15\u0e35\u0e4b\u0e22\u0e27\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e14\u0e02\u0e35\u0e49\u0e40\u0e21\u0e32 – g\u016day-dt\u012deow p\u00e0t k\u00eae mao)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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      Pad see ew (\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e14\u0e0b\u0e35\u0e2d\u0e34\u0e4a\u0e27 – p\u00e0t-see-\u00edw) – noodles stir-fried w\/ soy sauce<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Curries<\/h2>\n
      \"Thai

      So many curries!<\/p><\/div>\n

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        yellow curry (\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e01\u0e30\u0e2b\u0e23\u0e35\u0e48 – gaeng g\u00e0 r\u00e8e)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        green curry (\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e40\u0e02\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e2b\u0e27\u0e32\u0e19 – gaeng k\u012deow w\u0103an)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        red curry (\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e40\u0e1c\u0e47\u0e14 – gaeng p\u00e8t)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        Phanaeng curry (\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e1e\u0e30\u0e41\u0e19\u0e07 – gaeng p\u00e1-naeng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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        Massaman curry (\u0e41\u0e01\u0e07\u0e21\u0e31\u0e2a\u0e21\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19 – gaeng m\u00e1t-s\u00e0-m\u00e0n)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Misc.<\/h2>\n
        \"Tom

        Good ole’ tom yum goong!<\/p><\/div>\n

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          Tom Yum Goong (\u0e15\u0e49\u0e21\u0e22\u0e33\u0e01\u0e38\u0e49\u0e07 – dt\u00f4m yam g\u00fbng)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          papaya salad (\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e21\u0e15\u0e33 – s\u00f4m dtam)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          Pad Ka-Prao (\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e14\u0e01\u0e30\u0e40\u0e1e\u0e23\u0e32 – p\u00e0t g\u00e0 prao) – stir fried pork w\/ holy basil<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          Tom Kha Gai (\u0e15\u0e49\u0e21\u0e02\u0e48\u0e32\u0e44\u0e01\u0e48 – dt\u00f4m-k\u00e0a g\u00e0i) – Thai coconut soup<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
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          chicken w\/ cashew nuts (\u0e44\u0e01\u0e48\u0e1c\u0e31\u0e14\u0e40\u0e21\u0e47\u0e14\u0e21\u0e30\u0e21\u0e48\u0e27\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e34\u0e21\u0e1e\u0e32\u0e19\u0e15\u0e4c – g\u00e0i p\u00e0t m\u00e9t m\u00e1-m\u00fbang h\u012dm-m\u00e1-paan)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Hungry yet? You should be! Now get out there and order your next Thai meal in Thai! To make you drool just a bit more, here’s a great video about Thai cuisine from Living Asia Channel:<\/p>\n