Thailand Guide

Khao Pad in Pai ข้าวผัด

Khao pad is day-old rice fried with garlic, egg, and pork, with lime and chili on the side. A wok on Pai Walking Street is the one-plate dinner nightly.

Pai40 to 70 THBkhao phat moo Thai food hub
Khao Pad in Pai

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Thaiข้าวผัดหมู · khao phat moo
Price40 to 70 THB
RoomWalking Street wok
ClockNightly

What it tastes like

  • Garlic, egg, and day-old rice, with lime and chili on the side. Crab costs more than pork.

How to order it

  • Thai name: khao phat moo (ข้าวผัดหมู).
  • Say: Khor khao phat moo, khrap/kha.
  • Pu means crab and is a different price. Stay with pork if you want the cheap plate.

Typical price

  • 2026 cash: 40 to 70 THB.

Where to try it

  • Pai Walking Street wok, Chai Songkhram Rd, Pai, Mae Hong Son. Nightly. 40 to 70 THB. Skip this, go here: skip crab fried rice unless you heard the price; pork is the 40 to 70 THB plate.

Spice level and diet

  • Heat: Mild. Chili is on the side.
  • Diet: Egg in most plates. Say jay for no meat and no egg.

Next plates

  • Back to the Pai food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
  • Use the Pai page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
  • Som Tum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
  • Pad Thai is the nearby order if this plate is done.
  • Larb Moo is the nearby order if this plate is done.

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Common questions

Chicken instead?
Ask for kai. Confirm it is the same price as pork.
Lunch?
This stall is an evening trade. Daytime rooms in town do the same wok earlier.