Guide to Pattaya Local Cuisine
Pattaya being a vacation destination attracts Thai nationals from all over the nation and it is also home to multicultural people. Due to this Pattaya cuisine is diverse! You get to taste a variety of signature dishes from across the nation.
Shrimp Soup – Tom Yum Goong
Being the national dish of Thailand, this is a spicy soup that is filled with the essence of the tropics – with the addition of tropical spices and seafood the soup burst with amazing flavours. The common version of Tom Yum Goong has Shrimp and straw mushrooms as its main ingredients. Ingredients such as lemongrass, lime leaves, chillies, shallots, fish sauce are also added to increase the soup’s flavour. Being a popular dish you could taste it at the best restaurants in Pattaya the likes of AVANI Pattaya Resort & Spa or event at many street food stalls.
Spicy raw Papaya Salad – Som Tum
Regarded as a love-it or hate-it dish for foreigners, this dish has a peculiar taste which is a combo of extremely spicy, sour and sweet flavours that and some visitors may not like it. But Thai people, however, love this dish! It is made with shredded raw papaya, green beans, cherry tomatoes, garlic, chillies and additions such as dried crabmeat, shrimp paste and peanuts.
Spicy Glass Noodles – Yum Woon Sen
This is a popular salad that is loved by many in Thailand it is also considered as a diet food as it has high nutritional value with lesser amounts of fat. The base of the dish is glass noodles and ingredients such as peanuts, dried shrimp, celery, onions, lime juice and plenty of chillies to give the dish an extra kick is added and then mixed together. You can also choose to add ground pork but adding it will be a diet-breaker.
Chicken with Sticky Rice – Gai Yang with Khao Niao
As the name suggests this is truly a simple dish – Chicken that is grilled to perfection is served with sticky rice. The dish usually comes with two or three dipping sauces. It is surprisingly filling and delicious and certainly a must-try during your time in Pattaya.
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