Thailand Guide

Grilled Squid in Koh Kood ปลาหมึกย่าง

Grilled squid is a charcoal piece with a chili dip, the small seafood order when fish and crab are sold by weight. Ao Yai on Koh Kood grills it by the piece.

Koh Kood80 to 150 THBpla muek yang Thai food hub
Grilled Squid in Koh Kood

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Thaiปลาหมึกย่าง · pla muek yang
Price80 to 150 THB
RoomAo Yai grills

What it tastes like

  • Charred squid and a chili dip. Order it just cooked.

How to order it

  • Thai name: pla muek yang (ปลาหมึกย่าง).
  • Say: Khor pla muek yang, thao rai, khrap/kha.
  • Hear the price for the squid. A whole fish is the larger number.

Typical price

  • 2026 cash: 80 to 150 THB.

Where to try it

  • Ao Yai seafood grills, Ao Yai, Koh Kood, Trat. 80 to 150 THB. Skip this, go here: skip a whole fish if you wanted a snack; squid by the piece is the smaller bill.

Spice level and diet

  • Heat: Mild. The dip is hot.
  • Diet: Squid.

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Common questions

Fish instead?
Ask kilo la thao rai. The fish is the expensive order.
Where?
Ao Yai, the beach with the tank rooms, not Klong Chao's hotel strip.