Chai Nat’s food star is the pomelo. Khao Tang Kwa pomelo, grown along the Chao Phraya, is sweet, juicy and famous across Thailand. The river also supplies the fish that fill local menus.<\/p>\n
A sweet, juicy pomelo with pale flesh, the pride of Chai Nat. Buy it at roadside stalls in season (around August\u2013September). Map<\/a><\/p>\n Pomelo segments tossed with shrimp, roasted coconut, peanuts and a sweet-sour-spicy dressing.<\/p>\n Riverside restaurants cook Chao Phraya fish fried, steamed or in tom yum.<\/p>\n Found on many riverside menus; sold by weight, so check the price first.<\/p>\n Local noodle shops and curry-and-rice stalls in town make cheap, quick meals.<\/p>\n Chai Nat has no MICHELIN-listed restaurants. Opening times change often, so check before you go.<\/p>\n The pomelo and Chai Nat products fair at the Chai Nat Bird Park is the best place to taste pomelo and buy local produce. See things to do in Chai Nat<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n Khao Tang Kwa pomelo.<\/p>\n The main harvest is around August\u2013September.<\/p>\n Pick one that feels heavy for its size with smooth, slightly soft skin; sellers will often let you taste.<\/p>\n A pomelo or two; they keep for several days.<\/p>\n Cover photo: Pomelo fruit.jpg<\/a> \u00b7 Ivar Leidus \u00b7 CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a> \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What to eat in Chai Nat: Khao Tang Kwa pomelo, pomelo salad, Chao Phraya river fish, riverside markets and festival food.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5880,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[182],"tags":[],"province":[254],"class_list":["post-5878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-en","province-chai-nat-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5878","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=5878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5893,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5878\/revisions\/5893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5878"},{"taxonomy":"province","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/songkran.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province?post=5878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Yam som-o (pomelo salad)<\/h3>\n
River fish<\/h3>\n
Grilled river prawns<\/h3>\n
Noodles and rice dishes<\/h3>\n
Markets and where to eat<\/h2>\n
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Food at festivals<\/h2>\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n
What is Chai Nat famous for food-wise?<\/h3>\n
When is pomelo season?<\/h3>\n
How do I choose a good pomelo?<\/h3>\n
What should I take home?<\/h3>\n
More to read<\/h2>\n
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