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
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Naem Khao Thot
Naem Khao Thot is a crunchy Isan salad of fried seasoned rice, fermented pork, peanuts, herbs, and tart aromatics.
Naem Khluk
A northeastern Thai crispy-rice salad made by tossing fermented pork and rice with peanuts, aromatics, herbs, and fresh vegetables.
Nam Prik Pla Ra
Nam Prik Pla Ra is a pungent Isan chilli dip made by pounding fermented fish with aromatics, herbs, and sour seasoning.
Nam Tok Mu
A spicy Isan sliced-pork salad made with grilled pork, toasted rice powder, herbs, aromatics, lime, and fish sauce.
Nam Tok Nuea
A spicy Isan sliced-beef salad made with grilled beef, toasted rice powder, herbs, aromatics, lime, and fish sauce.
Pla Ra Song Krueng
A pungent Isan fermented-fish relish mixed with roasted aromatics, chilli, herbs, and fresh seasoning.
Pla Som
Pla Som is fish fermented with cooked rice, garlic, and salt to develop a distinctly sour flavor.
Sai Krok Isan
Sai Krok Isan is a tangy fermented pork sausage made with rice and garlic, then grilled or fried before serving.
Som Tam Lao
An intensely seasoned Isan green papaya salad pounded with fermented fish, chilli, garlic, tomatoes, long beans, and a sharp sour-salty dressing.
Som Tam Pu
A pounded green papaya salad seasoned with salted or fermented crab, lime, chilli, garlic, tomatoes, long beans, and a salty dressing.
Som Tam Thai
A Thai-style green papaya salad pounded with aromatics, lime, fish sauce, palm sugar, tomatoes, long beans, and roasted peanuts.
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