Great Local Places to Eat Thai Food on Koh Phangan phanganist.com

We all know what a wonderful cuisine Thai Food is, with its rule of spicy, sour, sweet, salt as elements in all dishes this makes the food a wonderful concoction of aromatic flavours and unforgettable bite.

Thai food is now popular worldwide with many restaurants in major cities and towns throughout the globe but the only place you’ll be able to try the real stuff is here in Thailand!

You may find it slightly spicier but the flavour will be incredible due to the local herbs and spices which many are grown here on the island or close by. Most Thai people will have some kind of herb growing in their garden if not a few, if you get to speak to them they can show you, let you smell them and tell you what they are used for. It’s a delight when you discover there’s a kafir lime tree close to you or some Thai vegetable growing that you have only ever seen chopped up in your green curry before!

The Southern part of Thailand is known for a spicier flavor and the use of coconuts. It is influenced by Indonesia and Malaysia. You’ll find more seafood dishes here as well since we are very close to the ocean!

Although Koh Phangan is in the South you can find Northern dishes here like Khao Soi, a spicy yet sweet Burmese inspired noodle soup.