Barbecued Chicken ( Gai Yang )

At most stalls, whole halved chickens are marinated in a mix of fish sauce, garlic, turmeric, coriander root and white pepper, or a similar marinade, and then barbecued slowly over a low charcoal grill. It is usually served with two sauces – an orange-coloured sticky and sweet chili-based sauce (num chim kai) and a darker more savoury chili-based dipping sauce (num chim jaew), and is often accompanied by other Isan specialties such as som tum, sticky rice, larb, num tok, etc. Most restaurants will provide a plate of raw vegetables with an order of grilled chicken.


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