Southern Thai food

Pla Tod Kamin – Fried Fish with Turmeric and Garlic

19 May 2013 by Mark Wiens
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One of the best ways to eat small little tasty fish is by deep frying them with lots of shredded turmeric and garlic, and a sprinkle of salt. This is especially a southern Thai food method of eating mackerel and other small fish. Goes extremely well with a plate of fresh rice!

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Food Photo: Stir Fried Stink Beans – The Best Food in the World?

19 October 2012 by Mark Wiens
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Stir Fried Stink Bean ผัดสะตอ I know, stink bean is not exactly a glamourous name for these precious beans, but I can assure you, they are one of the best ingredients on the planet. Also known as petai bean or bitter bean is a common southern Thai food. I like to eat them stir fried with […]

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Photo Favorite: Southern Thai Gaeng Som Soup

11 May 2012 by Mark Wiens
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Now I do have a lot of favorite Thai dishes, but nothing pleases me more than a southern Thai food feast. One of the dishes that I just can’t get enough of and keep eating as much as possible is southern Thai style “gaeng som” soup. It’s not that tomatoey sweet and sour gaeng som, […]

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Food Photo: Flavor Packed Thai Dry Curry (Kua Kling)

23 December 2011 by Mark Wiens
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Not all curries in Thailand are wet. Kua Kling (คั่วกลิ้งหมู), normally made from beef or pork, is a dry curry that’s packed full of delicious flavor. Image the entire amount of flavor from a saucy curry caked up on each piece of pork! Basically, if you eat southern Thai food, you can’t miss a tasty […]

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Food Photo: Thai Soft Rice Noodles and Salty Fish Curry

2 December 2011 by Mark Wiens
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Many of the most pungent foods in Thailand are what I strive and love to eat! Southern Thai food has many robust curries and strong foods that I just can’t seem to get enough of. Along with Gaeng Som, Gaeng Tai Pla (แกงไตปลา or salty fish kidney curry) is one of my favorites. It’s salty […]

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Locally Famous Krabi Cuisine: Nong Joke Restaurant

13 November 2011 by Mark Wiens

Along with the gorgeous limestone pillars of stone that rise from the turquoise Andaman Sea, Krabi is also a special place for those who seek to elevate their culinary interests. Nong Joke Restaurant ร้านน้องโจ๊ก on the edges of town is a famous restaurant that is popular with both locals and Thai tourists alike. ไม่เพียงแต่ทัศนียภาพที่สวยงาม จากท้องทะเลอันดามันสีเขียวครามเท่านั้น ที่ทำให้กระบี่เป็นที่นิยมของนักท่องเที่ยวจากทุกๆที่ […]

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Sweltering Soups and Kickin Curries at a Krabi Top Restaurant, Nong Jane

8 November 2011 by Mark Wiens

Among my favorite restaurants in Thailand (and in the world for that matter) is a little neighborhood restaurant in Krabi town known as Lan Nong Jane ร้านน้องเจน. The family run dinner establishment serves a few dishes that are entirely worth the try. I’ve eaten here numerous times, and it was one of my standard restaurants when […]

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Abdulloh Muslim Food Restaurant in Krabi Town, Thailand

18 October 2011 by Mark Wiens

Nothing proclaims the exuberance of being back in southern Thailand more than an encounter with an array of southern style curries. ของเด็ดของอาหารภาคใต้ : ข้าวแกงภาคใต้ At Abdulloh Muslim Restaurant in the center of Krabi Town, there’s always a small but scrumptious selection of the finest southern Thai Muslim dishes ready to be dished out and served. […]

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Serious Southern Thai Food: Feeding the Addiction at Lan Luam Dtai Restaurant

15 August 2011 by Mark Wiens

For me, nothing can compare to the bursts of extreme flavor and the internal inferno of heat that is synonymous with Southern Thai food. I sometimes dream about southern Gaeng Som, drooling in my imagination as my mouth reacts to the harsh combinations of spices and sour bites that never fail to excite my taste […]

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Delightful southern Thai food in Bangkok: Lan Ahan Puk Tai Dao Tai

17 June 2011 by Mark Wiens

There’s a cluster of Southern Thai food restaurants in Bangkok located in the area around Siriraj Hospital. I decided to try out Lan Ahan Puk Tai Dao Tai ร้านอาหารปักษ์ใต้ ดาวใต้. Walking in, you are greeted with that famous southern hospitality, giving one a head full of humid air mixed with a fragrance of curry, fish, […]

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