A bowl of kaeng tai pla, a southern Thai curry made with fish entrails. Photograph courtesy of TasteAtlas
Many Thai nationals have expressed outrage after kaeng tai pla, a southern Thai curry made with fish entrails, was voted the worst-rated dish by worldwide meals journal TasteAtlas.
The rating launched final month was based mostly on practically 434,000 consumer rankings on the TasteAtlas web site as of March 16, however simply over 301,000 of these rankings have been thought-about eligible.
In accordance with TasteAtlas, the thick and fragrant fish curry originated in southern Thailand.
The bottom of the dish is ready with tai pla, or fermented fish entrails, and a spicy curry paste consisting of chili peppers, galangal, shrimp paste, turmeric, shallots, and lemongrass.
Many Thai individuals have been upset with the rating and took to social media to defend the dish.
“Kaeng tai plais scrumptious and spicy and I like it,” one netizen wrote.
“I like kaeng tai pla, although it’s extremely spicy,” one other stated.
“The meals tradition of every space is completely different and might not be to the liking of the individuals examined. However individuals within the space prefer it. That’s sufficient for me,” one other wrote.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin stated, as cited by Bangkok Publish, that the rating solely depicted the gastronomic desire of sure people.
“Culinary likings are a subjective matter. Some individuals could give adverse feedback in direction of sure Thai dishes, however many extra Thai dishes are on the identical time regarded among the many best-tasting on this planet,” he added.
Srettha posted on his Instagram “Might you advocate any nice kaengtai pla eating places in Koh Samui and Nakhon Si Thammarat? I might love to seek out eating places to dine at and assist evaluate for TasteAtlas to point out that kaengtaipla and southern Thai delicacies are in style and wonderful selections in our nation.”
The record of the world’s worst-rated dishes additionally included banh dau xanh (mung bean cake), a delicacy from Vietnam’s northern province of Hai Duong.