Gaeng Tai Pla แกงไตปลา
Gaeng tai pla is a southern curry of fish and fermented fish innards, turmeric-hot and pungent, not a coconut massaman. Baan Ice on Thong Lo is known for that pot, daily from 11:00 to 22:00.
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Thaiแกงไตปลา · kaeng tai pla
PriceSit-down southern curry
RoomBaan Ice, Thong Lo
Clock11:00 to 22:00
What it tastes like
- Turmeric, fermented fish, and a sour-hot broth. It smells stronger than it needs to be sweet. Rice is required.
How to order it
- Thai name: kaeng tai pla (แกงไตปลา).
- Say: Khor kaeng tai pla, pet nit noi, khrap/kha.
- Say pet nit noi. Southern heat is the house style. A street curry-rice plate is often 40 to 70 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: Sit-down southern curry.
Where to try it
- Baan Ice, 115 Thong Lo, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110. 11:00 to 22:00 daily. Sit-down southern curry. Skip this, go here: skip a green curry if you wanted the south; gaeng tai pla is the pungent pot. Massaman is the mild one.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Very hot. Say pet nit noi.
- Diet: Fish. Not a vegetable curry.
Next plates
- Back to the Thai food hub for the city rows.
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- Pad Thai is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is it coconut curry?
- No. It is turmeric and fermented fish. Green curry is the coconut pot.
- Where?
- 115 Thong Lo. Daily 11:00 to 22:00.