ปอเปี๊ยะ
po-pia
The Thai phrase for spring rolls is ปอเปี๊ยะ (po-pia).
ปอเปี๊ยะ refers to a dish consisting of thin pastry wrapped around a filling of vegetables or meat and then fried or steamed.
Which one should you use?
While ปอเปี๊ยะ is the general term for spring rolls, the phrase Poh pia tod specifically refers to fried spring rolls.
How do you pronounce it?
po-pia
Did you know?
- The term ปอเปี๊ยะ is a loanword from Teochew Chinese, specifically the word pueh-pia, reflecting the long history of Chinese culinary influence in Thailand.
- Unlike many other Thai appetizers that are served with fish-sauce based dips, ปอเปี๊ยะ is traditionally paired with a sweet and sour plum sauce.
- Thai-Chinese families may use a specific Teochew pronunciation of ปอเปี๊ยะ to signal the dish's traditional roots, differing from the standard Thai pronunciation.
Examples in context
- ฉันชอบกินปอเปี๊ยะทอด.chan chop kin po-pia thot.I like eating fried spring rolls.
- ปอเปี๊ยะมีไส้ผักเยอะมาก.po-pia mi sai phak yo mak.The spring rolls have a lot of vegetable filling.
- คุณจะสั่งปอเปี๊ยะไหม?khun cha sang po-pia mai?Would you like to order spring rolls?
Example conversation
A man and a woman are ordering food at a street food stall.
- วิทวัส Witthawatกนกวรรณ อยากกินอะไรเป็นพิเศษไหม?Kanokwan yak kin arai pen phi-set mai?Kanokwan, is there anything special you want to eat?
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanฉันอยากกินปอเปี๊ยะค่ะ.chan yak kin po-pia kha.I want to eat spring rolls.
- วิทวัส Witthawatงั้นผมสั่งปอเปี๊ยะให้สองที่นะ.ngan phom sang po-pia hai song thi na.Then I will order two portions of spring rolls for us.
- กนกวรรณ Kanokwanดีเลยค่ะ ขอบคุณนะคะ.di loei kha. khop khun na kha.That's great, thank you.
