Gaeng Hang Lay in Chiang Mai แกงฮังเล
Gaeng hang lay is a Burmese-root pork curry with ginger and tamarind. It is a Chiang Mai sit-down plate, not a street cup.
Thaiแกงฮังเล · kaeng hang le
Price80 to 180 THB
MeatPork
RoomHuen Phen
What it tastes like
- Soft pork, pickled ginger, and a sour-sweet gravy. Less coconut than central curry. It should taste of spice, not sugar only.
How to order it
- Thai name: kaeng hang le (แกงฮังเล).
- Say: Khor kaeng hang le, khrap/kha.
- Share with sticky rice or jasmine. This is a pot, not a solo bowl.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 80 to 180 THB.
Where to try it
- Huen Phen, 112 Ratchamanka Rd, Phra Sing. Lunch and dinner sessions. 80 to 180 THB. Old City. Tong Tem Toh on Nimman Soi 13 is the west-gate table if you already sleep there.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild to medium. Sour more than chili-hot.
- Diet: Pork. Not a Muslim plate.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Northern Lanna page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Nam Prik Ong is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Larb Kua is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Gaeng Ho is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Coconut curry?
- No. Hang lay is ginger, tamarind, and spice. Khao soi is the coconut noodle.
- Lunch only?
- Sit-down rooms serve it at dinner too. Market pots are rarer.