ไก่ทอดตะไคร้ Lemongrass Fried Chicken Sweet Chili Sauce
by Tum Tum Inter, Bangkok, Thailand (MRT Ladphrao Station)
Gai tod takrai, or lemongrass fried chicken, is a savory and delicious Thai dish. I've always asserted that Thai fried chicken is the best in the world, and this dish takes Thailand's perfection of the simple marinaded and fried chicken and combines it with the classic herbal flavors of the country's cuisine.
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| Thai fried chicken with crispy herbs and sweet chili sauce in Bangkok, Thailand |
The dish is nothing fancy; crispy-skinned deep-fried chicken on the bone, marinaded in the traditional Thai style in a fish sauce mixture, is topped with crispy slivers of lemongrass and crispy fried basil leaves, both of which impart a subtle flavor and herbal crunch to the dish. However, it's bursting with flavor. It's hard to mess up fried chicken, but when it's good, it's really good.
The chicken is served with a classic sweet chili dipping sauce.
This type of dish is meant to be shared family style with a number of other sides, but I enjoyed it by myself. It was very filling, and surprisingly affordable for the amount of food that I received.
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| crispy fried Thai herbal chicken |
Location
Tum Tum Inter is conveniently located just outside the exit to the Ladphrao MRT Station at 442, 20 ปาก Lat Phrao 26 Alley, Khwaeng Chom Phon, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900. The restaurant is open daily from 11:30am.
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