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Gaeng Dtai Pla

📍 New York Thai $$

at Ugly Baby

"Gaeng dtai pla is made from fermented fish kidney — one of the most polarizing ingredients in Thai cuisine. At Ugly Baby it's made correctly: funky, sour, complex. This is southern Thai cooking for people who want the real thing, not the American version."

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Expert 97/100

"Gaeng dtai pla is made from fermented fish kidney — one of the most polarizing ingredients in Thai cuisine. At Ugly Baby it's made correctly: funky, sour, complex. This is southern Thai cooking for people who want the real thing, not the American version."