Food You Can Order for Thai Lunch in Hong Kong
                     Food You Can  
Order for Thai  
Lunch in Hong  
Kong
When you are in Hong Kong, there is nothing to worry about anything 
especially food. You  will get a lot of different cuisines at one place. 
Besides, you will also get to enjoy the scenic  beauty of the city. Hong Kong 
is known for its attractions like Causeway Bay, The Peak,  and Hong Kong 
Disneyland.
This is a city of skyscrapers and centuries-old temples. It is known for its 
night markets  which are filled with yummy delights such as dim sum, 
egg waffles, and tempting drinks.  But this is not the end, there is so 
much more to this vibrant city.
The city has some of the most amazing restaurants, cafes, and bars. One 
of them is Mint  and Basil, the best Pan-Asian restaurant in Tung Chung, 
Hong Kong.
Visit the restaurant with your friends, colleagues, or family, it has 
everything to offer and  meet your needs.
The bar of gods at Mint and Basil is known for providing imperial taste 
drinks which are  hard to resist. We have number of offers for you to 
experience the wealth of taste that too  at discounted prices. Our beer bar 
is a place mostly loved by people who reside in Hong  Kong and even by 
those who visit us once.
If you crave Thai lunch in Hong Kong, there cannot be a better place 
than Mint and Basil,  the best Pan-Asian restaurant in Tung Chung. Here, 
you will not only get Thai, but also  Indian, and Vietnamese cuisines. So, 
ideally you are just spoilt for choices.
WHAT SHOULD YOU  
ORDER FOR FIRST TIME  
THAI FOOD?
One of the best Thai food recommendations for new Thai food eaters would 
probably be fat or  thick noodles and curry.
You can also order Thai salad of your choice with some veggies, and plain rice.
If you are going to try Thai food for the first time, you might get confused 
about what to order  and what not to order. So, here are some of the most 
popular Thai foods that people usually  order such as Tom Yum Goong (Spicy 
Shrimp Soup), Som Tum (Spicy Green Papaya Salad), Tom  Kha Kai (Chicken in 
Coconut Soup), Gaeng Daeng (Red Curry), Pad Thai (Thai style Fried  Noodles), 
Khao Pad (Fried Rice), Pad Krapow Moo and Saap (Fried Basil and Pork).
You can explore Mint and Basil’s menu and order whatever your heart 
desires.
Having Thai food away from Thailand is altogether a new and an exciting 
experience. Because of  advancement and easy access, you do not have to 
travel to Thailand to relish Thai food. Even by  being in Hong Kong, you can 
have what your heart craves for.
Here are Thai dishes that you can explore and taste 
as a beginner.  If you want to have mild Thai 
cuisines, you must try the following:
KHAO PAD
This is undoubtedly the simplest and 
the most  popular Thai food. It is made 
with fried rice, some  meat (usually 
prawn), and veggies. One of the  
popular variations is known as 
“American Fried  Rice”, which includes a 
fried egg on the top. This is  delicious 
when minced up and mixed with rice.
CHICKEN SATAY
Satay is also one of the popular Thai 
snacks. In  Phuket night markets, you will 
easily get this snack,  but now even good 
restaurants also serve them as an  
appetiser.
Chicken Satay is made by marinating 
chicken in a  tasty and extremely mild 
curry sauce. It is always  served with a 
peanut sauce, which enhances the  flavour 
of the dish without having to add 
anything to  spice it up.
KWAY TEOW
If you want to try something that 
reminds you of  local Thai market and is 
also not so spicy, then this  noodle soup 
is the dish for you. This dish was  
inspired by the Hokkien Chinese 
immigrant  population that arrived in 
Phuket in the late-18th  century. This dish 
has round yellow noodles in a thin  soup 
with vegetables, and seafood.
PAD THAI
We put this dish on the list of best Thai 
dishes  because of its popularity. Even 
though you cannot  have all five tastes in 
one dish, this is non-spicy and  will prove 
to be the best for those who want to try  T
hai food for the first time.
If you love eating spicy food then you may 
want to try  the following Thai dishes as 
explained:
GAENG KUA KLING
This is a Thai dish from Southern Thailand. 
Kua Kling  is a dry curry that takes no 
prisoners when it comes  to its taste i.e., 
spicy.
This dish is simple to cook than 
many other Thai  dishes. The curry 
paste is made of chilli, pepper,  
lemongrass, garlic, salt, turmeric, and 
galangal.
Shrimp paste is added to the meat that 
roasts in a  pan, and is mixed together 
until it is cooked. It is  either available 
with pork, chicken, fish, or beef. It is  
then served with rice.
SOM TAM
This is on the list of Thailand’s spiciest 
foods.
The un-ripened papaya is tangy in taste. It is 
served  with a pounded mixture of salt, 
fish sauce, lime juice,  coconut sugar and – 
of course – a liberal handful of  fiery hot ch
illies. The presence of the variety of  
ingredients works really well and it creates 
a dish  that is balanced in flavour.
GAENG SOM
This dish will win your heart first with its 
aroma and  then with its taste. This 
notorious orange curry from  South of 
Thailand has a distinctive spicy fragrance. 
A  thin, soup-like curry, this dish gets its 
spice from the  shrimp paste and bird’s eye 
chilies.
Usually this dish contains fish or shrimp. It 
is served  typically alongside boiled white 
rice.
LAAB
In the west, salads are usually bland and 
are  certainly not spicy. Laab is one of the 
two popular  Thai salads. Rice is toasted 
and pounded before  being added to a mix 
of pork, chicken, mashed chilies  and 
onions which creates a deceptively spicy 
dish.
The first few mouthfuls might seem 
manageable, but  the spice rapidly grows to 
unbearable levels.
TOM YUM KUNG
This dish is Thailand’s much loved soup dish. 
The best  part is that you can have this delicacy 
even in Hong Kong.  Yes, if you crave it, you can 
definitely have it. The base of  the soup is 
prepared with fried chili and chili paste.
Throw it in galangal and lemongrass, and you 
will have a  hot, aromatic dish. But beware! 
This dish is not for the  faint hearted. It is fiery 
reddish-orange in color. Once you  have it, the 
dish will set alarm bells ringing as the level of  
spice rises.
Let me also inform you that this soup is really 
good if you  have caught flu. Have this soup 
and you will get moving.
Promise!
So, whenever you crave Thai lunch in Hong 
Kong,  remember there is a place that will 
best suit your  interest, budget, location, and 
taste – Mint and Basil, the  best Thai 
restaurant in Hong Kong.
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Chung Hong  Kong
+852 2762 8077
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