New recipe
Panang Curry with Beef (Gaeng Phanaeng Neua)
A thick, rich red curry with peanuts pounded into the paste: tender beef in reduced coconut cream, finished with fine ribbons of makrut lime leaf.
120 min · Medium
Aroy Mak Mak: Thai and Southeast Asian food, cooked and eaten.
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Noodles & Rice
Pad See Ew (Stir-Fried Wide Rice Noodles with Soy Sauce)
Fresh wide rice noodles charred in a hot wok with sweet dark soy, garlic, egg, pork and Chinese kale: the gentle, smoky one-plate lunch of Thai street stalls.
35 min · Easy
Noodles & Rice
Kuay Teow Reua (Thai Boat Noodles)
Small, dark, deeply savoury bowls of rice noodles in a spiced pork broth, with tender sliced pork, meatballs, morning glory and a crunch of pork crackling.
195 min · Medium
Stir-fries
Poo Pad Pong Karee (Thai Stir-Fried Crab Curry)
Crab stir-fried in a mild yellow curry sauce, thickened with egg and milk until soft and custardy, with Chinese celery, spring onion and a touch of chilli jam.
37 min · Medium
Best Of
Top 10 Pad Thai in Bangkok: Where to Eat the Best Plates
From the old town shophouses on Maha Chai Road to a charcoal-fired favourite in Din Daeng, these are the ten best places to eat pad thai in Bangkok.
9 min read · Leonidas Georgiadis
Recipes
Step-by-step guides to Thai classics at home.
Stir-fries
Phak Boong Fai Daeng (Stir-fried Morning Glory)
Morning glory flash-fried in a roaring hot wok with garlic, chillies, yellow bean sauce and oyster sauce: crunchy, savoury and done in a minute.
13 min · Easy
Braises & Stews
Moo Palo (Five-Spice Pork and Egg Stew)
A sweet, aromatic Thai-Chinese stew of pork belly and boiled eggs in a soy and five-spice broth, simmered until meltingly tender.
110 min · Easy
Braises & Stews
Khao Kha Moo (Braised Pork Leg on Rice)
Pork leg slow-braised in soy, palm sugar and five spice until it falls apart, sliced over rice with kale, pickles and chilli vinegar.
210 min · Medium
Places
Street stalls and family kitchens where locals eat.
Street Food
Pa Lek Boat Noodles
A third-generation Bib Gourmand stall in Ayutthaya's old city, serving small, rich bowls of pork and beef boat noodles.
Ayutthaya · ฿
Markets
Hua Hin Night Market
Hua Hin's original evening market, a long strip of seafood grills, street snacks and souvenir stalls on Dechanuchit Road.
Hua Hin · ฿฿
Street Food
Victory Monument Boat Noodle Alley
A canal-side lane of boat noodle shops by Victory Monument, where tiny bowls are stacked high on every table.
Bangkok · ฿
Stories
Food culture, ingredients and traditions.
Best Of
Top 10 Khao Soi in Chiang Mai: Where to Eat the Best Bowls
Ten Chiang Mai shops known for khao soi, from Bib Gourmand Mae Sai in Chang Phueak to the old riverside shops of Fa Ham and the halal favourite in Ban Haw.
9 min read · Leonidas Georgiadis
Travel & Culture
What to Eat in Ayutthaya and the Central Plains
Grilled river prawns, roti sai mai, boat noodles and freshwater fish: a food guide to the old capital and a day trip from Bangkok.
5 min read · Leonidas Georgiadis
Best Of
Top 10 Boat Noodles in Bangkok: Where to Eat Kuay Teow Reua
Ten of the best places in Bangkok for kuay teow reua, the rich little bowls of boat noodle soup, from the canal at Victory Monument to Tao Poon, Charoen Krung and Sukhumvit.
8 min read · Leonidas Georgiadis
Thai food by region
Thailand cooks very differently from north to south. Start with a region to find its flavours, its dishes and where to eat them.
Central Thailand
Bangkok and the rice plains: balanced, coconut-rich curries, soups and the dishes the world knows as “Thai food”.
16 recipes · 27 places
Northern Thailand
Lanna cooking from Chiang Mai and the mountains: sticky rice, grilled sausages, chilli dips and khao soi.
6 recipes · 12 places
Isaan (Northeastern Thailand)
The northeast: fiery salads, grilled meats, fermented fish and sticky rice. The food Thailand eats when it eats out.
6 recipes · 4 places
Southern Thailand
The peninsula: the hottest curries in the country, turmeric, seafood, and Malay and Muslim influences.
6 recipes · 7 places
Ingredient guides
What things are, how Thai cooks use them, how to buy and store them, and what to use instead when you cannot find them.
Condiments
10 guides
Fish sauce, shrimp paste, palm sugar, tamarind and the other seasonings that make Thai food taste Thai.
Vegetables
34 guides
Lemongrass, galangal, Thai basil, chillies and the vegetables that give Thai dishes their fragrance and crunch.
Fruits
26 guides
Mangoes, mangosteens, durian and more: when they are in season, how to choose them and how Thais eat them.
About Aroy Mak Mak
Aroy mak mak means "very delicious" in Thai. This site collects recipes to cook at home, guides to the ingredients behind them, and the restaurants, street food stalls and markets in Thailand that are worth travelling for.
Every recipe lists its ingredients, timings and method in full and suggests substitutes for hard-to-find ingredients. Place pages are researched from current sources, including the latest Michelin Guide Thailand, and give addresses, maps, opening hours and what to order.
