Looking at that menu and I could say you can order any of that and it’s pretty safe for “Farang”. You can just add “Mai ped” ไม่เผ็ด if you cannot eat spicy food.
The most common thing and probably the safest thing to eat is “Kra pow ” For example, “Kra pow Gai (Chicken)”, “Kra pow Moo (Pork)”. And that’s what Thai people eat everyday as well.
If you like curry the correct way to say is “Paneng ” which is kaeng daeng or red curry. If you ask for kaeng daeng you might get something else. Or if you like Thai green curry, you should ask for “Kaeng kaew whan ” แกงเขียวหวาน.
Something to note, some restaurant cannot cook “Som Tam” You can see if they have a mortar in front of the shop. If they don’t have they might be able to cook it for you but it will not be good. That’s how we look for when to ask Som Tam.
First, your fears are a little overblown. Thai cuisine isn’t quite as “freaky” as, say, some parts of China and you’re unlikely to eat something exotic by accident. Although not eating any offal at all is going to be a little limiting… why not give it a shot and expand your horizons a bit?
At any rate, I’d start with Wikivoyage’s description of Thai cuisine and try to learn the major concepts and their Thai spellings. (Or pick up Lonely Planet’s Thai phrasebook, it’s rather more compact and handy for showing to staff in a pinch.) Some major Thai food words are quite recognizable:
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4 Mar, 2024
4 Mar, 2024