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Calories in khao soi

A typical restaurant serving of khao soi (one bowl of khao soi gai: egg noodles and a chicken leg in coconut curry, topped with crispy noodles, about 450 g) is about 680 calories, usually 500–950.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called khao soi gai, Chiang Mai curry noodles, northern Thai curry noodle soup.

~680
Khao soi

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein26 g
  • Carbs33 g
  • Fat48 g

One serving

Serving
one bowl of khao soi gai: egg noodles and a chicken leg in coconut curry, topped with crispy noodles
Weight
~450 g
Per 100 g
~151

The dish

About khao soi

Khao soi is Chiang Mai’s curry noodle soup: soft egg noodles and a chicken leg in a coconut curry broth, crowned with a nest of deep-fried noodles and served with pickled mustard greens, shallots and lime. Coconut milk makes the broth the richest part of the bowl. Numbers from Mahidol University’s Thai food tables for northern Thai noodles with chicken curry soup (151 per 100 g), for a 450 g bowl; the bowl weight is our estimate.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Khao soi · rough numbers

  • A smaller bowl (about 350 g)~530

What moves the number

Why one plate is 500 and another 950

  • Coconut milk in the curry broth
  • Crispy fried noodles on top
  • Chicken leg with skin, or beef
  • How much of the broth you drink

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Leave some of the curry broth
  • Ask for fewer crispy noodles
  • Add the pickled mustard greens and lime instead of more chilli oil

Side by side

Next to other Thai & Vietnamese dishes

Thai & Vietnamese · typical restaurant servingAll about Thai & Vietnamese food →

  • Tom yum~160one bowl of clear shrimp tom yum with broth, rice not included · usually 100–350
  • Som tam~210one plate of som tam Thai: pounded green papaya with dried shrimp, peanuts, tomato and palm sugar dressing · usually 60–350
  • Larb~240one plate of larb (about 200 g): minced meat tossed with lime, fish sauce, chilli, herbs and toasted rice powder · usually 180–400
  • Thai milk tea~280one regular cup (400 ml) of Thai milk tea over ice, sweetened with sugar and milk or creamer · usually 150–400
  • Fresh spring rolls~300about three rice-paper rolls with vegetables and meat, dipping sauce not included · usually 200–400
  • Tom kha gai~370one bowl of tom kha gai: chicken, galangal, lemongrass and mushrooms in coconut milk broth · usually 250–550
  • Pho~440one medium bowl with broth · usually 330–650
  • Mango sticky rice~490one plate of sticky rice, sweet coconut sauce and half a mango · usually 380–650
  • Khao pad (Thai fried rice)~500one plate of khao pad: jasmine rice fried with pork, egg, onion and tomato, with lime and cucumber · usually 400–750
  • Boat noodles~530one full-size bowl of pork boat noodles with meatballs and rice noodles in dark spiced broth · usually 380–940
  • Bánh mì~550one mixed-pork bánh mì on an 80 g roll · usually 400–750
  • Moo ping~560three moo ping skewers (about 120 g of pork) with a bag of sticky rice (100 g) · usually 400–750

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

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AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Thai Food Composition Database (INMU, Mahidol University) — Northern Thai noodle with chicken curry soup (food ID 1550)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in khao soi?

A typical restaurant serving of khao soi (one bowl of khao soi gai: egg noodles and a chicken leg in coconut curry, topped with crispy noodles, about 450 g) is about 680 calories, usually 500–950. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is khao soi high in calories?

Yes for a noodle soup, about 680 a bowl, because the broth is coconut curry; a clear noodle soup like pho is about 440.

How many calories are in 100 g of khao soi?

About 150, from Mahidol University’s Thai food tables.

What changes the calories in khao soi?

Coconut milk in the curry broth. Crispy fried noodles on top.

How can I order khao soi lighter?

Leave some of the curry broth. Ask for fewer crispy noodles.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.