Kanga Japan Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Can someone confirm if these are the correct Thai words for ANCHOVY? PLA KATAK (ปลากะตัก) PLA SAI TAN (ปลาไส้ตัน) PLA KATAK YAI (ปลากะตักใหญ่) Indian Anchovy Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyG Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 A bit short of time, so just relying on Thai Wikipedia, the first two are anchovy. The third one is Indian Anchovy. What I'm unclear about is how this relates to Thai food. There's nothing in Thai cuisine that I know of that relates to the salty little fillets or grilled whole fish that we enjoy on our Mediterranean holidays. Any attempt at using the Mediterranean delicacies in Thai cuisine will probably end up a disaster. The anchovies are a big family, so more precision is required. Perhaps you have the scientific names for each of the species? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVeronica Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) ปลากะตัก and ปลาไส้ตัน is the same thing, refer to Thai dictionary and i'm Thai The dictionary says ปลากะตัก or ปลาไส้ตัน. which mean you can call them both Pla katak or Pla sia tan. and also, Anchovy = ปลากะตัก (ปลาไส้ตัน ) refer to the dictionary and Google images Edited August 19, 2014 by TVeronica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Probably no help but my missus will refer to anchovies as "Farang Bplah Rah" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pla shado Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Bpla Katak (ปลากะตัก) and Bpla Sai Tan (ปลาไส้ตัน) are commonly used to make Nam Bpla. Edited August 19, 2014 by Pla shado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Japan Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Dear AyG, Thanks for your reply. My reason for including them is not actually to be used in Thai cooking, although they are used to make NAM PLA. I had them on my list and just thought that I would include them, just for any foreigners in Thailand who may want to buy them, but don't know the Thai. I only have the scientific name for the Indian Anchovy (Stolephorus indicus). The other 2 I am not sure of, but they would be in the same Stolephorus group. In any case, now that I have the confirmation, everything is OK. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Japan Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Dear TVeronica, Jip99 and Pla shado, Thank you all the the information you have given me. I really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the donger Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 For anyone who finds this ( it's the top result when you Google "what's anchovy in Thai"), the correct translation is : ปลาแอนโชวี่ . the other translations above are all scientific names for Indian anchovies. Not our delicious European breeds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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