Southern Thailand
Southern sour curry
แกงเหลือง
Also called: gaeng lueang, gaeng som (southern)
Hot
What it is
A thin, fiery, sour turmeric curry with fish and green papaya or bamboo shoots. Southerners call it gaeng som; elsewhere it's gaeng lueang (yellow curry).
How to order it
Order it with plenty of rice. It's very hot.
Not spicy, please: ไม่เผ็ด (mai phet). More in phrases for ordering food.
Where to try it
It's everywhere in Southern Thailand (see places in the region). We especially like it in Krabi and Trang.