Sour Fish Curry in Koh Lipe แกงส้มปลา
Gaeng som pla, the south's sour fish curry, is the order at Rak Lay, a long-running seafood room on Koh Lipe Walking Street.
Photo: Sumit Surai (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Thaiแกงส้มปลา · kaeng som pla
Price150 to 350 THB a dish
RoomRak Lay, Walking Street
What it tastes like
- Tamarind, turmeric, and chili with fish. Sharp, then clean. Rice is required.
How to order it
- Thai name: kaeng som pla (แกงส้มปลา).
- Say: Khor kaeng som pla, khrap/kha.
- Whole fish is by weight. Snapper, threadfin, and tiger prawns are the usual tray.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 150 to 350 THB a dish.
Where to try it
- Rak Lay, Walking Street, Koh Lipe, Satun 91000. 150 to 350 THB a dish. Red and white snapper, squid, and prawns. Confirm weight before the wok.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: Hot.
- Diet: Fish.
Next plates
- Back to the Koh Lipe food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Koh Lipe page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Southern Seafood is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Som Tum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Seafood Buffet is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Same as gaeng leuang?
- Yes. Southern cooks use both names for the sour yellow curry.
- Papaya Mom instead?
- Papaya Mom is the som tum room already on this street. Rak Lay is the fish curry.