{"id":5807,"date":"2026-11-14T12:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/phrae-food-guide\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T12:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:09:15","slug":"phrae-food-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/phrae-food-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrae Food Guide: Northern Chilli Dips, Curries and Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phrae&#8217;s food is classic northern Thai, simple and full of herbs: chilli dips, curries, sausages and sticky rice, with local snacks at the town&#8217;s markets. Pair this with our <a href=\"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/phrae-things-to-do\/\">things to do in Phrae<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Dishes to try<\/h2>\n<h3>Nam phrik num<\/h3>\n<p>Roasted green chilli dip with vegetables and crispy pork skin.<\/p>\n<h3>Sai ua<\/h3>\n<p>Northern sausage packed with herbs and chilli.<\/p>\n<h3>Kaeng hang le<\/h3>\n<p>Rich pork curry with ginger and tamarind.<\/p>\n<h3>Khanom jeen nam ngiao<\/h3>\n<p>Rice noodles with tomato and pork broth.<\/p>\n<h3>Khao soi<\/h3>\n<p>Curry noodle soup with crispy noodles.<\/p>\n<h3>Larb Lanna<\/h3>\n<p>Spiced minced meat salad, northern style.<\/p>\n<h3>Kaeng khae<\/h3>\n<p>A vegetable and herb curry without coconut milk.<\/p>\n<h3>Khao niao and local sweets<\/h3>\n<p>Sticky rice with every meal and sweets wrapped in banana leaf.<\/p>\n<h2>Markets<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Phrae walking street:<\/strong> food and crafts in the old town on market evenings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Phrae%20walking%20street\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phrae fresh market:<\/strong> northern ingredients and breakfast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Phrae%20fresh%20market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ban Thung Hong:<\/strong> food stalls near the indigo shops <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Ban%20Thung%20Hong%20Phrae\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Night market:<\/strong> street food in town <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=Phrae%20night%20market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Map<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where to eat<\/h2>\n<p>Phrae is not covered by the MICHELIN Guide. Look for busy northern restaurants and noodle shops in town, and the walking street. Use map searches for current options and check opening hours.<\/p>\n<h2>Festival food<\/h2>\n<p>At the Phra That Cho Hae fair and Songkran, stalls sell northern snacks and sweets. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/phrae-things-to-do\/\">Phrae travel guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Northern chilli dips are often very spicy.<\/li>\n<li>Markets start early; go in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>Carry cash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h3>What food is Phrae known for?<\/h3>\n<p>Northern classics such as nam phrik num, sai ua and kaeng hang le.<\/p>\n<h3>Are there MICHELIN restaurants?<\/h3>\n<p>No, Phrae is not in the MICHELIN Guide.<\/p>\n<h3>Where can I eat in the evening?<\/h3>\n<p>At the walking street and night market.<\/p>\n<h3>Is northern food spicy?<\/h3>\n<p>Some dishes are; others like khao soi are milder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sk-photo-credit\"><small>Cover photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Lanna_cuisine_starters.JPG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lanna cuisine starters.JPG<\/a> \u00b7 Takeaway \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a> \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to eat in Phrae: nam phrik num, sai ua, kaeng hang le, khanom jeen nam ngiao, khao soi and the town markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"province":[247],"class_list":["post-5807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-en","province-phrae-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5826,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5807\/revisions\/5826"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5807"},{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=5807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}