Northern Thai people certainly love their pork. Take a stroll any fresh food market you’ll see plenty of it - crispy deep fried pork rinds (yum!), various kinds of deep fried pork, picked pork, and Sai Ua - spicy pork sausages! These are tasty pork sausages filled with chilli and herbs like lemongrass, coriander and shredded lime leaves! Very tasty (and spicy!!!).
If you would like to try some northern cuisine when you visit Chiang Mai, trying out Sai Ua is a must. The ones from the markets are probably the best. You eat them with sticky rice and if it’s not spicy enough, you can have them with a green chilli paste/dip!
on Jun 15th, 2009 at 9:52 am
Not everyone can take a photo of sausages and make it look tasty; especially for a vegetarian! I’ve tried some of the veg-sausages but almost died on the spot of the spiciness!