Thai · Lao · Authentic

The food
they never
showed you.
From the streets. From the villages. From home.

ThaiGone is a living collection of real Thai and Lao recipes, the ones passed down through families, sold on street corners, and cooked over charcoal in villages most Americans will never visit. Every dish comes with video, step-by-step instructions, and a story.

Dishes you won't find on any American menu

Forget pad thai. We're talking about the dishes grandmothers make when nobody's watching. Fermented fish paste pounded in a mortar. Sticky rice grilled on charcoal. Jungle curries with ingredients that don't have English names. This is the food of Laos and Thailand, unfiltered.

Laos

Laap (the real one)

Minced meat with toasted rice powder, padaek, and enough chilies to make your eyes water. The Lao original, not the watered-down version.

Thailand · Isaan

Sai Krok Isaan

Fermented pork sausage, tangy and funky, grilled until the skin cracks. Street food perfection you can smell from a block away.

Laos · Village

Or Lam

A thick stew from Luang Prabang with buffalo skin, lemongrass, dill, and sakhan pepper. The dish that defines Lao comfort food.

More than recipes

A community built around the food most of the world doesn't know exists.

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Video for every dish

Watch the full cooking process. No shortcuts, no substitutions. See how it's actually made in a Thai or Lao kitchen.

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Community recipes

Share your family's secret recipes. Comment on dishes. Add your own twist. This is a living cookbook built by people who grew up eating this food.

Win a trip to Thailand

Annual sweepstakes every Thanksgiving. Flights, hotel, and $2,500 spending money. Eat your way through Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and the islands.

Annual Sweepstakes

Cook the food.
Then go where it comes from.

Every Thanksgiving, one ThaiGone member wins a trip to Thailand. Round-trip flights, hotel accommodations, and $2,500 cash for spending money. Explore the night markets, the beach towns, the street food stalls. Taste it at the source.

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Round-trip flights

Direct to Bangkok or Chiang Mai. We handle the booking.

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Hotel stay

Comfortable accommodations in Thailand's best food destinations.

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$2,500 cash

Spending money for street food, markets, beaches, and adventures.

Real food.
Real culture.
No filter.

ThaiGone exists because the best Thai and Lao food never made it onto American menus. We're changing that, one recipe at a time. From the villages of Laos to the street corners of Bangkok, this is the food worth knowing.