Chicken Drumsticks In Thai

[123qwesza]

Hi everyone,

ever since I've landed on Thailand, I stumbled across this forum and it has been very helpful to me. Thanks ThaiVisa!

Anyway, I live in an apartment and the staff here all speaks in Thai. When I order room service for the "Kai tod" in my first 2 weeks, they served chicken drumlets with rice and they charged me 40 Baht for the meal.

However, a week later, whenever I pick up the phone and wanted "Kai tod", they gave me the chicken drumsticks and wings instead, and charged me at 65 Baht!

Initially I was confused as to which forum I should place this in, Thai Language or Thai Food. Anyway, lunch is approaching soon and I really would want to know how do I say Chicken Drumlets in Thai?

[Tywais]

You can try this > ไก่ขาเดียว gai kaa dieow which means chicken legs only.

perhaps this way > gai tod kaa dieow > fried chicken legs only

[mooncake]

Generally "ka/kha kai" = ขาไก่ is understandable

but some would say...."nong kai"= น่องไก่

Edited September 6, 2009 by mooncake

[aircut]

"kha kai" will serve you the feet only...and its not used in fried dishes... you can get "kha kai" in thai salads (yum) or in soups ("super" for those who are familiar is a great example).

nong kai is the correct word for chicken drumlets

peek kai for wings

ok kai for breast

let me know if you need the thai script, i neglected it assuming you cant read thai.

[Tywais]

"kha kai" will serve you the feet only...

I would have thought เท้าไก่ > tao gai would be for chicken feet but then I may be using too literal of a definition.

[mooncake]

เท้าไก่ > tao gai , or teen gai = chicken feet

[p_brownstone]

To clarify:

ไก่ทอด - Kai Tord – is simply “Fried Chicken”, you are not specifying what part of the Chicken you require

อกไก่ – Ok Kai – Chicken Breast

ขาไก่ – Kha Kai – Chicken Drumstick

สะโพกไก่ – Sapoke Kai – Chicken Thigh

สะโพกไก่ติดขา – Sapoke Kai Dtit Kha – Chicken Leg (Thigh and Drumstick)

ตีนไก่ – Dteen Kai – Chicken feet, usually served in soups etc.

Patrick

[123qwesza]

I went with Nong Kai and I got this (60 BAHT!)

I wanted this instead

To clarify:

ไก่ทอด - Kai Tord – is simply "Fried Chicken", you are not specifying what part of the Chicken you require

อกไก่ – Ok Kai – Chicken Breast

ขาไก่ – Kha Kai – Chicken Drumstick

สะโพกไก่ – Sapoke Kai – Chicken Thigh

สะโพกไก่ติดขา – Sapoke Kai Dtit Kha – Chicken Leg (Thigh and Drumstick)

ตีนไก่ – Dteen Kai – Chicken feet, usually served in soups etc.

Patrick

So if I wanted the 2nd pic, it sould be Kha Kai?

[Tywais]

So if I wanted the 2nd pic, it sould be Kha Kai?

Yes. nong gai is drumlets not drumsticks and are the upper part of the chicken wing.