Hat Yai is the fifth largest city in Thailand. Hat Yai fried chicken is a famous street food in this southern city. According to legend, Hat Yai fried chicken was created by a couple trying to save fresh chicken and shallots from going bad. Their creativity of marinating chicken and topping it with crispy shallots formed a fan following, making Hat Yai the fried chicken capital of Thailand. This gluten-free fried chicken comes with a tangy spice mix (see ingredients on the website) and is paired with sticky rice, fresh cucumbers, medium spicy raw papaya salad, and a tamarind sauce.
All allergens marked with an asterisk are optional, so add a note if you are allergic. We can't eliminate fish sauce for this dish. The chicken is gluten-free but has soybeans.
Ingredients: Boneless Chicken Thighs, garlic, cilantro, white pepper, salt, sugar, tamari, fish sauce, rice flour, shallots, salt, and canola oil I Jasmine Rice I Green papaya, cherry tomatoes, green beans, garlic, Thai chilies, sugar, peanuts (optional), shrimp paste, lemon juice, fish sauce I Tamarind Paste, culantro leaves, sugar, fish sauce, water, and chili flakes.
Ingredients for Spice mix: This is packed separately and is optional—glutinous roasted rice, fish sauce powder, MSG, sugar, soybean, chili powder, and citric acid enhancer.