rice Archives - Thai Street Food, Restaurants, and Recipes

Delicious Southern Thai Food in Koh Samui

Ran Lan Saka (ร้านลานสกา) is a local restaurant in the Mae Nam area of Koh Samui that serves excellent, and very local style, southern Thai food.

How to Make Thai Sticky Rice (and How To Eat It)

We’re about to learn how to make Thai sticky rice. But first let me first tell you a story… Before I ever came to Thailand when I was in university, I sometimes went to a Thai restaurant in the US, and…

Kiat Ocha (ร้าน เกียรติโอชา) – Khao Man Gai and Satay in Chiang Mai

If you follow EatingThaiFood.com, you might have noticed that I don’t eat khao man gai (rice with chicken) all that often. It’s not that I don’t like it, it can be good, it’s just that it’s not the most flavorful…

Eat Your Pork Leg from Cowgirl’s Khao Kha Moo Chang Phueak (ข้าวขาหมูช้างเผือก)

You’ll know that you’re in the exact right place as soon as you see the lady in the cowboy hat – standing next to a mountain of golden pig legs – which have been slow stewed into tender perfection. If…

Much More Than Your Average Thai Curry Stall in Bangkok’s Chinatown

It’s 4 pm. Down a side soi in Yaowarat, just off Charoen Krung, there are already a few hungry men waiting. They may have even brought their own chairs (I can’t verify this, but it looked like it). Khao Gaeng Jake…

Morning Jok (Thai Congee) – Comforting Rice Porridge

Jok (โจ๊ก, pronounced joke), or the Thai version of congee also known as rice porridge, is about as comforting as a Thai breakfast can come. While it’s available at some famous sit down restaurants like Jok Samyan, it’s more of…

A Plate of Thai Duck over Rice

Duck is a very special food. It is texturally attractive and most of all it is extremely flavorful. Though there are many ways to enjoy duck within Thai food, a few slices over a plate of rice (Khao Na Bpet…

Khao Man Gai ข้าวมันไก่ (Thai Chicken Rice): Plain but Delightfully Comforting

It’s not one of Thailand’s most flavorful $1 dishes… but that’s alright. Sometimes you just need something comforting, a dish to cleanse the palate and something soothing on the mouth and stomach. When this situation arises, Khao Man Gai (ข้าวมันไก่),…

Duck Rice and Coconut Sweets: Bangkok’s Bpet Sai Gaew Restaurant

I started the meal off with something very very different from duck: Khanom Thuay ขนมถ้วย. Yup, temptingly sitting at every single table at Bpet Sai Gaew เป็ดไส้แก้ว is a platter of fresh (and good looking) little coconut milk sweets. What a brilliant idea,…

Food Photo: Golden Yellow Thai Biryani (Khao Mok Gai)

I’ve been a devout fan of all forms of biryani and chicken or beef since my days of growing up in Africa. On the coast of the island of Zanzibar I would always look forward to eating a plate of luscious African…

Food Photo: Rainbow of Khao Kluk Kaphi

Location: Bangkok, Thailand I’m a bit addicted when it comes to Khao Kluk Kaphi, a dish that I think ranks as one of the top Thai $1 meals. The basic dish consists of fragrant shrimp paste coated rice topped with…

Khao Mok Gai – hidden in the midst of Khao San Road

Khao Mok Gai (ข้าวหมกไก่) is one of those dishes that can easily control you. From the moment you develop the thought of eating it, you have a very narrow time-frame to search it out, find it, and eat it –…

Chinese Rice Dessert Cakes

Chinese style rice dessert cakes at Nang Loeng Market in Bangkok

Rice Steamed in a Lotus Leaf

Rice and condiments steamed together in a lotus leaf at the Samchuk Market, 2 hours from Bangkok.

Khao Kluk Kapi: Shrimp Paste Rice and Various Toppings!

This is a homemade dish of fragrant shrimp paste rice and various enticing ingredients called Khao Kluk Kapi ข้าวคลุกกะปิ.

Khao Mok Gai (Thai Rice and Chicken Biryani)

Khao Mok Gai (Thai Rice and Chicken Biryani) ข้าวหมกไก่ is the Thai version of Indian rice biryani. A mixture of yellow rice, chicken and sweet sauce makes the dish superb!