“Gaeng Plaa Ra Normai” (
แกงปลาร้าหน่อไม้) is a Thai curry with coconut milk. It is filled with pork, dried fish and bamboo
shoots. The broth is based on a paste made from lemongrass, garlic, shallots, galangal, fingerroot and shrimp paste. The curry is seasoned with fermented fish
sauce, palm sugar, kaffir lime leaves and fresh chilies. This dish can also be found under the name “Moo Tom Plaa Ra Normai”
(
หมูต้มปลาร้าหน่อไม้).
Name
Gaeng Plaa Ra Normai
Gaeng (แกง)
Curry, Soup
Plaa Ra (ปลาร้า)
Fermented fish
Normai (หน่อไม้)
Bamboo shoots
Alternative names
Gaeng Pla Ra Normai,
Gaeng Plaa Ra Normai,
Gaeng Pla Ra Normai,
Kaeng Pla Ra Normai,
Moo Tom Plaa Ra Normai
