Thai Cuisine

Thai cuisine can be moderately keto-friendly when you prioritize grilled meats, stir-fries, and broth-based soups, and keep the carb sides optional. Many core Thai ingredients already align with keto, including pork, chicken, seafood, eggs, coconut milk, fish sauce, chilies, and aromatic herbs. Where people get tripped up is the quiet stuff: added sugar or palm sugar, sweetened sauces, rice and noodles, and curries thickened with starch, sometimes even in dishes that taste purely savory. Overall, Thai tends to suit high-protein and balanced keto eaters most easily. Higher-fat keto can work too, especially with coconut-forward dishes, but only if you’re strict about avoiding sweeteners and sugary sauces.