Joanna James
There are a number of delicious street food dishes that you should undoubtedly savour during your visit to Bangkok, such as marinated grilled chicken, stir-fried rice noodles, hot and sour soup, skewered meat and more; these irresistible treats will delight the committed foodie.
An excellent dish with which to start your experience of Thai street foods is gai yang or marinated grilled chicken. This culinary speciality is particularly renowned for its zesty seasoning. To prepare the marinade for gai yang, ingredients such as coriander root, garlic and a number of other spices are used; these flavourful elements infuse the chicken with a special aroma and a delectable taste as it is being grilled. This dish is typically accompanied by a spiced dipping sauce, fresh vegetables and sticky rice.
A well-known street food that is tried by numerous foreign tourists is pad Thai or stir-fried rice noodles. The principal ingredients used to make this dish are noodles, tofu, tamarind paste, red chilli, palm sugar, fish sauce, crushed peanuts, shrimp, garlic and lime. These varied elements provide the noodles with distinctive flavours and textures. As you can find this dish seemingly at every street corner, it is very easy to try it wherever you go in Bangkok.
The delicious tom yum or hot and sour soup is known for its distinctive blend of sour, savoury and spicy flavours, which have made it highly popular amongst both foreign visitors as well as locals. Tom yum typically includes shrimp or other varieties of proteins stewed in a spicy clear broth flavoured with kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, chilli peppers and galangal. Often, tomatoes, fresh herbs and mushrooms are also added to the soup.
Satay or skewered meat happens to be a popular street food in Thailand as well as other countries in Southeast Asia. This dish consists of meat (generally pork, chicken or beef) that is marinated within a special blend of coconut milk, turmeric, coriander and garlic; it is then grilled above hot charcoal. An accommodation choice to consider from which you could explore the city, sample satay and visit the best restaurants near Khao San Road, a popular locale for street food, is the appealingly located Tinidee Trendy Bangkok Khaosan.
Som tam or Thai green papaya salad is renowned for its distinctive blend of sour, sweet, spicy and salty flavours. This unique culinary speciality is prepared with unripe shredded papaya, garlic, chilli, fish sauce, lime juice, roasted peanuts and palm sugar. This zesty, light salad is often eaten with grilled meats and sticky rice.
Thai cuisine also features its share of desserts, and a great one to try is mango sticky rice or khao niao mamuang. The main ingredients of this iconic and very popular treat are mango, sticky rice and coconut. The irresistible combination of sticky rice, a topping of thick coconut milk and golden, ripe slices of mango creates a distinctive combination of creaminess and sweetness.
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