I-San Cuisine
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I-San cuisine or food from Northeastern Thailand based on sizzling platters, veggies and sticky rice. If juicy BBQ Chicken, tender slices of roast beef and nutritious native salads make your mouth water, then prepare yourself to savor the kingdom's array of the finest delicacies guaranteed to stimulate your palate. |
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| Among Thais, the Northeast, I-San in Thai, is famed for its delightful spicy food. Making it even more spicy and appetizing is the liberal use of fiery little green and red chilies. The meal begins when diners sit around a circular table arranged with a variety of dishes. In front of each diner is a woven bamboo basket containing sticky rice (khao nieow). The diners make tiny balls out of the rice, using it to mix and dip food. No utensils are used. Eating in this manner is a significant part of the I-San people's lives. |
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| A typical I-San meal includes "som tum," shredded
green papaya salad; "kai yang," barbecued chicken; roast beef, pork, liver;
deep-fried dried beef; "larb," minced pork, beef, chicken, or duck cooked in
I-San style; and "soup nor-mai," boiled bamboo shoot soup. All dishes are eaten
with fresh vegetables. Deep fried beef or crispy chicken skin are eaten as
"bites" between courses with a few sips of beer. I-San restaurants are all over Thailand, visit some of these restaurants and try the I-San cuisine once and you'll be hooked! |
