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    Thai is transliterated into English in many ways. The spellings below are just approximates and you will probably see the same Thai words spelled in other forms, but the basic sounds are the same.
    • Khao rice
    • Nua beef
    • Mu pork
    • Kai chicken
    • Khai egg
    • Pet duck
    • Pla fish
    • Kung shrimp
    • Pu crab meat
    • Phak vegetables

    Curries

    • Kaeng curry
    • Kaeng mat sa man a rich beef curry with peanuts, not spicy
    • Kaeng ka ri a mild flavored Indian type curry made with potatoes and most commonly chicken though sometimes other meats are used
    • Kaeng kai chicken curry
    • Kaeng nua beef curry
    • Kaeng pla duk catfish curry
    • Kaeng som fish and vegetable curry
    • Kaeng penang spicy dry curry
    • Kaeng kio waan green curry

    Soups

    • Kaeng chut a mild flavored soup made of vegetables and/or shrimp, chicken and pork
    • Kaeng chut wun sen the same as kaeng chut but with shredded jelly
    • Kaeng liang a typical Thai style vegetable soup
    • Tom yam a chili hot and sour soup made with pork, shrimp, beef, chicken or fish
    • Tom indicating that a dish is boiled
    • Khao tom mu a mild rice soup flavored with pork
    • Khao tom pla a mild rice soup flavored with fish
    • Khao tom kung a mild rice soup flavored with shrimp
    • Tom khlong salted fish boiled with tamarind and onions
    • Pet tun steamed duck soup
    • Khao phot corn soup
    • Hu cha lam sai pu shark fin soup with crab meat

    Egg Dishes

    • Khai egg
    • Khai luak soft boiled egg
    • Khai tom hard boiled egg
    • Khai dao fried egg
    • Khai tot omelette
    • Khai tot sai mu omelette filled with pork
    • Khai yat sai omelette filled with meat, onions and sugar peas
    • Po pia an egg roll containing bean sprouts, pork and crab meat (not fried)
    • Po pia tot an egg roll containing bean sprouts, pork, crab meat (fried)

    Fried Dishes

    • Khao rice
    • Khao phat fried rice
    • Pla tot fried fish
    • Kai tot fried chicken
    • Kai phat phrik fried chicken and chillies
    • Kai yang roasted chicken
    • Kung tot krob crisp fried prawns
    • Priao wan sweet and sour pork with vegetables
    • Phat Phak Boong Thai fried vegetables made with morning glory stems and leaves
    • Hae kun thin slices of shrimp eaten with a side order of Chinese syrup
    • Mi klob crisp thin noodles (vermicelli) with bits of meat, shrimp and egg and sweet and sour sauce
    • Nua phat nam man hoi fried beef with oyster-flavored sauce and green onion
    • Dok kalam phat mu (kung, kai, nua) fried pork (shrimp, chicken, beef) with cauliflower

    Miscellaneous

    • Pla prieo wan sweet and sour fried fish
    • Kam pu tot fried crab claws
    • Kam pu nung steamed crab claws
    • Salad nua san roast beef salad
    • Pla nam khao stewed fish in white sauce

    Rice Dishes

    • Khao rice
    • Rat khao any dish served over rice; ordinary Thai restaurants sell their dishes either in portions big enough for several eaters or as rat khao, a serving over rice portioned for one person
    • Khao man kai sliced chicken served with plain rice
    • Khao na pet sliced roast duck with plain rice
    • Khao na kai sliced chicken with bamboo shoots and spring onions in a gravy over plain rice
    • Khao mu daeng sliced cooked pork with egg and gravy over plain rice
    • Khao mu tot sliced fried pork over plain rice (can be ordered with khai, egg, added on top)
    • Khao rat na nua fried vegetables and beef in a gravy over plain rice

    Noodle Dishes

    • Nam literally meaning water, is used to indicate a soup dish
    • Haeng literally just meaning dry, is used to indicate that a dish is without broth
    • Kuai tiao rice noodles
    • Ba mi wheat and egg noodles
    • Kuai tiao lat na wide white noodles with meat, vegetables and gravy placed on top
    • Kuai tiao haeng white noodles flavored with a small amount of meat, vegetables (preferably bean sprouts) and spices
    • Kuai tiao nam same as above, but with a broth added
    • Kuai tiao phat Thai thin white noodles fried with bean sprouts and a small quantity of many other ingredients including meats
    • Kuai tiao phat si iu sai khai noodles fried with Chinese sauce, meat, vegetables and egg
    • Ba mi nam boiled wheat and egg noodles with broth
    • Ba mi haeng same as above but without broth
    • Ba mi na mu (nua, kai, kung, pu) fried yellow noodles with pork (beef, chicken, shrimp, crab meat)
    • Ba mi na phak same as above, but with vegetables
    • Ba mi krob rat na kung crisp fried yellow noodles with shrimp
    • Ba mi krob rat na mu same as above but with pork
    • Ba mi krob rat na kai same as above, but with chicken
    • Kieo nam wanton (meat ball) soup
    • Kieo haeng wanton with bits of vegetables and spices

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