Bangkok’s floating markets are one of the best places to experience traditional Thai street food. This food tour takes you through the Khlong Lad Mayom floating market, nearby canal communities, and even a local orchid farm. Along the way you’ll try a huge variety of snacks, fruits, and desserts while learning about local ingredients and herbs used in Thai cooking.

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Tour Highlights

Coconut Pancakes (Kanom Krok)

One of the most popular snacks at the market are small coconut pancakes cooked in cast iron pans. They are crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and slightly sweet from coconut milk.

Miang Kham – Savoury Leaf Wraps

Miang Kham is a traditional Thai snack where small ingredients like peanuts, lime, ginger, and dried shrimp are wrapped inside wild betal leaves. The flavor combination is sweet, salty, sour, and spicy all at once.

Mango Sticky Rice

A classic Thai dessert made with sweet mango and coconut sticky rice. This is one of the most famous desserts in Thailand and always a highlight at local markets.

Fresh Tropical Fruits

Thailand’s tropical climate produces incredible fruit. During the tour we tried several varieties commonly found in local markets and gardens.

• Bilimbi (Ta ling Pling) — sour fruit @ the orchid farm
• Rambutan (Ngor)
• Longan (Lum Yai)
• Langsat (Longkong)
• Mangosteen (Mang kood)
• Jackfruit (Ka noon)
• Durian

Visiting the Orchid Farm

One stop on the tour includes Niyom’s Orchid Farm, where you can see rows of beautiful orchids and even taste bilimbi, a small sour fruit that grows on the property.

Visiting the Bonus Garden House

One stop on the tour includes the Bonus Garden House, where we explored a small garden filled with traditional Thai herbs and plants used in everyday cooking. Seeing these ingredients growing fresh helped explain how they are used in Thai cuisine.

Some of the herbs we saw included:

• Gra pow (basil) — commonly used in fried dishes
• Ho ra pa (sweet basil) — often used in curries
• Pak she farang (culantro) — frequently used in soups