Tom Kha Kai (medium or spicy) 🌶🌶

€12

TemptAsian · Valletta

Chicken, galangal, and mushroom soup with coconut milk.

Nutrition

≈ 300 kcalper portion of about 350 g

Protein18%
18%
Fat69%
69%
Carbohydrates12%
12%

Estimate for a typical portion of this dish; the venue's recipe may differ.

About the dish

A creamy coconut milk soup flavored with galangal, lemongrass, and lime leaves, containing chicken and mushrooms.

Cuisine: Thai

Typical ingredients

chicken
coconut milk
galangal
mushrooms
lemongrass

General information about this dish, not provided by the venue. Dish pictures are illustrations based on the menu description, not photos from the venue.

History of the dish

Thailand

tom kha kai — © Evan Joshua Swigart (TheCulinaryGeek) from Chicago, Illinois, USA; hometown of Ames, Iowa, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Origin: Thailand

Tom kha kai, tom kha gai, or Thai coconut soup (Thai: ต้มข่าไก่, pronounced [tôm kʰàː kàj]; lit. 'chicken galangal soup') is a spicy and sour hot soup with coconut milk in Thai cuisine.

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