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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
"Dressed up tofu". Stir fried tofu with mixed vegetables. Make sure: no meat or fish are added
Tao Hoo Song Kreung
Stir fried vegetables with local spices. The Taohu version will come with tofu inside. Make sure: no fish/oyster sauce is used
Taoho Pad Phak/Pak
(Morning Glory) Stir fried water spinach with soy and garlic sauce. Make sure: no shrimp is added
Pak Boong
Plain sticky rice. Can be served as a side or inside of banana leaves
Khao niao /Sticky rice
Pumpkin soup made with curry spices and coconut cream
Pumpkin Soup
Sticky Rice/Tapioca pudding made with coconut cream, sugar and mangoes
Pudding with Mango
Fried rice with pineapple, coconut, cashews, peas and currents with a curry flavored sauce
Pineapple Fried Rice
Fried vegetable spring roll filled with cabbage, carrots, sprouts, and glass noodles
Poh Pia Tod
Coconut rice based pancakes.
Khanom Krok
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
Papaya salad with chili pepper, garlic, lime and tamarind, fish sauce dressing. To veganize: ask for no fish sauce and no dried shrimp
Som Tum
Green mango salad with chili, garlic, lime, coriander, fish/ shrimp-based sauce. To veganize: ask for no fish sauce or dried shrimp
Som Tum Mamuang
Traditional curry stew with veggies, coconut milk, fish/oyster sauce and meat. To veganize: ask for no meat/ fish and no fish/oyster sauce
Curry
Stir fried pumpkin and other vegetables in soy sauce. May have eggs, fish sauce or pork. To veganize: ask without eggs, fish sauce or pork
Pad Phuk Tong
Stir fry with vegetables, usually with meat and fried egg and fish sauce. To veganize: ask to substitute these for mushrooms
Pad Kra Pao
Grilled eggplant with soy sauce, garlic and chili. made with fish/oyster sauce and served with eggs. To veganize: ask without egg and fish sauces
Yum Makeua Yao
Rice noodles with vegetables and meat/ fish/ tofu, fried with fish sauce, dried shrimp, garlic. To veganize ask without fish/shrimp
Pad Thai
Fresh/ deep-fried rice spring rolls, stuffed with vegetables, meat/ fish and glass noodles. To veganize: ask for no meat/ fish and no fish sauce
Po Phey Jae
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Noodle soup usually made with fish/ meat stock
Tom Yum/Yam
Corn fritters made with egg and shrimp
