{"id":5630,"date":"2026-11-14T10:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/kamphaeng-phet-food-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T10:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T03:33:05","slug":"kamphaeng-phet-food-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/kamphaeng-phet-food-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamphaeng Phet Food Guide: Kluai Khai Bananas, Noodles and Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kamphaeng Phet’s food is the simple, satisfying cooking of the lower north and central plains: noodle soups, curries over rice, river fish and market snacks. Its star ingredient is the kluai khai, a small, sweet “egg banana” grown widely in the province and celebrated with its own festival. Use this guide with our things to do in Kamphaeng Phet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dishes and snacks to try<\/h2>\n

Kluai khai<\/h3>\n

Small, thin-skinned bananas with dense, sweet flesh. Eat them fresh, grilled, or in desserts. Look for bunches at markets and roadside stalls.<\/p>\n

Kluai khai snacks<\/h3>\n

Sun-dried bananas, crispy banana chips and syrup-cooked bananas make classic souvenirs.<\/p>\n

Kluai buat chi<\/h3>\n

Bananas simmered in sweet, slightly salty coconut milk; a homely dessert where kluai khai shines.<\/p>\n

Noodle soups<\/h3>\n

Pork and fish-ball noodles with a sweet-sour edge, similar to the neighbouring Sukhothai style, are the everyday lunch.<\/p>\n

Khao kaeng<\/h3>\n

Curry-over-rice shops with trays of curries, stir-fries and soups; point at what you want.<\/p>\n

River fish<\/h3>\n

Fish from the Ping River, fried, steamed with lime or in sour curry, at riverside restaurants.<\/p>\n

Khanom jeen<\/h3>\n

Fresh rice noodles with fish curry, green curry or nam prik sauce and a basket of vegetables.<\/p>\n

Market snacks<\/h3>\n

Grilled pork skewers, sticky rice, Thai desserts and fruit are cheap and plentiful at the morning and evening markets.<\/p>\n

Markets<\/h2>\n