No. Pinch the rice and scoop the dip. A fork is fine if you refuse the hand.

Same as mango sticky rice?

Same grain family. The dessert adds coconut and mango. This basket is savoury.

Sticky Rice in Chiang Mai ข้าวเหนียว

Khao niew is sticky rice, the utensil for sausage, dips, and grilled pork. Ask for a basket, not jasmine, on a Lanna table.

Chiang Mai10 to 22 THB a basketkhao niao Thai food hub

Thaiข้าวเหนียว · khao niao

Price10 to 22 THB a basket

UsePinch, do not spoon

AskKhao niao, not jasmine

What it tastes like

Chewy, slightly sweet grain. You pinch it. It is not a side of steamed jasmine.

How to order it

Thai name: khao niao (ข้าวเหนียว).
Say: Khor khao niao, nueng kratip, khrap/kha.
One basket for two dips. A second basket if the table is hungry.

Typical price

2026 cash: 10 to 22 THB a basket.

Where to try it

Any Lanna table or Warorot grill, Warorot Market or Huen Phen, Old City. With the grill or the lunch room. 10 to 22 THB. If they only offer jasmine with sai ua, you are in the wrong room.

Spice level and diet

Heat: None.
Diet: Rice. Gluten-free. The dishes you scoop may not be.

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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.
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Nam Prik Noom is the nearby order if this plate is done.
Moo Ping is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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Common questions

Do you need a fork?: No. Pinch the rice and scoop the dip. A fork is fine if you refuse the hand.
Same as mango sticky rice?: Same grain family. The dessert adds coconut and mango. This basket is savoury.