Gai yang is Thai street food at its best — chicken marinated in lemongrass, garlic and fish sauce, then grilled until the skin is burnished and smoky. In Thailand you'll find it sold from roadside grills, chopped up and served with sticky rice and a punchy dipping sauce.
The marinade does all the heavy lifting here. Coriander root, white pepper and palm sugar give the chicken that sweet-savoury depth you can't quite put your finger on, while the barbecue adds the char.
It's a brilliant one for the weekend barbie — marinate the night before, throw it on the grill and you've got a crowd-pleaser that beats a plain barbecued chook every time.
