Country Isaan Classic

Papaya salad with pickled river crab. Salty, spicy, and sour flavors. Crisp papaya strands. Popular with sticky rice and grilled chicken.

Thai papaya salad with river crab. Balanced sour, sweet, salty, and spicy flavors. With peanuts and dried shrimp.

Authentic Esan papaya salad with river crab and cooked fermented fish sauce. Fragrant with fermented fish sauce, intense salty, spicy, and rich flavor.

Papaya salad with various ingredients such as Kanom Jeen, mussels, Leucaena seeds, pickled vegetables, and fermented fish sauce. Intense and rich flavor.

Sweet and sour papaya salad, no fermented fish sauce. With roasted peanuts and dried shrimp. Suitable for those who don't like very spicy food or fermented fish sauce.

Thai papaya salad with salted egg. Salty richness from the egg yolk contrasts with the sweet and sour papaya salad dressing. Pairs well.

Uses chopped cucumber instead of papaya, pounded with papaya salad ingredients. Refreshing taste, crisp and juicy from the cucumber.

Papaya salad with crab and fermented fish, mixed with Kanom Jeen noodles. Adds richness and satiety. Intense flavor absorbed into the noodles.

Boiled sweet corn instead of papaya. The sweet, crisp taste of corn is balanced by the sour, spicy, and salty dressing.

Sweet Corn Papaya Salad with salted egg for richness and saltiness. A popular snack with a mellow flavor.

Uses chopped green mango instead of papaya. Very sour, crisp, and fragrant with mango aroma. Refreshing.

Papaya salad with fresh horse crab (plain crab). Sweet flavor of fresh crab meat mixed with spicy papaya salad dressing.

Uses long beans instead of papaya, pounded until slightly broken. The papaya salad dressing seeps into the beans. Crisp and mellow taste.

Papaya salad with pickled mussels. Unique sweet, sour, and salty flavor of pickled mussels, contrasted with the spiciness of the salad.

Papaya salad with fermented fish sauce and raw fresh shrimp. Sweet and springy shrimp texture, pairs well with spicy papaya salad dressing.

Papaya salad served with fragrant grilled shrimp. The charcoal grill aroma enhances the flavor of the papaya salad.

Papaya salad with cockles, lightly boiled. Cockles are sweet with a slight bleed. Intense flavor.

Mixed Seafood Papaya Salad with shrimp, squid, and other seafood. Spicy and flavorful.

Papaya salad using cooked instant noodles instead of papaya strands. Intense spicy salad dressing mixed with papaya salad.

Rice served with side dishes. Sticky rice is popular with papaya salad and grilled chicken. Steamed rice is served with general side dishes.

Fresh rice flour noodles. Soft and smooth texture. Popular with papaya salad or served with curry.

Deep-fried fish, golden and crispy. Topped with a sweet and salty fish sauce. Served with spicy mango salad dressing.

Steamed fish with herbs, served with spicy jaew dipping sauce and blanched vegetables. A healthy dish with intense flavor.

Intensely spicy salad dishes, seasoned with lime juice, fish sauce, and fresh chilies. Choose various ingredients as desired.

Crispy fried minced duck, seasoned as larb with roasted rice powder, chili powder, and lime. Fragrant with herbs and crispy.

Crispy fried minced chicken, tossed with larb seasoning. Sour, spicy, and salty flavor, fragrant with roasted rice.

Grilled catfish, meat removed and fried, then made into larb. Intense flavor, fluffy fish meat fragrant with spices.

Fried beef, tossed with larb seasoning. Intense flavor, fragrant with roasted rice and chili.

Crispy fried battered morning glory. Served with a spicy dipping sauce with minced pork and shrimp. Crispy and delicious when eaten together.

Crispy fried shredded catfish, seasoned as Esan larb. Fragrant with lime and roasted rice. Crispy and delicious.

Fresh fish fillet, lightly boiled. Sweet and tender meat. Served with soybean paste dip or spicy seafood dip.

Chicken joint cartilage marinated until sour, then deep-fried. Slightly sour taste, crispy to chew. Suitable as an appetizer.

Fermented pork soft bones. Mellow sour taste. Fried until cooked and fragrant. Chewy and enjoyable.

Minced frog meat, fried with garlic and pepper. Firm texture, more springy than chicken. Fragrant with fried garlic.

Tom Yum or stew with soft chicken egg bunches. Chewy texture, with a spicy broth that is easy to drink.

Spicy Pork Rib Soup. Clear soup with intense sour and spicy flavor, aromatic with herbs, galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves.

Minced beef dishes, seasoned with roasted rice powder and chili powder. Koi Nuea is raw beef seasoned, while Larb Nuea is cooked beef. Intense flavor.

Beef salad with ox bile for bitterness (bitter salad) or roasted until cooked (roasted salad). Fragrant with Esan herbs and spices.

Sliced grilled beef or pork, seasoned like larb with roasted rice powder, chili powder, and lime. Intense flavor, fragrant with grilling.

Pork liver, lightly boiled and seasoned as larb. Sweet flavor from fresh liver, tender, spicy, sour, and salty.

Cooked minced duck, stir-fried and seasoned with larb ingredients, with fried shallots and fried chili. Fragrant with spices, no gamey smell.

Esan-style stew with dill and local vegetables. A thick, aromatic soup with fermented fish and herbs, with a rich flavor.

Stew with chicken egg yolks. Rich and salty from the soft yolks, mixed with mellow stew broth. Fragrant with dill.

Marinated grilled pork intestines, grilled until crispy and fragrant. Tender, not chewy. Served with jaew dipping sauce.

Pork liver marinated with spices and grilled to perfection. Tender and juicy, with a charcoal-grilled aroma.

Marinated grilled pork neck. Marbled fat makes it tender and juicy. Mellow sweet and salty flavor.

Chopped grilled catfish, seasoned as dry larb. Fragrant with roasted rice and herbs. Intense flavor.

Whole charcoal-grilled catfish until cooked and fragrant. Sweet and rich fish meat. Served with sweet fish sauce or jaew.

Grilled pork udder (raw milk). Fragrant and rich, with a crispy texture that is enjoyable to chew. Grilled until crispy and fragrant.

Marinated grilled beef with fat. Fragrant with beef and marinade. Served with bitter or sour jaew dipping sauce.

Pork or beef seasoned and sun-dried until semi-dry, then fried until fragrant. Salty and rich flavor. For snacking or with sticky rice.

Chicken marinated with spices, fried until crispy outside and tender inside. Fragrant and delicious, easy to eat.

Seasoned fried pork intestines or fried Esan sausage. Intense flavor, crispy outside, tender inside.

Fried or garlic fried pork soft bones. Crispy and enjoyable to chew.

Crispy Fried Duck Mouth. Soft tongue meat with crispy mouthparts, fun to chew. A popular appetizer.

Cooked fresh squid, seasoned as larb. Intense sour and spicy flavor. Springy squid texture.

Cooked glass noodles mixed with larb seasoning and seafood (shrimp, squid). Intense flavor, fragrant with roasted rice.

Tom Yum Kung (creamy or clear soup). Rich sour and spicy flavor, aromatic with Tom Yum herbs, galangal, lemongrass, and kaffir lime leaves.