Tom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย) – Vegetables Boiled to Death

By Mark Wiens
Tom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย)

Tom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย)

Tom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย) is another one of the Chinese influenced Thai dishes. It’s often a combination of cabbage, greens, turnips, tomatoes and onions all boiled down for hours until they become extremely soft.

Sometimes Tom Jab Chai (ต้มจับฉ่าย) is made with pork or chicken, and you’ll also find it at some of the vegetarian Thai food restaurants.

Related posts

Thai Rice Cakes

Chinese Rice Dessert Cakes

Chinese style rice dessert cakes at Nang Loeng Market in Bangkok

To the Rescue: Thai Pad Gra Pao Gai Kai Dao (Chicken with Holy Basil)

One of the most common dishes to eat on the streets of Bangkok is a…

Pad pak gachet – a tangled mess of a glorious vegetable

Pad pak gachet ผัดผักกะเฉด I am fond of chewy things to eat. It’s among my…