Explore Thai cuisine — from green and red curries to pad thai, som tam papaya salad, and regional Northern/Northeastern/Southern traditions.
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Thai cuisine balances sweet, sour, salty, spicy, and umami through fish sauce, lime, palm sugar, and chilies. Regional substrands include Northern Lanna (Khao Soi), Northeastern Isaan (Som Tam, Laab), Central (royal Bangkok), and Southern (coconut-heavy, fiery).
easyThai · Salads
Larb gai is a bright minced chicken salad from Laos and Thailand's Isan region, prized for lime, fish sauce, toasted rice powder, chile, and fresh herbs. It is often served with sticky rice and raw vegetables as a shared family dish.

Thai · Salads
Som Tum is Thailand’s bracing green papaya salad, especially beloved in Isan and across street-food stalls nationwide. It balances lime, fish sauce, palm sugar, chile, peanuts, and dried shrimp in a pounded mortar-style dressing.