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Garlic & Pepper (ผัดกระเทียมพริกไทย) — Golden garlic & cracked pepper over steamed rice — simple, savory, done right. Served at Narwhal Thai Table, Huntington Beach.
Over Rice

Garlic & Pepper

ผัดกระเทียมพริกไทย

Thailand's oldest flavor memory — garlic and white pepper, the heat that predates the chili itself.

$11

Where it comes from

Chilies only reached Siam in the 1600s aboard Portuguese ships. Before that, Thai heat meant white peppercorn and garlic — and pad kratiem prik thai keeps that older flame burning. Golden garlic, cracked pepper and a savory glaze over steamed rice: the taste of the Thai kitchen before the Americas arrived, still ordered daily by anyone who wants lunch to feel like being taken care of.

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