Kao Tom | Boiled Rice | Rice Soup

As much as I love Thai food there was one dish that, when I first heard about it, had no draw for me at all. It’s kao tom – literally “rice soup” and also known as boiled rice by some. Yeah I know you’re thinking the same thing, boiled rice sounds sooooo appetizing.

So, it was with some trepidation and the image of a gruel like bland substance in my mind that I first went out with Golf in search of boiled rice.

And you know what? kao tom is NOT anything like what I would have imagined. Yes it is a soup, generally from chicken or pork stock, and it is full of rice, but it is so much more too.

Boiled rice is a combination of soup stock, rice, ground chicken or pork, coriander and (my favorite part) fried shallots. It is warm and filling and savory and even though the the Thai’s eat it for breakfast, but I’ve found it’s good anytime – morning, noon or night.

Golf has promised to share her boiled rice recipe here soon and I highly recommend you give it a try, it is fantastic!

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