By David Lee

Miang Pla Too

The dishes on this list are not rare in Thailand, though they are not nearly as common as some of the other well known and famous dishes. Likewise, many of these Thai dishes are not so popular on the international scene of Thai restaurants, but are well worth searching out.

So here are 11 Thai dishes that you may have never heard of, but that are some of my personal favorites. It’s important to take full advantage of the never ending supply of Thai food!

1. Miang Pla Too

If I’m in the mood to eat something light, I almost always grab a bag of take-away Miang Pla Too. In the market, it looks like a big bag of herbs and lettuce with a little mackerel fish on the side.

It sort of works like tacos, you take a piece of lettuce... More...