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🇹🇭 Traditional dishes from Thailand

3 dishes people actually cook in Thailand: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Khao soi

45 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Khao soi, a traditional dish from Thailand

Coconut curry noodles, soft and crisp at once.

  • 700 g chicken thighs, bone-in
  • 400 g egg noodles
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp khao soi or red curry paste
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 3 shallots
  • 100 g pickled mustard greens
  • 2 limes

Som tam

20 min · easy · 9 ingredients

Som tam, a traditional dish from Thailand

Green papaya pounded sharp and hot.

  • 400 g green papaya
  • 4 long beans
  • 8 cherry tomatoes
  • 40 g roasted peanuts
  • 2 tbsp dried shrimp
  • 2 garlic
  • 1 tbsp palm sugar
  • 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce

Pad krapow moo

15 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Pad krapow moo, a traditional dish from Thailand

Minced pork, holy basil, a soft fried egg.

  • 300 g pork mince
  • 1 holy basil
  • 4 garlic
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 300 g jasmine rice

What do people eat in Thailand?

The three dishes from Thailand documented in Copper are Khao soi, Som tam and Pad krapow moo. Fish sauce and garlic each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Thailand?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 3 are shared by more than one dish. Fish sauce is the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 18 use fish sauce. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Thailand take?

Pad krapow moo is the quickest at 15 minutes. Khao soi is the longest at 45 minutes. The median is 20 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Thailand is easiest to make at home?

Som tam and Pad krapow moo are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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