Food and drinkKaeng hang lay in Thai
Kaeng hang lay, แกงฮังเลgaeng-hang-lee, is the rich pork curry of Northern Thailand.
hang lay curry (Northern pork curry) noun
- gaeng mid
- hang mid
- lee mid
- Mid: level, in your normal speaking voice.
How to use it
Chunks of pork belly slow-cooked with ginger, garlic, tamarind and a mild curry paste, without coconut milk, until dark, rich and a little sweet and sour. The recipe came to the North from Burma, and families cook big pots of it for festivals and merit-making.
It's one of the few Thai curries that isn't spicy, so it's a good first try.
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:
- kaeng hang le
- gaeng hang lay
- gang hung lay
- kaeng hung lay
- hang lay
- hung lay
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