Miang Kham เมี่ยงคำ
Miang kham is a wild betel leaf wrapped around coconut, ginger, lime, and a palm-sugar sauce, known as a single bite. Plu prices the wrap at 195 THB before VAT and service.
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Thaiเมี่ยงคำ · miang kham
Price195 THB before VAT and service
RoomPlu, Suan Phlu
Clock11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:30
What it tastes like
- Leaf, toasted coconut, lime, chili, and a sweet salty sauce. One wrap, one bite.
How to order it
- Thai name: miang kham (เมี่ยงคำ).
- Say: Khor miang kham, khrap/kha.
- 195 THB before VAT and service. Eat each leaf whole. The rice-cracker dip on the same menu is 235 THB.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 195 THB before VAT and service.
Where to try it
- Plu, 3 Soi Phra Phinit, Suan Phlu Rd, Thung Maha Mek, Sathon, Bangkok 10120. 11:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:30 daily. 195 THB before VAT and service. Skip this, go here: skip the rice-cracker dip at 235 THB if you want one leaf and one bite. Miang kham is toasted coconut, lime, and palm sugar, at 195 THB before VAT and service.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: A little chili in the sauce.
- Diet: Often dried shrimp. Ask if you skip seafood.
Next plates
- Back to the Thai food hub for the city rows.
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- How do you eat a wrap?
- Fold the leaf around the filling and eat it in one bite. Do not pick it apart.
- Does it contain dried shrimp?
- Often, yes. Ask before you order if you skip seafood.