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Before I visited Thailand, I had eaten Thai food ~6 times at various Thai restaurants in the US. Never cared much for it. Way too sweet, and not very spicy either. I was concerned that I wouldn't care for the food in Thailand...

Man, was that fear ever unfounded! Thai food IN Thailand is by far the best food I've ever eaten. It blew my former favorite, Mexico, down to second place. I've been there about 8 times now in the past 3 years, and after the second time, I've found my favorite dishes. These are the staples that I live on while there.

1) Kaeng Pa. "jungle curry" "red curry soup"
One of the spiciest Thai dishes I'm told. It's a vegetable soup with your choice of meats or seafood. The combo of flavors makes this my favorite dish in the world. I eat it at least every other day there.

2) Kra Pao. "meat or seafood stir-fry with hot basil and chilis"

3) Larb Pla Dook. "minced catfish salad w/dried and fresh chilis, onion, lime and fresh herbs"

4) Kaeng Kiaw Waan Gai. "green curry chicken w/vegetables"

5) Khao Pad Gai. "chicken fried rice"

6) Tom Yam Kung. "hot & sour soup with shrimp"

7) Som Tam. "spicy papaya salad"
Thanks to Madhu for reminding me. I don't think I've ever seen this in a sit-down restaurant. It is strictly street-food fare, at least the style I like is..

I try at least one new thing almost every day to mix things up, and 95% has been excellent, but this is what I live on for weeks at a time.

Since many here have been to Thailand, what did YOU eat and love there?

My ever fav's..

Green Papaya Salad and Mango with Sticky rice....YUMMMMMMMM

C'mon people. I'm craving really bad. Let me live through you. My longest absence since I started going there..

What are your faves in Thailand. Let's talk. Please!

Pad Prik To Fu

Also a fan of the yellow curry. More then even the green, red or jungle.

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braslvr we have the same exact food taste! Thai is my absolute favorite world food, followed by Mexican.

I LOVE CURRY! Green curry, coconut curry, red curry, all of it. Papaya Salad is amazing too. And Durian fruit. mmm. Thailand is fantastic.

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Originally posted by braslvr:
C'mon people. I'm craving really bad. Let me live through you. My longest absence since I started going there..

What are your faves in Thailand. Let's talk. Please!

Dig in!

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now you guys are making me hungry! I came back from Thailand about 3 weks ago and already I miss:

really good pad Thai noodles (the ones here at home are just not the same...and too expesive!)
Kaeng pet kai (red chicken curry with bamboo shoot)
panang chicken curry (nice and thick sauce...)
som tam ((green papaya salad))
sticky rice and mango
larb (spicy pork salad) or done with chicken is great too
deep fried fishh with chilli sauce

there are too many to list and I am getting to hungry thinking about it!
now I will have to make thai fod for dinner!

My favorite Thai dish is pad kra pow gai rad khao

I have no idea how to spell that.

Thai food is my favorite overall cuisine. It's a big part of the reason I keep going back!

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My favorite Thai dish is pad kra pow gai rad khao

Try it with squid (pla muuk) instead of chicken next time. YUM!