20 Traditional Thai Dishes You Should Try

Pad Kra Pao indicates Holy Basil Stir Fry, as Holy Basil is the key component in this beloved and popular Thai street food. However, you can replace it with Italian basil or even Thai basil.

This dish is known for its balance of sweet, spicy, salty, and sour flavors and is typically top it up with a crispy fried egg. Thai basil pair well with rice, and the creaminess of the egg makes the dish even more delicious.

Som Tam Thai, also known as Green Papaya Salad, is a widespread and delicious Thai dish. It is a refreshing and spicy salad made especially from unripe green papayas and a blend of other ingredients accompanied by grilled chicken and optional sticky rice.

The salad's rich colors and flavors make it dearest among locals and visitors to Thailand. This dish is worth trying if you enjoy a mix of sweet, fresh, sour, spicy, and savory flavors.

Embark on a tasteful journey of spice and sour with coconut milk with this Thai soup Tom Kha. One of the most popular Thai cuisines offers the palate with a symphony of flavors.

Its key ingredients are galangal and coconut milk which smooth out the spice, creamy sweetness, and texture.

This rich and tasty Massaman curry is considered the king of curry in various countries while being a culinary symbol of Thailand.

It offers the perfect blend of sweet, salty, and spicy flavors, made from coconut milk, turmeric-based, and yellow curry paste. Besides, the sauce is also a factor that greatly specifies the standard of this dish.

Embark on a flavor-packed journey with a plate of Pad Thai that's as vibrant as your cravings. This dish offers the perfect balance of tender noodles, zesty tamarind, and a symphony of fresh elements that dance together in every tempting bite.

This versatile dish includes common protein Chicken, and you can also add other nutritional components like pork, shrimp, beef, or tofu.

If you want to experience a journey to Thiland's culinary wonders, delight in the satisfying flavors of authentic Thai cuisine, Kao Ka Moo, or a Thai-style braised pork leg that will warm your heart and excite your taste buds.

This quintessential Thai street food combines braised pork leg and browned eggs with steamed vegetables and fresh chillies.

Khao Pad or Kow Pad, or Thai Fried Rice, is a delectable and flavorful stir-fried rice dish that brings together the goodness of chicken and aromatic rice.

Juicy pieces of tender chicken are expertly integrated with smooth rice and perfectly scrambled eggs, creating a delightful and comforting meal. The medley of ingredients adds both color and nutrition to this wholesome plate.

An extremely delicious curry from Thai Cuisine looks like Thai Red Curry but tastes completely different. This dish is thicker and has a sweet, creamy, and tangy taste because it includes peanut butter, coconut milk, and palm sugar.

You can add Thai basil leaves and plenty of lime juice for freshness and serve with lots of fluffy rice and chopped peanuts for a quick and appetizing dinner.

A quintessential Isan dish, Laab or Larb is a traditional Laos spicy meat salad. It is full of flavor made of chopped chicken/beef, toasted brown rice, red chili pepper, cilantro, and spicy lime juice.

You can serve it as an appetizer or main dish with fresh green onion, basil leaf, and cucumber.

Experience the flavor of Thailand's best bowls of smooth power, Khao Soi, a coconut curry noodle soup from Northern Thailand.

It includes thick noodles, rich coconut broth, and usually chicken or beef. This dish is popular for having two textures eggs noodles, soft-cooked and crispy fried noodles. It is a deliciously rich, creamy, barely spicy yellow curry dish.

Delight your palate with this popular Thai dish, Green Curry, known for its vibrant green color and flavourful taste. It is closely related to other Thai curries like yellow curry and red curry, which are also widely relished in Thailand.

It traditionally includes a blend of components, including coconut milk, meat, eggplant, bamboo shoots, and selected vegetables. It is typically served over steamed jasmine rice, creating a mouthwatering and satisfying meal.

This vibrant Thai cuisine Tom Yum is a hot and sour Thai soup hailing from Thailand's central parts. It is the healthiest Thai dish ever created with fresh Tom Yum Goong, a shrimp.

Various fragrant components are sliced, approximately pounded, and steamed to extract their savor that will tingle your taste buds and leave you begging for more.

Pad Thai or stir-fried soy sauce and Pad See Ew are related as Pad Thai is a famous dish, and Pad See Ew is a favorite of many.

Unlike Pad Thai, these Thai stir-fried noodles are made of big flat rice noodles with eggs, meat, and vegetables. Using fresh rice noodles makes the noodle more soft and fresh. However, the heart of this food lies in the sauce.

Discover the taste of Thailand with this famous Thai dessert, Mango Sticky Rice bursting with flavor to awaken your senses.

Indulge in the perfect blend of ripe yellow sweet mango and steamed sticky rice with perfect thick coconut milk sauce. Serve this with some extra coconut cream & sugar on the top.

Khao Gee, Khao Jee, or Jee Khao is a delicious Lao street snack made by grilling glutinous rice over an open fire on a stick. It blends a perfect crispy texture outside and a smooth, fluffy inside.

This traditional Lao food is a winter comfort dish where fried sticky rice coated with egg and soy. It is a really good snack to dip with sweet chili sauce.

This refreshing, tasty dish Tod Mun Pla, or Thai Fish Cake, is an iconic and popular Thai street snack worth trying.

This traditional Thai appetizer is the ideal mixture of finely ground fish, lime leaves, red curry paste, and lemongrass is composed into patties and then fried and dipped with a fresh cucumber flavoring. It's eaten as a snack or an appetizer and can be combined with rice to make the perfect lunch.

This classic Thai-style omelet Kai Jeow is a simple yet comforting dish mixed with an incredibly distinct taste.

It offers a harmonious balance of sweet, spicy, sour, salty, and umami savor that showcases the rich culinary legacy of Bangkok. Serve it with rice, raw vegetables, and sauce for a quick and delightful meal.

When it's really hot weather, and you don't want to feel like a steaming bowl of soup in front of your face, try this dry noodles soup or Kuai-Tiao Haeng, which doesn't come with broth.

There are many variations of Thai noodle soup found around every street corner. It is a popular fast dish in Thai tradition without bouillon which somewhat compares to pasta dishes. As dry, the noodles were tossed in seasoning sauce to add flavor.

Ba Mee Kiew is a popular Thai food that you can find on every Thai street, served with flavor-packed spicy, salty dressing.

An egg noodle bed topped with wonton, grilled chicken/pork, and some green vegetables makes this dish so colorful and attractive for anyone to eat.

Hoi Tod, or Thai-style crispy pancake with mussels, is widely available street food in Thailand, typically served as a snack or small meal enjoyed throughout the day. This crispy Thai dish is made of stir-fried oysters with eggs, bean sprouts, green onions, and other ingredients.

The texture is an interesting blend of crunch and crispiness due to the flour-based batter used as the base and the addition of bean sprouts. To enhance the flavor, serve this with spicy and sour chili sauce.