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Khao kha moo (braised pork leg rice) · ข้าวขาหมู
ข้าวขาหมู · Khao kha moo
Pork leg braised in soy and spices over rice — like Korean jokbal, but served warm.
- Kind
- Rice, Meat
- Cooking
- Braised / simmered
- Taste
- Salty, Sweet, Soy sauce, Filling meal, Easy to eat alone · Not spicy
- Served · texture
- Hot · Gelatinous skin, tender meat
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients, including hidden ones
- Main ingredient
- Pork, Rice
- Usually included
- Vegetables
- Sometimes added
- Egg
- Can be in the sauce or broth
- Tofu & soy
- Often comes with a braised egg and blanched greens.
Basis: General recipe. Shops differ and unlisted ingredients can be present; this is not an allergy guarantee.
CHAINS
Which chain, which menu item
Prices in local currency (THB).
No chain with a confirmed menu item yet. Find restaurants on Google Maps ↗
“Signature” is used only when the brand itself says so. No sales ranking is invented, and no dish is judged tastier than another.
PRICE GUIDE
General price guide · One plate
- Budget
- —
- Typical
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- Premium
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Separate from chain menu prices. Premium reflects setting and service, not a rip-off.
ORDERING
Phrases to show when ordering
- ไม่ใส่กุ้ง
- No shrimp, please (mai sai kung)
- ไม่ใส่อาหารทะเล
- No seafood, please (mai sai ahan thale)
- ไม่ใส่น้ำปลา
- No fish sauce, please (mai sai nam pla)
- ไม่ใส่ถั่วลิสง
- No peanuts, please (mai sai thua lisong)
- ไม่ใส่หมู
- No pork, please (mai sai mu)
- ไม่ใส่ไข่
- No egg, please (mai sai khai)
- ไม่เผ็ด
- Not spicy (mai phet)
- แพ้…
- I’m allergic to … (phae …) — add the ingredient
A request, not a guarantee the ingredient can be removed.
Recipe sources: Wikipedia — Khao kha mu (2026-10-18). Photos are Google results AMS does not vouch for; check opening status on Google Maps.