Northern Sausage in Chiang Mai ไส้อั่ว
Sai ua is a northern pork sausage packed with lemongrass, kaffir lime, and chili, grilled and sliced into coins. Huen Phen sells it for 130 THB on its delivery menu.
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Thaiไส้อั่ว · sai ua
Price130 THB
RoomHuen Phen, Ratchamankha
Clock08:30 to 16:30, 17:00 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Lemongrass, lime leaf, and pork fat. Eat it with sticky rice and a chili dip.
How to order it
- Thai name: sai ua (ไส้อั่ว).
- Say: Khor sai ua, khrap/kha.
- The plate is 130 THB. A dip set at 80 THB is the partner.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 130 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. 130 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a cocktail-bar sausage on Nimman. Huen Muan Jai in Chang Phueak, open 09:00 to 21:00 and closed Wednesday, is the other northern room.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Medium, inside the sausage.
- 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.
- Green Chili Dip is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Chang Phueak Sausage is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Northern Pork Curry is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- What does the sausage cost?
- The delivery menu sells sai ua for 130 THB.
- Which dip belongs with it?
- Nam prik noom, the roasted green chili set at 80 THB.