Jae Kai Som Tam (Asavamit Road Main Branch)
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A family-run green papaya salad specialist that has been around for half a century, making its own fermented fish sauce and listed in the Michelin Guide.
This family lunch spot has been open for about fifty years. The Michelin Guide notes that its flavor comes from homemade fermented fish sauce (pla ra). The signature dish is the mixed green papaya salad with pork rind and fermented sausage, known as tam khot mua. It has a serious kick of heat and is most authentic when paired with Isan grilled chicken and sticky rice. The restaurant is fairly large, with about 30 tables. Salads cost about 60–150 baht per portion, and the shop accepts cash only. It is located on Wat Ban Chik Soi off Asavamit Road, about a 7-minute drive from Udon Thani Airport. A second branch exists, but this is the main location.
Opening hours
Daily, 8:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Thung Si Mueang & City Pillar Shrine
- Udon Thani City Museum
- Wat Phothisomphon
- UD Town & Night Market
- Nong Prachak Park
- Thai-Chinese Cultural Centre & Pu Ya Shrine
- Wat Pa Ban Tat
- Ban Na Kha Weaving Village