Thailand Favorite Foods and Street Foods To Eat 2021

Bangkok has become a heaven for food lovers around the world. Sampling local Thai food is a MUST on your list when you visit Thailand.

When you visit Bangkok, you might be overwhelmed by numbers of restaurants in just one block, or the many food stalls and street food vendors stretching along the streets of Bangkok.

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The key to cooking any Thai dish lies in perfectly balancing the five key flavours – sour, bitter, salty, sweet and spicy, which takes skills to master.

Here are the Best Thailand Street Food and Thailand Favorite Foods to look out for when you visit the markets or local restaurants in Thailand.

If you’ve got your own favorite thai foods that we missed, let us know in the comments box below.

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Favorite Foods To Eat in Thailand

1. Guay Teow (Noodle Soup)
2. Tom Yum Goong (Spicy Shrimp Soup)
3. Tom Kha Gai (Chicken in Coconut Soup)
4. Som Tam (Spicy Green Papaya Salad)
5. Yam Pla Dook Foo (Fried Catfish with Green Mango Salad)
6. Yam Talay (Spicy Seafood Salad)
7. Laab (Spicy Salad)
8. Pad Phuk Tong (Stir-Fried Pumpkin)
9. Pad Thai (Thai Style Fried Noodles)
10. Pad See Eiw (Thick Noodle Dish)
11. Pak Boong (Morning Glory)
12. Khao Pad (Fried Rice)
13. Pad Krapow (Fried Basil)
14. Panang (Thai Curry)
15. Gaeng Keow Wan (Green Curry)

Best Thailand Vegetarian Foods

More and more people are adopting a vegan or vegetarian diet and lifestyle these days. If you’re one of them, traveling with specific dietary requirements may seem daunting.

“Vegetarian” loosely translates to “mang sa wirat” (มังสวิรัติ), a word that specifies you don’t eat noticeable pieces of meat or seafood.

1. Laab Jay (Vegan Laab)
2. Tao Hoo Song Kreung (Mixed Tofu)
3. Pad Phak (Stir-Fried Vegetables)
4. Pak Boong (Morning Glory)
5. Pad Thai (Thai Stir-Fried Noodles)
6. Som Tum (Papaya Salad)
7. Gang Jay (Vegetarian Curry)
8. Pad Phuk Tong (Stir-Fried Pumpkin)

Best Thailand Seafood

1. Thai fried noodles with prawns and egg
2. Hot and sour prawn soup
3. Red curry with pineapple and prawns
4. Deep-fried prawn patties
5. Papaya salad
6. Shrimp and vegetables in panang curry
7. Turmeric fried fish

Best Street Food in Thailand

1. Khao Soi

This spicy northern Thai specialty features fresh egg noodles and chicken or beef in a rich, hot broth of coconut, herbs and spices, and topped with crispy wonton noodles.

2. Kai Jeow (Thai Omelette)

Until you watch someone cook a Thai omelet, you’ll probably continue to think that all omelets are healthy-but not in Thailand!

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This tasty Thai favorite can be enjoyed in pretty much any restaurant or stall that serves rice, and is usually eaten with sweet ketchup or chili sauce.

3. Malang Tod Fried Insects

Typically fried in pepper and soy or fish sauce, crickets, worms, and grasshoppers are usually eaten as a snack in the afternoon, or paired with beer or liquor as a crunchy and crispy night time treat.

4. Poo Pad Pong Karee (Sauteed Crab Curry)

Poo Pad Pong Karee is like the delectable Thai lovechild of an Indian and Chinese affair of flavors.

Onions, tomatoes, peppers, and crab are sautéed in an aromatic Thai yellow curry paste, and then eggs are cracked into the mix, which makes the whole concoction creamy, fluffy, and thick.

5. Pad-Se-Ew (Soy Sauce Noodles)

The heartiest of Thailand’s noodle dishes, Pad-Se-Ew will keep you full all day long.

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This scrumptious dish features thick rice noodles, which are fried up with garlic, pork or chicken, broccoli, an egg, and a generous amount of the dark soy sauce that the dish is named after.

6. Nam Prik Ka Phi

Nam prik ka phi is a simple northeastern specialty consisting of a plate of mixed steamed vegetables and fish (usually whole).

To eat it, you individually dunk each piece of fish and vegetable in a fermented shrimp paste/chili sauce.

Especially recommended for lovers of all things fishy.

7. Tom Kha Gai (Coconut Chicken Soup)

Tom kha gai is a creamy, sweet, and slightly tangy thai soup that combines coconut milk, lemongrass, shallots, galangal, chicken, and sometimes additional vegetables.

This soup is super flavorful, without being quite as spicy or sour as its in your face sister: Tom Yam Goong.

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8. Gai Yang (Grilled Chicken)

In Thailand you can pretty much bet that where there’s people eating on the street, Gai Yang is somewhere nearby-such is the popularity of this Isaan favorite.

To find the best gai yang, check out which line is the longest and wait-you won’t regret it.

9. Laab (Thai Meat Salad)

A famous dish from the Northeast of Thailand (Isaan), Laab is usually made by combining minced pork or chicken, onion, chilies, mint leaves, fish sauce and lime juice.

Laab is packed with warm, savory, sweet and sour flavors, and is delicious when paired with sticky rice and raw vegetables like cabbage and green beans.

10. Pak Boong (Morning Glory)

Perhaps the most popular Thai vegetable, eating ‘Pak Boong,’ may be a new experience for many, as it looks and tastes a bit like fried spinach stems.

It’s usually fried with garlic, chili, and oyster sauce.

Vegetarians beware-sometimes pork bits are added to this dish, so be sure to order it without.