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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 · ฿

Pa Lek Boat Noodles

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Hua Hin Night Market

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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 · ฿฿

Victory Monument Boat Noodle Alley

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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 · ฿

Chatuchak Weekend Market Food Zone

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Chatuchak Weekend Market Food Zone

Bangkok's giant weekend market, where snacking between thousands of stalls is as much the point as shopping.

Bangkok · ฿

Or Tor Kor Market

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Or Tor Kor Market

Bangkok's cleanest and most polished fresh market, famous for top-grade fruit, curry pastes and ready-made Thai dishes.

Bangkok · ฿฿

Recipes

Step-by-step guides to Thai classics at home.

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Phak Boong Fai Daeng (Stir-fried Morning Glory)

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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

Moo Palo (Five-Spice Pork and Egg Stew)

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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

Khao Kha Moo (Braised Pork Leg on Rice)

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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

Stories

Food culture, ingredients and traditions.

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What to Eat in Ayutthaya and the Central Plains

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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 · Aroy Mak Mak

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

Central Thailand

Bangkok and the rice plains: balanced, coconut-rich curries, soups and the dishes the world knows as “Thai food”.

12 recipes · 27 places

Northern Thailand

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)

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

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.

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.