Khao Kha Moo in Kanchanaburi ข้าวขาหมู
Khao kha moo is pork leg braised for hours in five-spice and soy until it falls off the bone, served over rice with pickled greens and a boiled egg. Chin Chin in Tha Lo is the shop for that plate, daily from 07:00 to 16:00.
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What it tastes like
- Five-spice soy, soft skin, and pickled mustard. Chili vinegar is the heat on the table.
How to order it
- Thai name: khao kha moo (ข้าวขาหมู).
- Say: Khor khao kha moo, khai, khrap/kha.
- Ask for a boiled egg if you want the full plate. The shop closes at 16:00.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 60 to 120 THB.
Where to try it
- Chin Chin, Sangchuto Rd, Tha Lo, Mueang Kanchanaburi. 07:00 to 16:00 daily. 60 to 120 THB. Skip this, go here: skip the bridge restaurants for this plate; the pork-leg shop in Tha Lo is the lunch.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Mild. Heat is the vinegar.
- Diet: Pork. Not a Muslim plate.
Next plates
- Back to the Kanchanaburi food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Kanchanaburi page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Banana Roti is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Yen Ta Fo is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Moo Ping is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Is this by the bridge?
- No. The shop is on Saeng Chuto Road in Tha Lo, south of the town centre.
- How late?
- Daily until 16:00. The night market is the later pork plate.