No. Pepper and vegetables. Shrimp is the usual protein.

Curry-rice counters that still have the pot at lunch. It sells out.

Gaeng Liang แกงเลียง

Gaeng liang is a peppery vegetable soup with shrimp and a ground-pepper paste, not a coconut curry. Thai curry-rice counters are the place for that light bowl.

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Thaiแกงเลียง · kaeng liang

Price40 to 80 THB a market bowl

RoomCurry-rice counters

What it tastes like

White pepper, gourd, corn or pumpkin, and a little shrimp. Thin, fragrant, and not sweet.

How to order it

Thai name: kaeng liang (แกงเลียง).
Say: Khor kaeng liang, kap khao, khrap/kha.
Say if you want it without shrimp. The classic bowl has them.

Typical price

2026 cash: 40 to 80 THB a market bowl.

Where to try it

Thai curry-rice counters, Market curry counters in Bangkok, including stalls that post the pots. 40 to 80 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a green curry if you wanted this; gaeng liang is the peppery vegetable soup.

Spice level and diet

Heat: Pepper, not a chili bomb.
Diet: Usually shrimp. Ask for a vegetable pot.

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Common questions

Coconut?: No. Pepper and vegetables. Shrimp is the usual protein.
Where?: Curry-rice counters that still have the pot at lunch. It sells out.