{"id":8910,"date":"2019-06-18T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T22:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=8910"},"modified":"2019-06-18T18:19:20","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T22:19:20","slug":"chao-thai-grilled-sausages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethnojunkie.com\/?p=8910","title":{"rendered":"Chao Thai – Grilled Sausages"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So since I was in Elmhurst, I went to Chao Thai, the tiny Thai restaurant at 85-03 Whitney Ave. Just for kicks, I ordered the two grilled pork sausages offered on their appetizers menu: Northern Thai Sausage (A21) and E-San Thai Sausage (A22) with an eye toward delineating a simple distinction between the two for anyone curious. Both come with lettuce, sliced onion, shredded ginger, and the slender Thai peppers often called bird\u2019s eye chilies.<\/p>\n

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\n\"\"<\/a>They\u2019re very different, of course: Northern Thai Sausage (\u0e44\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e48\u0e27), transliterated as \u201csai oua\u201d and similar variants, highlights spicy notes of red curry paste.<\/p>\n

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\nE-San Thai Sausage, (E-San refers to Northeastern Thailand and also sports many spellings like \u201cIsan\u201d) is called \u201csai krok Isan\u201d (\u0e44\u0e2a\u0e49\u0e01\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e01\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e2a\u0e32\u0e19) and can be distinguished by its fermented flavor profile.<\/p>\n

My understanding is that \u201csai\u201d which appears in both names, among its many definitions means intestine in this case \u2013 or casing if you prefer \ud83d\ude09.<\/p>\n

Which is better? Depends on what you\u2019re in the mood for (you knew I was going to say that) but if I were introducing someone to Thai sausage for the first time, I\u2019d probably opt for the sai oua only because for a newbie, spice is usually easier to get past than funk!
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