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Thai Rice Dishes

Fried rice, rice plates and the dishes built around them. 7 dishes.

  • Khao Kluk Kapi

    ข้าวคลุกกะปิ

    Heat 2/5 · 60–120 THB

    Khao Kluk Kapi is shrimp paste fried rice — rice stir-fried with intense, aromatic shrimp paste and served with a colourful array of sweet pork, mango, dried shrimp, and omelette strips.

  • Khao Man Gai

    ข้าวมันไก่

    Heat 1/5 · 50–80 THB

    Khao Man Gai is Thailand's version of Hainanese chicken rice — tender poached chicken served over fragrant chicken-fat rice with a complex ginger-soybean dipping sauce and a small bowl of clear chicken broth. Deceptively simple, endlessly nuanced.

  • Khao Mok Gai

    ข้าวหมกไก่

    Heat 2/5 · 50–100 THB

    Khao Mok Gai is Thai chicken biryani — fragrant spiced rice cooked with bone-in chicken and served with a yellow-green cucumber dipping sauce and crispy shallots.

  • Khao Niew Ping

    ข้าวเหนียวปิ้ง

    Heat 1/5 · vegetarian option · 10–20 THB per stick

    Khao Niew Ping is grilled sticky rice on a stick — a northern Thai street snack where glutinous rice is moulded around a bamboo skewer and grilled over charcoal until golden and lightly charred.

  • Khao Pad

    ข้าวผัด

    Heat 1/5 · vegetarian option · 50–90 THB

    Khao Pad is Thai fried rice, wok-tossed with egg, spring onions, and your choice of protein. Simple, fast, and deeply satisfying, it's a staple on every Thai menu and the perfect dish when you want something familiar but delicious.

  • Khao Pad Sapparot

    ข้าวผัดสับปะรด

    Heat 1/5 · vegetarian option · 80–180 THB

    Khao Pad Sapparot is Thai pineapple fried rice — jasmine rice stir-fried with fresh pineapple chunks, cashews, raisins, shrimp, and a hint of curry powder, served inside a hollowed pineapple half.

  • Khao Tom

    ข้าวต้ม

    Heat 1/5 · vegetarian option · 40–80 THB

    Khao Tom is Thai rice soup — plain boiled jasmine rice cooked in clear broth until soft, served with an array of small side dishes like ginger, salted egg, pickled vegetables, and fried garlic.

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