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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 · ฿
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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 · ฿
Markets
Chatuchak Weekend Market Food Zone
Bangkok's giant weekend market, where snacking between thousands of stalls is as much the point as shopping.
Bangkok · ฿
Markets
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.
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
Stories
Food culture, ingredients and traditions.
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 · Aroy Mak Mak
Travel & Culture
Eating Vegetarian and Vegan in Thailand: Jay Food and How to Order
Yellow jay flags, the Vegetarian Festival, hidden fish sauce and the Thai phrases that help vegetarians and vegans eat well in Thailand.
5 min read · Aroy Mak Mak
Cooking
Mortar and Pestle: Why Thai Cooks Still Pound by Hand
Granite or clay, pounding or bruising: why the mortar and pestle is still at the heart of the Thai kitchen, and how to use one well.
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
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
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.