Food and drink ไข่เจียว kài-jiaw
Thai omelette noun
- kài low
- jiaw mid
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
Parts: ไข่kài egg เจียวjiaw to fry in hot oil
How to use it
Eggs beaten with a splash of fish sauce and fried in a wok of hot oil until puffy and crispy at the edges. On a plate of rice with chilli sauce, ข้าวไข่เจียวkâao kài-jiaw is Thailand's cheapest comfort food. With minced pork mixed in it's ไข่เจียวหมูสับkài-jiaw mǔu-sàp.
Bangkok's Michelin-starred street cook Jay Fai is famous for her crab omelette, ไข่เจียวปูkài-jiaw bpuu.
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:
- kai jeow
- khai jiao
- kai jeaw
- khai chiao
- kai jiao
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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