Kick start your day with top Thai Breakfast options

Breakfast is indeed the most important meals of the day. People from different countries and religions have their own way (or follow their unique diet charts) to power start their day with a perfect meal and similarly planned their lunch and dinner. But it is very interesting to note that Thais rarely make any time based distinction between food groups such as breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Rather it would be lot more apt to state that they group foods in accordance to what they eat i.e semi-hungry, drunk etc.

But what Thai word is used to imply breakfast vaguely translates as morning food. Amazingly among numerous Thai dishes, there are actually just a few dishes which qualify as Thai breakfast dishes.

So let’s review the best known Thai breakfast options:

1. Joke

It is certainly one of the best known cuisine that comes to the mind in form of a Thai breakfast. Joke basically constitutes of short grain rice that is boiled till converts into a thick oatmeal like porridge. It is then served sizzling hot along with an egg, pork for flavoring, and bit of ginger for garnishing.

 

2. Khao Tom

Khao Tom is quite similar to joke with the only difference being that instead of short grain rice, normal long grain Thai rice is used. Besides grains are boiled in loads of water till the point they are soft and start floating in a ricey soup.

 

3. Khao Neow Moo Ping

It is primarily the calorie filled egg and sausage biscuit. Some sticks of fatty grilled pork along with a little quantity of sticky rice is a convenient eating option whenever in a hurry or on the go.

 

4. Patongo

Patongo can be rightly described as the Thai version of the donut, which is basically a moderately sweet dough deep fried until it is fluffy. Thai donuts are normally consumed in plain form or dipped into sweet custard like sauce.

 

5. Nam Tao Hoo

It is the Thai version of fresh soy bean tofu milk which is mildly sweetened along with the random jelly like additions.

 

6. Dim Sum Dumplings

It is a plain adoption of the Thai culinary scene from the Chinese dishes.  Stuff like steamed buns and greasy pork dumplings is a hot favorite.

 

7. Khao Neow Dam Sang Kaya

It is basically a form of sweet sticky rice layered with a bit of custard and packed in a banana leaf. This dish is another sought after breakfast item in Thailand.

 

8. Khanom Pang

Indeed, slices of white bread with butter spread over it is also a very much liked kind of Thai breakfast. Then snacks such as sweet waffles are also among the popular ones.

 

9. Mama

Mama is certainly Thailand’s the most popular and all time favorite instant noodles which are fantastic as a breakfast meal.

 

10. Ponlamai

Since Thailand possesses an abundant amount of top quality tropical fruits, these form one of the healthiest Thai breakfast foods.

 

11. Khao Lard Gaeng

Not to forget the king of breakfast options Khao Lard Gaeng certainly rules the roost.