How many types of Thai vegetables do you know?
- HEALTHY THAI FOODS
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min read
This Thai vocabulary will introduce you to a list with the names of the different Thai vegetable names. In Thai vegetables mean pàk (ผัก).

30 Most Commonly Vegetables Name In Thai:
tomato – มะเขือเทศ (má-kĕua-tâyt) Literally meaning "foreign eggplant", it is used in salad such as Som tam, as an ingredient in stir-fries such as in Thai fried rice, but also cooked to a thick sauce as in the chilli paste Nam phrik ong.

eggplant – มะเขือยาว (má-kĕua-yaao)

spinach – ผักขม (pàk-kŏm) Used in salads and in soups like Tom chap chai and Tom kha mu. Mostly hybrids are offered in the market. The red-leafed Amaranth is known as Phak khom bai daeng (Thai: ผักขมใบแดง)

collard greens – คะน้า (ká-náa) Mostly eaten stir-fried with oyster sauce.

broccoli – บร็อคโคลี่ (brɔ̌ck-ko-lêe)

cauliflower – ดอกกะหล่ำ (dòk-gà-làm)


lettuce – ผักกาดหอม (pàk-gàat-hŏm)


onion – หอมหัวใหญ่ (hŏm-hŭa-yài)

garlic – กระเทียม (grà-tiam)

cucumber – แตงกวา (dtaeng-gwaa) Typical Thai cucumbers are small. Eaten raw with Nam phrik or as a Som tam ingredient.

potato – มันฝรั่ง (man-fà-ràng)

sweet potato – มันเทศ (man-tâyt)

bamboo shoots – หน่อไม้ (nòr-máai) Used in stir-fried dishes and Thai curries.

carrot – แครอท (kae-rôt)

Daikon Radish – หัวไชเท้า (hǔua-chai-táo)

pumpkin – ฟักทอง (fák-tong) Used in curries, stir-fries, soups, salads and sweets.


soy bean – ถั่วเหลือง (tùa-lʉ̌ʉang)

green pea – ถั่วลันเตา (tùa-lan-tao)

mushroom – เห็ด (hèt)

corn – ข้าวโพด (kâao-pôht)

asparagus – หน่อไม้ฝรั่ง (nòr-máai-fà-ràng) Literally meaning "European bamboo shoot", green asparagus is used mainly in vegetable stir-fries.


chili – พริก (prík)

bell pepper – พริกหยวก (príg-yùak)

lemongrass – ตะไคร้ (dtà-krái)

ginger – ขิง (kĭng)

okra – กระเจี๊ยบ (grà-jíab)

Nearly every market in Thailand has an abundance of delicious fresh fruits and vegetables, and with a few tricks and some planning, you can easily stay a vegetarian for the duration of your stay.
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