How to Order Street Food in Thailand

For most visitors to Thailand, the massive selection of street food on offer is the biggest draw. Although Thailand is known for its unique cultural heritage and shopping opportunities, everyone needs to eat, and there is no better place in the world to do so than Bangkok. Bearing this in mind, we thought we'd give you some information on how to order Thai street food, focusing on some of the most popular dishes.

Proteins - Moo (Pork) Gai (Chicken) Nuer (Beef) Talay (Seafood)

Pad Kapow – Various meats and seafood prepared with Thai basil and served with rice and a fried egg.

To order: Ow (want) pad kapow (insert protein here) sai cai dow (with fried egg) ka/kap (Thanks). If you don't want a fried egg, you can say, 'Mai sai cai dow'.

Grilled Chicken

To order: Ow (want) gai (chicken) yang (grilled) ka/kap. You may be asked if you'd like sticky rice with it, in which case the vendor will say, 'Ow Cao neow (sticky rice) mai (or not)? You'd answer 'ow ka/kap' if you want it or 'Mai (no) ow ka/kap' if you don't.

Pork Skewers

To order: Ow moo (pork) ping (grilled) ka/kap. These skewers are usually small, so the vendor may ask 'Tao lie' (how many). You may also be asked if you want sticky rice with it; please see the section regarding grilled chicken above.

Thailand is known for its spicy food, so if a vendor asks you 'pet (spicey) mai (or not)'; you can reply 'mai pet" (not spicy), "pet nit noi" (little bit spicey), or "pet, pet' (super spicey).

All that's left for us to say is 'Bon Appetit' and we look forward to seeing you at a Centre Point Hotel soon!