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by Petch Petpailin

Food guide website TasteAtlas ranked the traditional Thai dish Tom Kha Gai, or coconut chicken soup with galangal, ninth in the 100 Best Rated Soups in the World. The well-known Tom Yum soup came in at 16th.

 

The list was compiled based on votes from foodies around the world and published on the TasteAtlas website on March 30. Tom Kha Gai scored an impressive 4.7 out of 5, earning it a place in the top 10.

TasteAtlas made known that Tom Kha Gai is a national dish of Thailand that originated in the northern part of the country and was influenced by Laotian cuisine. However, the true origin of the dish remains unclear, and many Thais regard it as a traditional dish of the central region.

 

Some online sources suggest that Tom Kha Gai is a variation of Tom Yum, which is believed to have been influenced by Chinese cuisine. The dish is also included in 16th place with a score of 4.5.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/tom-kha-gai-ranked-9th-in-tasteatlass-best-rated-soups-in-the-world

 

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Rubbish, no such thing as the best soup in the world or the best this or that dish in the world, as many people are in the world that's how many taste's preferences are, all the rest is just marketing and wishful ploys to fill web/news pages.

The soup that you eat the scant piece of chicken and leave the rest of the flavourings on the side of the plate?

Will someone kindly post what the Thai word for galangal is?

 

 

Yes, it's not bad but sorry coming 9th is news worthy? Bit like now every kid wins a medal in competition. "What's that medal for son/daugher?" "We had a running race at school today." Where did you finish?" "10th." "How many were in the race?" "10." 

Thai word for Galangal is "Makhrut" .

Sorry wrong name. It is "ข่า" Ka. It looks little bit like ginger, but tastes different.

I want to scream.... another super dish as Thai soft power to attrack tourists 

Edited April 17, 20233 yr by ikke1959

3 hours ago, bendejo said:

Will someone kindly post what the Thai word for galangal is?

 

 

It's in the name, Tom Kha Gai (well, that's the transliteration used here), which means chicken galangal soup.

Galangal: ข่า which is usually transliterated as khaa, with the low tone.

2 hours ago, pitufikken said:

Thai word for Galangal is "Makhrut" .

Magrut is kaffir lime

Galangal = Kha

It is also my favorite Thai soup, especially when my gf cooks it with extra mushrooms and fresh kati and no water. Delicious. 

Who is foodatlas ?

And why promote a soup that came 9th?

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Rubbish, no such thing as the best soup in the world or the best this or that dish in the world, as many people are in the world that's how many taste's preferences are, all the rest is just marketing and wishful ploys to fill web/news pages.

...and most buy into it.

Dumbed down. 

19 hours ago, hotchilli said:

The soup that you eat the scant piece of chicken and leave the rest of the flavourings on the side of the plate?

I must agree... tasty as they are most of the time spent consuming Thai soups is spent fishing around for the edible bits!

Love it, Tom Yum is good as well but we use more as one of many dishes ordered. Tom kha gai I'll order as a meal.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I must agree... tasty as they are most of the time spent consuming Thai soups is spent fishing around for the edible bits!

Indeed.