Khao Niew in Pattaya ข้าวเหนียว
Khao niew is sticky rice in a basket. It is the utensil for som tum and grilled chicken in Pattaya Isan rooms.
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Thaiข้าวเหนียว · khao niao
Price10 to 22 THB
RoomJomtien Isan rooms
ClockWith the som tum
What it tastes like
- Warm glutinous rice.
How to order it
- Thai name: khao niao (ข้าวเหนียว).
- Say: Khor khao niao, khrap/kha.
- Ask for khao niew, not jasmine.
Typical price
- 2026 cash: 10 to 22 THB.
Where to try it
- Jomtien Isan lunch rooms, Jomtien Beach Rd side sois, Pattaya, Chonburi 20150. With the som tum. 10 to 22 THB. Order a basket with every grill.
Spice level and diet
- Heat: None.
- Diet: Rice.
Next plates
- Back to the Pattaya food hub for the neighbourhood rows.
- Use the Pattaya page if you want the walk, not a second dish.
- Som Tum is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Jomtien Grilled Fish is the nearby order if this plate is done.
- Mango Sticky Rice is the nearby order if this plate is done.
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- Jasmine instead?
- No. Som tum wants sticky rice.
- How many baskets?
- One for two salads. Two if you added chicken.