Thai street snacks
Thai street snacks are the small bites between meals: sweet grilled moo ping on a stick, bagged fish balls, coconut khanom krok cups and grilled sticky rice. They make a market walk delicious, but they are a snack, not dinner.
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Moo ping is sweet grilled pork on a stick, often 10 to 15 THB in a town market, more on an island. Fish balls and squid balls come in a bag for about 10 to 30 THB. Khanom krok is the coconut cup. Grilled sticky rice is the northern snack. None of these is dinner.
Use night markets for the Bangkok clocks. A full dessert list is on Thai desserts. If you only eat sticks, you will be hungry at 21:00. Add a rice plate or a noodle bowl.
What to buy
- Three sticks and a rice bag if pork is fine. That is a bridge to dinner, not dinner.
- A hot pan for khanom krok. Cold cups mean they have been sitting.
- Islands: expect a higher stick price. The boat adds cost.
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- Is this a meal?
- No. Add rice or noodles. Sticks are the walk.
- Pork free?
- Fish balls and coconut cups. Skip moo ping and most sausages.