Chiang mai Food by Eng

Chiang mai food or Lanna food has uniquely taste, flavor and serving style.  It is hard to say that you are knowing and visiting Chiang mai without taste Chiang mai food.

There are so many unique dishes serve from breakfast to dinner. This blog is going to talk about the top recommended dish that one could try.

Khantok (ขันโตก)

Before we discuss about the Chiang mai food menu, let get to know the dinning set is called Khantok which is a small portion of each food in individual container serve in one tray. Guest and host will share tray and sit on the floor. This is the enjoyable way that local people dine out. Therefore, if someone told you that they are going to have Khantok dinner, you can have the picture in mind for the kind of table setting and how to they eat.

Namprik Noum (น้ำพริกหนุ่ม)

It is a dipping sauce made of Pik Noum , green chilly. This is mixed with chili paste , salt, garlic, onion, and spring onion. It is not very spicy since Pik Noum is not so spicy. Eating this with vegetable, deep fried pork skinand Sai oua is very yummy.

Lab (ลาบ/หลู้)

Lab made of fresh mince pork mixed with pig organ. Then marinate with pork blood and mixed with chilly, garlic, and dry chilly. Then stir on low heat stove till the pork is cooked. It is a spicy dish which people love to eat with fresh vegetable.

Keng Hoa (แกงโฮะ)

It is a special dish which cooks from whatever left from last dinner. Some people add clear noodle or bamboo shoot and make a new flavor. However, if you would like to make Keng Hoa , here is the main ingredient.  It is consists of clear noodle, long bean, bamboo shoot, small eggplant, tamlung, lemon grass, vegetable oil, coconut milk, Keang Huangle and chilly paste.

Sai Oua (ใส้อั่ว)

Pork sauces mixed with chili paste. Chili paste contains of red chili, garlic, onion, lemon grass and kaffir lime leave. It is not like western sauces since it is spicy and all herbs is not finely smash. You can feel the herbs and pork when eating deep fried or grill Sai Oua. It is very famous to eat with Namprik noum, sticky rice and vegetable.

Check out at Damrong Sai Oua at Warorot market – 053-481-042

Or Sripan at Warorot Market

Kai Pam (ไข่ปาม หรือ อ็อกไข่)

It is a mixed chicken egg with salt, spring onions, and fresh chilly. After mixed well, place it in small banana leave container and grill on a charcoal brazier

Restaurant for traditional Chiang mai food

Here are some of the local restaurants that you may like to experience

Huan Chai Yong (เฮีอนใจ๋ยอง) –64 Moo 4 Boak Kang Sankampeang – 086-671-8710

Huan Peang – located in center city of Chiang mai

Enjoy !