Food and drink แกงเขียวหวาน gaeng-kǐaw-wǎan
green curry noun
- gaeng mid
- kǐaw rising
- wǎan rising
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
Parts: แกงgaeng curry เขียวkǐaw green หวานwǎan sweet
How to use it
A coconut milk curry made with a paste of fresh green chillies, usually with chicken, beef or fish balls, small round Thai eggplants and Thai basil. The Thai name means "sweet green curry", and the sweet describes the soft green colour more than the taste: it can be fiery.
Eat it with rice, or spooned over soft rice noodles, ขนมจีนkà-nǒm-jiin.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- gaeng keow wan
- kaeng khiao wan
- gaeng kiew wan
- kang kiao wan
- gaeng khiao waan
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- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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