Top 10 Isaan Food

                 1. Grilled Pork Neck (Kor Moo Yang, คอหมูย่าง)

Beautiful thin slices of pork.

Kor Moo Yang Grilled Pork, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand Yum Kor Moo Yang, Grilled Pork, Top 10 Isan Food Northeastern Thailand
2. Minced Pork Salad (Laab Moo, ลาบหมู) 
This one comes from Laos. The most popular Laab is a stir-fried mince pork dish with shallots, coriander and mint leaves. We also usually put fish sauce and lime in it.. Note Laab is at times found with raw uncooked meat. I would strongly advise against it.

Laab Moo Spicy Pork Salad, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand Laab Moo at Bangkok Barbecue, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand
3. Grilled Pork Salad (Nam Tok Moo, น้ำตกหมู)
 
Laab’s brother. Instead of the minced pork as in Laab the Nam Tok Moo combine  tasty grilled pork with delicious laab flavour. Also available as beef (Nam Tok Neua). Fun fact, the name Nam Tok means as ‘Waterfall’. Cute no?

Nam Tok Isaan Spicy Pork salad, Top 10 Isan Food Northeastern Thailand
4. Isan Sausages (Sai Krok Isaan, ไส้กรอกอีสาน)
 
The Isan sausage bring sour taste by the ferment of pork and sticky rice. Accompany with Galam (cabbage), slice ginger and chillies add more spice (can also add lime and peanuts). Roll together in a cabbage leaf, pop in your mouth, eat. Cost 10 baht per skewer.

Isan Sausage Saigrok Isaan, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand Isan Sausage Motorbike, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand
5. Thai Hot Pot (Jim Jum,จิ้มจุ่ม)
Jim Jum, originating from Isan, use  shallot, Lemongrass, Chilli, Garlic and Sweet Basil. The rest is up to you. Jim Jum allow eaters to pick and prepare their own favourite ingredients. Cooked at hot pots on restaurant tables.

Jim Jum Thai Hot Pot, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand Thai Hot Pot Jim Jum, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand
6. Grilled Chicken (Kai Yang, ไก่ย่าง)
 
Kai Yang can be found all day, everyday, at near every street food area.

Grilled Chicken, Top 10 Isan Food Northeastern Thailand Central World Barbecue, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand
7.  Hot and Sour Soup (Tom Saap, ต้มแซ่บ)
 
The Isan equivalent to the better knownTom Yum. Tom Saap means “Tasty Soup”, Saap in Isan meaning Tasty.

Tom Saap Isaan Hot Sour Soup, Top 10 Isan Food Northeastern Thailand Tom Saap Cooking, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand
8. Papaya Salad (Som Tam Korat, ส้มตำโคราช)
 
Som Tam is the most popular dish in all Thailand! Papaya, lemon, sugar, sometimes crab and marinated fish, tomatoes, and chilli a lot of chilli!

Som Tam Korat Pla Ra, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand Som Tam Korat Bangkok, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand
9. Grilled Fish (Pla Pao, ปลาเผา)
 
Fish are gutted, stuffed with pandanus leaves and lemongrass then coat with flour and rock salt before take a grill over charcoal barbecues.

Pla Pao Grilled Fish, Top 10 Isan Food, Northeastern Thailand

10. Marinated Pork (Moo Dad Diew, หมูแดดเดียว) 
The Thai equivalent to the pork Jerky. Small bites of pork, marinated in dark soy, oyster sauce, garlic, pepper and palm sugar.

Moo Dad Diew, Isaan Pork Jerky, Top 10 Isan Food Northeastern Thailand Thai Marinated Pork Jerky, Top 10 Isan Food Northeastern Thailand

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