Tam Khanun in Chiang Mai ตำขนุน
Tam khanun is a Northern shredded jackfruit salad. It is a Lanna som tum cousin without green papaya.
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Thaiตำขนุน · tam khanun
FruitYoung jackfruit
RoomTong Tem Toh, Nimman 13
HeatAsk first
What it tastes like
- Young jackfruit crunch, sour, and a little sweet. Pork crackling if they add it. It should not taste like canned jackfruit dessert.
How to order it
- Thai name: tam khanun (ตำขนุน).
- Say: Khor tam khanun, pet nit noi, khrap/kha.
- Young jackfruit, not ripe dessert fruit. Ask for mai phet on a first plate.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 60 to 120 THB.
Where to try it
- Tong Tem Toh, 11 Nimmanhaemin Soi 13, Suthep. Lunch and dinner; confirm the morning you go. 60 to 120 THB. Nimman Northern table. Dips and grilled pork neck are the other orders.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: You set it.
- Diet: Often pork rind. Ask for the veg plate if you need it.
Next plates
- Back to the Chiang Mai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Nimmanhaemin page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Nam Prik Ong is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Tod Mun Khao Pod is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Gaeng Khanun is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Sweet jackfruit?
- No. This is young, savoury jackfruit. Dessert jackfruit is a different plate.
- Old City version?
- Huen Phen can plate a Northern salad. Nimman is the easy west-gate table.