Thai tea (Thai tea), or cha yen (ชาเย็น), is a strongly sweetened tea-based beverage widely consumed in Thailand, typically made by brewing black tea strongly, adding sugar and dairy products, and often served over ice. It is characterized by its vivid orange appearance, intense sweetness, the astringency of black tea, and the richness of milk, and is served in a wide range of venues from street stalls to cafes and food courts. The author drank this beverage at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
Seafood fried rice is a type of fried rice made by stir-frying cooked rice in oil and seasoning it together with seafood such as shrimp, squid, and shellfish. It is eaten across a wide range of regions, including Southeast Asia, and exists in many variations depending on the rice variety used and the combination of aromatics and seasonings. It is also served at the Ibrahim Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, and is often encountered by travelers as an approachable rice dish within the local dining-out culture.
Chicken seekh kebab (Chicken seekh kebab / seekh kabab) is a kebab dish of South Asian origin made by mixing ground or finely chopped chicken with spices and herbs, molding it around a metal skewer (seekh), and grilling it. It is often cooked over charcoal or in a tandoor (a cylindrical oven) and is characterized by a fragrant char, juiciness, and the aroma of spices. It has also become widespread in Southeast Asia due to migration, trade, and tourism, and the chicken seekh kebab served at Ibrahim Restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, can be regarded as an example of its adoption and development.
Bua loi (Thai: บัวลอย; English renderings include Bua Loi and Bua Loy) is a collective term in Thailand for desserts in which small dumpling-like rice cakes are served in a sweet liquid, consisting of balls made by kneading and shaping glutinous rice flour (or rice flour), boiling them, and eating them with warm sweet coconut milk syrup or a chilled milk-based sweet soup mixed with ice. It is widely sold at street stalls and dessert shops in Thailand and is enjoyed as a light snack. It is also served at Cheng Sim Ei Giant Swing in Bangkok, where a version combining dumplings and ice in a cold sweet soup can be found.
Stir-fried water spinach (kuushinsai itame) is a leafy green dish widely found in Southeast Asia and southern China, made by quickly stir-frying water spinach (ensai, Ipomoea aquatica) over high heat; in Thailand it is commonly served at restaurants and street stalls as phat phak bung fai daeng (ผัดผักบุ้งไฟแดง). It is also offered at Go-Ang Khao Man Gai Pratunam (โกอ่างข้าวมันไก่ประตูน้ำ) in Bangkok as one of the side dishes accompanying rice-based meals.
Khao man gai (Thai: ข้าวมันไก่, pronounced kâo man gai) is a representative Thai rice dish consisting of rice cooked in chicken broth, topped with boiled or steamed chicken, and served with a dipping sauce (nam chim) featuring spicy and fermented seasonings. It is regarded as closely related to chicken rice (Hainanese chicken rice) introduced to Southeast Asia by Chinese migrants, and is widely available throughout Thailand, from street stalls to specialty restaurants. It is commonly served with cucumber, aromatic herbs, and a separate bowl of soup; this article uses an eating example at Go-Ang Khao Man Gai Pratunam (โกอ่างข้าวมันไก่ประตูน้ำ) in Bangkok as a point of reference to discuss its components and cultural positioning.
SnackJack Paprika Flavor is a ring-shaped snack food distributed in Thailand, characterized by a light texture produced by an expanded (extrusion) process and a spicy flavor derived from paprika. It has been purchased and eaten at 7-Eleven stores in Bangkok, and the packaging bears English text such as “SnackJack Ring” and “Paprika Flavor” and Thai text such as “รสปาปริก้า” (paprika flavor), with a net weight of 50 grams (1.76 oz).
Coconut ice cream (English: Coconut ice cream; Thai: ไอศกรีมกะทิ) is a frozen dessert made primarily from coconut milk and is widely sold at street stalls and markets, especially in Southeast Asia. At the Jodd Fairs Night Market in Bangkok, Thailand, it is commonly served in a coconut shell and topped with fruits, nuts, and other garnishes, and is regarded as one of the popular street-eaten sweets in tropical climates.
Coconut pancake is a pancake-like confection made by incorporating coconut flesh and coconut milk into the batter and baking it, and in Southeast Asia—particularly Thailand—it is commonly sold as a street-stall sweet at night markets; at Bangkok’s Jodd Fairs Night Market, it is sometimes served cut into bite-sized pieces for eating on the go.
The Moogata Set for One + Drink Ice is a food-and-beverage combination served at the restaurant Tui Mu Kratha–Mu Chum Talat Phlu (ตุ้ย หมูกระทะ-หมูจุ่ม ตลาดพลู) in Bangkok, Thailand, consisting of a single-serving set of the tabletop hot pot dish mu kratha—cooked using a dedicated metal pan to grill meat while simmering vegetables and other ingredients—together with ice provided alongside a drink, a common serving style in cafeterias and street stalls.
