A FOOD TRADITION
Isan Cuisine
Northeastern Thai cooking is marked by sticky rice, fermented ingredients, fresh herbs, fiery relishes, and grilled meats.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
1–12 of 40
Gaeng Hed
A Thai-Isan mushroom curry simmered with aromatic herbs, chilli, and a savory fermented or fish-based seasoning.
Gaeng Nor Mai
A hot northeastern Thai bamboo-shoot curry-soup simmered with dill, aromatic herbs, chilli, and fermented fish seasoning.
Gaeng Om Isan
A hot, herb-rich northeastern Thai curry-soup simmered with a variable meat or fish protein, vegetables, aromatic herbs, and fermented fish seasoning.
Gaeng Om Kai
A hot northeastern Thai curry-soup featuring chicken simmered with dill, aromatic herbs, chilli, vegetables, and fermented fish seasoning.
Gaeng Waan Isan
An Isan-style sweet green curry combining coconut milk, aromatic curry paste, vegetables, and a variable meat or poultry component.
Gai Yang Isan
Gai Yang Isan is northeastern Thai-style marinated chicken grilled over charcoal until browned and smoky.
Jaew Bong Isan
A thick, spicy Isan chilli paste made with fermented fish, roasted aromatics, and pungent seasonings.
Jaew Som
Jaew Som is a sour, spicy Isan dipping sauce made by pounding aromatics and chilli with an acidic seasoning base.
Jeow Mak Len
A Lao roasted tomato and chili dip pounded with garlic, onion, and sometimes fermented fish seasoning.
Khai Krathiaw Isan
An Isan-style fried egg dish seasoned with garlic and cooked in oil until set and lightly browned.
Khanom Chak
Khanom Chak is a sweet Thai rice-flour and coconut mixture with palm sugar, wrapped in nipa palm leaves and grilled until fragrant.
Khanom Jeen Nam Ya Isan
Khanom Jeen Nam Ya Isan is fermented rice noodles served with a spicy Isan fish curry broth seasoned with fermented fish and aromatic herbs.
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