abstract:Tom kha kai or Tom kha gai (, , ; Lao: ຕົ້ມຂ່າໄກ່, tom kha kai), literally "chicken galangal soup") is a spicy hot soup in Lao cuisine and Thai cuisine. This soup is made with coconut milk, galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, and chicken, and often contains straw, shiitake, or other mushrooms, as well as coriander leaves(see below).