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Nutritional Values

🔥520kcal
💪28gProtein
🌾65gCarbs
🥑18gFat
🌿4gFibre
⚖️350 gServing

* Per serving · 350 g. May vary.

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Stir-fried Southern Rice with Shrimp Paste

How to order / say it
Say it ข้าวผัดคั่วกลิ้ง — [khao pad khua kling]
Order I'd like the stir-fried southern rice, please.
Locally ขอข้าวผัดคั่วกลิ้งครับ/ค่ะ
Say locally

A spicy stir-fried rice dish with a shrimp paste base.

Why try it?

This dish is a staple of Krabi's home-cooked meals, celebrating the strong, aromatic flavors distinctive to Southern Thailand.

How it tastes

This is a spicy, salty, and fragrant dish, packed with bold flavors from the shrimp paste and fresh herbs used.

Origin & History — first documented: 1950

Evolving from local ingredients available to coastal communities, it became central to Southern Thai cuisine in the mid-20th century.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥣 2 tbsp shrimp paste
  • 🌾 500 g cooked jasmine rice
  • 🥩 200 g pork belly
  • 🌿 5 kaffir lime leaves
  • 🧄 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 🧂 5 chilies

Method

  1. 1 Mince lemongrass and chilies, then sauté in oil.
  2. 2 Add shrimp paste and pork, cook until fragrant.
  3. 3 Stir in jasmine rice, mixing thoroughly.
  4. 4 Finish with torn lime leaves, serve hot.

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