Shock as Kaeng Som rated 'world's 12th worst dish'

Soul food: A pot of Kaeng Som Cha-om Choop Khai Kung (sour soup with prawn and cha-om omelette). Kaeng Som is a traditional dish that contains mixed vegetables and meat like shrimp or fish.

Thai netizens were left baffled when one of their favourite dishes, Kaeng Som, was ranked 12th in the "100 Worst Rated Dishes in the World" list for February 2023 by online food guide TasteAtlas.

The dish, described by TasteAtlas as a "sour, water-based Thai curry that is typically prepared with fish or shrimps and a thick paste that usually incorporates shallots, chillies, and shrimps" received a score of 2.3 on a scale of 1–5.