Street food classic

Thai stir-fried rice noodles with prawns

ผัดไทยกุ้ง · pad thai kung

Stir-fried thin rice noodles with prawns, egg, tofu and bean sprouts in tamarind sauce.

Tossed fast in a hot wok with tamarind, palm sugar and fish sauce; mild heat.

A photo can't see the kitchen. This is what the dish usually contains: always ask, especially with an allergy.

Commonly contains

• Rice noodles
• Prawns shellfish
• Egg scrambled through noodles
• Fish sauce hidden in sauce
• Crushed peanuts served on the side
• Firm tofu
• Tamarind, palm sugar
• Bean sprouts, chives, lime

Ask about

• Dried shrimp often in the sauce
• Peanut oil some woks use it
• Oyster or soy sauce soy and gluten possible
• Preserved radish may contain soy
• Shared wok cross-contact with shellfish

Not usually in it: dairy, treeNuts, sesame

Diets

• Vegetarian: usually doesn't Prawns, fish sauce, often dried shrimp.
• Vegan: usually doesn't Egg, prawns and fish sauce.
• Halal: ask No pork usually, but check oil and sauces.
• Kosher: usually doesn't Shellfish and non-kosher kitchen.

Estimate per plate

one plate