Local Food Specialties
The staple diet of local people consists of sticky rice (glutinous rice) which is rolled into balls and served in small hand-made bamboo containers. The rice is served steamed and some add sweeteners for a dessert rice. Typical main dishes in the area are dishes of curried chicken or shrimp and particularly kaeng khanun (spicy jackfruit curry), kaeng yuak (banana stalk curry), sai ua (grilled pork sausage) and Yunnanese and Burmese rice noodles. Tom yum is a spicy/sour/hot flavor soup that often includes fresh shrimp or chicken. Khao soi is a noodle dish with chicken stock and chicken that is also popular. Nam ngiao is a traditional noodle dish with chicken or pork.
Doi Tung within Chiang Rai province is famous as coffee-growing region for rich and mellow coffee.
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