Where real Thais eat Thai food
When it comes to Thai food, we know flavorful pad Thai noodles, crispy fried spring rolls and green curry. And that’s about it. But when we see pages of menu items with names like pad gar pao, por pia and som tum, your guess is as good as ours.
In the spirit of Frolic’s ongoing quest to get to the heart of every cuisine we can think of, we’re following up on our posts about where real Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese nationals eat Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese food with a look at real Thai favorites.
Here’s a shoutout to one of our readers, Janjeera, for the idea. And here are the favorite dishes of some of our Thai friends who’ve helped broaden our horizons and find the flavors at the heart of Thai cuisine.
