Northern Pork Curry in Chiang Mai แกงฮังเล
Gaeng hang lay is a northern pork curry with ginger, tamarind, and turmeric, slow enough that the fat goes soft. Huen Phen sells it for 120 THB on its delivery menu.
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Thaiแกงฮังเล · kaeng hang le
Price120 THB
RoomHuen Phen, Ratchamankha
Clock08:30 to 16:30, 17:00 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Ginger, tamarind, and soft pork. Milder than a southern sour curry. Sticky rice is the right starch.
How to order it
- Thai name: kaeng hang le (แกงฮังเล).
- Say: Khor kaeng hang le, khao niao, khrap/kha.
- The curry is 120 THB on the delivery menu. Eat it with sticky rice, not a spoon of jasmine alone.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 120 THB.
Where to try it
- Huen Phen, 112 Ratchamankha Rd, Phra Sing, Chiang Mai 50200. 08:30 to 16:30 and 17:00 to 22:00 daily. 120 THB on the delivery menu. Skip this, go here: skip a green curry if you asked for northern food. This pork curry is the 120 THB plate, and Comedara on Charoenrat Road is the riverside room for the same dish.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild to medium.
- Diet: Pork.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Chiang Mai khao soi and markets page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
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- Riverside Pork Curry is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- What rice should I order?
- Sticky rice. Hang lay is a northern curry, and jasmine is the wrong starch.
- How much is the pork curry?
- Gaeng hang lay is 120 THB on the delivery menu.