Ordering Thai food

eastbay · February 19, 2015

I would dearly love to find a list of common dishes, their ingredients, and their name in Thai, so that I could print it out and use it to order at street carts.

I have an aversion to organs and entrails, and I prefer no bones, scales or claws, or heads.

Has anyone ever seen such a thing? The google-verse has a few articles about ordering but none fulfill my fantasy of a picture list tailored to western tastes perhaps, with the Thai names.

Thanks in advance!

longstebe · February 19, 2015

Rent a bird for the night and get her to teach you.

Winner winner chicken dinner

hanno · February 19, 2015

Rent a bird for the night and get her to teach you.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Oh yes, some slapper from the Isan countryside will know all the delicacies that Thailand has to offer

longstebe · February 19, 2015

Rent a bird for the night and get her to teach you.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Oh yes, some slapper from the Isan countryside will know all the delicacies that Thailand has to offer

Why not a slapper from elsewhere?

The OP mentioned common dishes not Thai delicacies.

eastbay · February 19, 2015

The only problem would be that I can't seem to remember anything, especially in Thai. That's why I thought a printed cheat sheet would be good.

Seligne2 · February 19, 2015

http://www.amazon.com/Thai-Street-Food-David-Thompson/dp/158008284X

eastbay · February 20, 2015

Thanks for the replies. I'm continuing to look elsewhere also, and came across this, which is quite well done:

http://flyicarusfly.com/life-beyond-pad-thai/

Phra Ek · February 20, 2015

I saw a T-Shirt for sale in Chattuchak market that had photos of all the popular dishes and their names in Thai and English. It was sold as 'point to order' eating-out shirt.

Who says Thai's never invested anything useful?

I think the idea could be extended to a shirt for use in Patpong and Pattaya's Walking Street?

Suradit69 · February 20, 2015

I got this book in a local bookshop years ago. You might check to see if it's available. Has about everything you are ever likely to run across, descriptions, Thai names written out in Thai and English alphabet, drawings, etc. ... runs to over 100 pages and has to be pretty exhaustive. Even has maps of Bangkok where you're likely to find different foods available.

Kenny Yee is the author.

Paperback: 121 pages
Publisher: Book Promotion & Service;
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9748900991
ISBN-13: 978-9748900995
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches

Edited February 20, 2015 by Suradit69

maswov · February 21, 2015

When you find something you like write it down or if you are technologically advanced you can take a picture of it with your phone.

dotpoom · February 21, 2015

Cow pat gui or Cow pat gung = Fried rice and chicken or fried rice and shrimp (I don't think you want the shrimp)......Bat me geow = noodles with bacon in a wrap.......Pappaya Wan = like a sweet and sour dish with rice. Cow mon gui = Rice soup and chicken. ....Cow mo dang = Rice and red beef.

Different cars sell each of the above. For example, a car that sells Cow pat gui....won't sell Bat me geow.

elgenon · February 21, 2015

Cow pat gui or Cow pat gung = Fried rice and chicken or fried rice and shrimp (I don't think you want the shrimp)......Bat me geow = noodles with bacon in a wrap.......Pappaya Wan = like a sweet and sour dish with rice. Cow mon gui = Rice soup and chicken. ....Cow mo dang = Rice and red beef.

Different cars sell each of the above. For example, a car that sells Cow pat gui....won't sell Bat me geow.

Man, I thought my Thai was bad. e.g. cow mo dang-are you saying khao moo dang? That is rice with red pork. Chicken is gai or kai. Both are pronounced basically the same.

BKKdreaming · February 21, 2015

Thanks for the replies. I'm continuing to look elsewhere also, and came across this, which is quite well done:

http://flyicarusfly.com/life-beyond-pad-thai/

that blog makes me hungry !

mick01827 · February 21, 2015

Rent a bird for the night and get her to teach you.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Oh yes, some slapper from the Isan countryside will know all the delicacies that Thailand has to offer

Why not a slapper from elsewhere?
The OP mentioned common dishes not Thai delicacies.

Wow......using the word slapper to refer to issan women or women from elsewhere! What true gentlemen you are, I'm am truly embarrassed, have just a little bit of respect when posting on a forum for everyone to see.

bazza40 · February 21, 2015

Buy a menu ( khun mee raigan pasar angrik mai krap? ) from a restaurant which has dishes in Thai and English.

snarky66 · February 21, 2015

an kit for us losos

Classic Ray · February 21, 2015

Chicken is gai, Kai is egg, but the pronunciation is very close. Cow pad is fried rice, follow it with moo for pork, gai for chicken, ped for duck, gung for shrimp, plaa for fish, (b)poo for crab. Noodles are gway teao followed by Yai for big, Lek for small as in gway teao Lek moo for pork with small noodles. This will stop you starving until you learn more. Pointing is the best as our pronunciation is unintelligible to most Thais.

Edited February 21, 2015 by Classic Ray

deonvz · February 21, 2015

Open the wiki link they have different dishes their names and ingredients.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thai_dishes

duanebigsby · February 21, 2015

Open the wiki link they have different dishes their names and ingredients.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thai_dishes

That's the best advice on this thread!

Thanks, I'll be using this guide for sure.

uptheos · February 21, 2015

Looking at some of the Thai names that have been given to you here, I think you will be better off pointing!

Si Thea01 · February 21, 2015

Rent a bird for the night and get her to teach you.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Oh yes, some slapper from the Isan countryside will know all the delicacies that Thailand has to offer

Why not a slapper from elsewhere?
The OP mentioned common dishes not Thai delicacies.

Wow......using the word slapper to refer to issan women or women from elsewhere! What true gentlemen you are, I'm am truly embarrassed, have just a little bit of respect when posting on a forum for everyone to see.

You beat me to it and if this is the type we are now getting on TVF, we can really do without them. They are neither smart or articulate if this is the way they seek to express their opinion.

Clearly has no respect for women, which is highlighted by this misogynistic spray but then what would one expect, no respect for oneself equates to no respect for others.

Jip99 · February 21, 2015

Rent a bird for the night and get her to teach you.

Winner winner chicken dinner

Oh yes, some slapper from the Isan countryside will know all the delicacies that Thailand has to offer

Voice of experience - you have obviously had a few.......

Jungle Jim · February 21, 2015

Better learn to speak Thai or you will end up surviving out of a 7-11 like most foreigners. If you can not remember Thai maybe put the bottle down for a few days.

Jip99 · February 21, 2015

Better learn to speak Thai or you will end up surviving out of a 7-11 like most foreigners. If you can not remember Thai maybe put the bottle down for a few days.

Did you have a particular reason for that unprovoked attack on the OP - who is asking an honest question about improving his Thai communication skills?

No?...... I thought not, just another keyboard warrior.

KarlosInBKK · February 21, 2015

This is really useful http://www.eatingthaifood.com/free-bangkok-dollar-menu-guide/

50 common thai dishes.

srowndedbyh2o · February 21, 2015

Have an iPhone? There's an app for that. I'm sure there must be apps out there for other smart phones also.

lvr181 · February 21, 2015

If you have android phone I could suggest an app named: Thai Talking Food Menu.

eastbay · February 21, 2015

Thanks again all, this is great. Don't sweat the haters, you know what they're gonna do...... Can't even hate them, or you become one!

Along with several really good suggestion here, I've also found this one:

http://www.eatingthaifood.com/eating-thai-food-guide/

Which seems to be the bigger brother to the (free) 50 dishes one above. The bigger one was shown as $7 on Google, which I was willing to pay, but then I found it to be $17 on the site, which was a bit steep for an e-book to me, maybe more than I wanted to pay I should say. A little further searching and I found out that it is available free on Kindle if you have Kindle Unlimited, which I do. I hope that the author is fairly compensated.... It is a really good book and I am enjoying it.

In the book some advice is offered about determining which cart sells what, and that is my next mission, to go do it and learn. I really like the T shirt idea as well, I'll pick one up if I see one.

MyFriend You · February 21, 2015

http://www.amazon.com/Thai-Street-Food-David-Thompson/dp/158008284X

I got the same book in English in Asia Books on Sukumvit for 750 baht (reduced 30% price) The vendors love it when they see the pictures and try to experiment with my food.

Shaunduhpostman · February 21, 2015

Open the wiki link they have different dishes their names and ingredients.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Thai_dishes

Awesome link deonvz.

Who woulda thunk such an exhaustive and descriptive coverage of Thai food could be found on Wikipedia. Not that wikipedia doesn't often have informative pages, but this is better than the average wiki page.

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