Popular Street Vendors Food In Bangkok

If you are on holiday in Bangkok, Thailand, make sure you try these Popular Street Vendors Food in Bangkok. Bangkok is often referred to as the food capital of Asia. In every corner of the city is filled with food vendors and you can see it almost 24 hours. The menu also have a lot of variety with affordable price, this makes Bangkok as a culinary heaven.

Unlike most other cities, there is no negative stigma about Street Vendors Food in Bangkok. Everyone that comes to this place is from various social classes and ages, start from laborers, scholar to employees. All sat down at a table to enjoy their favorite dishes.

Thailand foods usually have a sharp flavor with spicy and sour flavors dominant. Indonesian people generally had no trouble adjusting to the food flavors due their traditional menu using the same seasoning. But Thai food has a very distinctive flavor that makes it different from food from other regions. If you are in Bangkok for holiday try these popular Thai dishes.

Som Tam

Som tam or papaya salad is originally from northern Thailand region, but now, it becomes a very popular food throughout Thailand. Interestingly, once these foods are considered as a food for the poor, but now it became the Thai king family’s favorite menu. In fact, the second daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej called Sirindhorn, make a song about how to make som tam.

Som tam seller is very easy to be recognized from the pestle and mortar they use. It’s very similar with Indonesian rojak seller. The basic ingredients of this food are papaya that almost ripe shredded and mixed with spicy tomato sauce and sour. There is some variation by adding salted egg, fried peanuts, dried shrimp and dry crab. It’s quite spicy and suitable as an appetizer to awaken the appetite.

Som Tam

Khao Tom

For those who do not like spicy foods, khao tom or rice soup could be an option. Thai people usually make this khao tom as breakfast menu, but actually you can eat it as a dinner meal also. The ingredients are quite simple, just rice soup mixed with fish, shrimp or chicken. Little bit of ginger is used as seasoning, the taste is very refreshing and it’s very good to treat flu symptoms.

Khao Tom

Pad Thai

Pad Thai is Thailand's most famous food and liked by many people around the world.
This Thai fried noodle had a different taste from other noodles which commonly found in other Southeast Asian countries. Making this noodle can use vermicelli and yellow noodles. The most special about this Pad Thai noodle is the peanuts as a topping and it make the noodle very delicious. Do not forget to add chili powder, pickled chili and fish sauce.

Pad Thai

Tom Yum Goong

This menu is quite familiar to most people and many are available in Indonesia restaurants. if you try the original version in Thailand, it is better. Many people love the tom yam goong because the menu has a perfect mix between sweet, sour, spicy and salty. This very refreshing soup is often served with shrimp, squid or chicken. The aroma is very typical with herbs leaf lemongrass and lime leaf.

Tom Yun Goong

Tod Mun
Tod mun or fish cake Seller can be found in the corners of crowded streets of Bangkok. It is a very popular snack, made from ground fish meat, then fried until lightly browned. To make it more delicious, tod mun commonly enjoyed with vinegar sauce and slices of cucumber.

Tod Mun

Khao Niao Mamuang

Thai food doesn’t offer much dessert choices. Khao Niao Mamuang could be an option because it has very unique taste and shape. Khao kiao mamuang consists of white glutinous rice cooked with coconut milk and salt. So what makes it unique? This food is eaten with pieces of mango. It instantly makes you drool!