Suki

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

Suki is the Thai version of a communal hot pot dish. It grew out of Chinese and Japanese traditions of preparing and cooking ingredients tableside in a shared bowl. The assembling of the dish starts with a bowl placed in the middle of the table, usually filled with a lemongrass-spiced chicken broth. The rest of ingredients can include meat, pork, and chicken, a wide range of seafood ingredients, glass noodles, and vegetables such as cabbage, shiitake mushrooms, spring onions, carrots, and celery. The unique characteristic of Thai suki is the dipping sauce, created with a substantial amount of chili peppers, coriander, garlic, and lime. Occasionally, a raw egg is added to the broth, which creates unusual egg drippings and slightly thickens the soup. Having suki in a restaurant provides a unique dining experience in which each person can adjust the choice of ingredients and spiciness according to personal preferences. In Thailand, it is usually consumed at specialized suki restaurants.