Khanom Jeen Sao Nam in Chiang Mai ขนมจีนซาวน้ำ

What it tastes like

• Sweet-sour pineapple, raw garlic, and a little chili over cool noodles. It should taste fresh, not stewed.

How to order it

• Thai name: khanom chin sao nam (ขนมจีนซาวน้ำ).
• Say: Khor khanom chin sao nam, khrap/kha.
• A lunch tray. Not nam ngiao and not nam ya.

Typical price

• 2026 cash: 40 to 70 THB.

Where to try it

• Old City lunch kanom jeen rooms, Inthawarorot and Ratchamanka lunch shops, Si Phum / Phra Sing. 10:00 to 14:00. 40 to 70 THB. Kiat Ocha is nam ngiao. Ask the next door if you want sao nam.

Spice level and diet

• Heat: Medium from raw chili and garlic.
• Diet: Usually minced pork. Ask for less pork if you want it lighter.

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 Ngiao is the nearby order if this plate is done.
• Tam Khanun is the nearby order if this plate is done.
• Khao Soi is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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Book

• Old City staysWalk to lunch

  Sleep inside the moat if this plate is a lunch walk, not a Grab across town.

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• Chiang Mai cooking classKlook

  Book a half-day wok if you want the paste explained. Morning slots beat the lunch clock.

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Common questions

Soup or dry?

Cool and dressed, not a hot soup. Nam ngiao is the hot tomato bowl.

Very garlicky?

Yes. That is the plate.