Favourite Foods.

[Jockstar]

Ok many of us love Thai food. But if you had to name your favourite top 3 countries for their food. What would they be?

1, Thailand

2. India

3. Mexico

[jackr]

1. Thailand

2. Italy

3. England

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Last. France

[Neeranam]

1-Indian

2-Thai

3 - Italian

[350torana]

1. Arab

2. Thai

3. Mexican

[Neeranam]

I find it very strange that most the foreingers here in Thailand claim that Thai food is there favourite. Did we all come here because of the food??

Is it that we have grown to love the Thai food?

I had no idea what Thai food was before I came here. no Thai restaurants where I come from - well not at the time. There are 2 now, and boy did they get a shock when I went in there for a carry out and after listening to them blab on about a few things in Thai responded with a relevant reply to what they were talking about.

[ProfessorFart]

Indian

Thai

Italian

I find it very strange that most the foreingers here in Thailand claim that Thai food is there favourite. Did we all come here because of the food??

Is it that we have grown to love the Thai food?

I had no idea what Thai food was before I came here. no Thai restaurants where I come from - well not at the time.

While I think no one settles in Thailand for the food, having a fine cuisine is a major bonus for many.

[Jockstar]

I went back to the Uk in March last year. There was a Thai restaurant near where i stayed in Acton. I went in for a carry out and spoke Thai to them. My Thai is ok but not great. I asked for basic ffod. Kapow Nua, Yum nua or moo, pak prik eng moo. Would you believe they didnt do it. I was like what the ######. These foods something not unusual Thai food.. But still they couldnt do it. After that i found a better place , still in Acton but with a better choice. Thai restauarnts tend to cater for farang tastes in the uk. ie green/red curry , pad thai etc.

[RamdomChances]

French

British

Chinise

As long as they are good quality, thai foods great as well, come to think of it most countries have at least one thing thats good, I love food. Never really got on with Mexican though, or Japanese, mabye cos I have'nt given them a good try.

[ProfessorFart]

Thai restauarnts tend to cater for farang tastes in the uk. ie green/red curry , pad thai etc.

Too true! Its something which never fails to piss me off especially in this day and age when all of the ingredients to make it 100% spot on are available.

Some of the crap I've had over here is unspeakable.

That said there are one or two gems dotted around the place!

[siamruby]

I went back to the Uk in March last year. There was  a Thai restaurant near where i stayed in Acton. I went in for a carry out and spoke Thai to them. My Thai is ok but not great. I asked for basic ffod. Kapow Nua, Yum nua or moo, pak prik eng moo. Would you believe they didnt do it. I was like what the ######. These foods something not unusual Thai food.. But still they couldnt do it. After that i found a better place , still in Acton but with a better choice. Thai restauarnts tend to cater for farang tastes in the uk. ie green/red curry , pad thai etc.

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At least if they spoke Thai to you it would still be ok. Me and my fiance went to a Thai restaurant in Gants Hill in East London. They are a branch of a very famous Thai restaurant in Fulham (name? something chang) First I spoke to a waitress in Thai and she said sorry can't speak Thai!!! It seemed to me that no Thais work there! may be only in the kitchen. Then we asked for the Pad kapraw if they could change from chicken to prawns ( we would pay more for the prawns) They said no we can't do that.( too difficult huh?) bye bye the fake Thai restaurant. We had never been back.

[Tornado]

I went back to the Uk in March last year. There was  a Thai restaurant near where i stayed in Acton. I went in for a carry out and spoke Thai to them. My Thai is ok but not great. I asked for basic ffod. Kapow Nua, Yum nua or moo, pak prik eng moo. Would you believe they didnt do it. I was like what the ######. These foods something not unusual Thai food.. But still they couldnt do it. After that i found a better place , still in Acton but with a better choice. Thai restauarnts tend to cater for farang tastes in the uk. ie green/red curry , pad thai etc.

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At least if they spoke Thai to you it would still be ok. Me and my fiance went to a Thai restaurant in Gants Hill in East London. They are a branch of a very famous Thai restaurant in Fulham (name? something chang) First I spoke to a waitress in Thai and she said sorry can't speak Thai!!! It seemed to me that no Thais work there! may be only in the kitchen. Then we asked for the Pad kapraw if they could change from chicken to prawns ( we would pay more for the prawns) They said no we can't do that.( too difficult huh?) bye bye the fake Thai restaurant. We had never been back.

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My mate owns the Sugar Hut on Fulham Rd(?), the food is superb, but expect a big bill.

Italian

Thai

Indian

chinese

no particular order

[TRIPxCORE]

Oooooooo.....good question! This is a topic I can really sink my teeth into.

1. Italian

2. I guess i'll just classify this as American but I wanted to specify BBQ food like Ribs, Beef Brisket or Southeastern US style BBQ.

3. Japanese. Love sushi & tempura.

[Padkapow Guy]

thai

thai pet

thai pet mak

[SeaVisionBurma]

1. Japanese. Definitely

2. Anything from a hawker's hut in Singapore

3. Indian

Note: Not Burmese. It's all far too oily.

[chonabot]

1.Isaan style Thai ( from the wife's sweet kitchen )

2.Northern Indian...

3. Mum's Roast Beef ( Bless her )

[Spee]

Thai restauarnts tend to cater for farang tastes in the uk. ie green/red curry , pad thai etc.

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True ... or so it seems. The main places downtown seem to purposely "dummy-down" the food. The most authentic I've had here so far was at the Anglo-Thai Festival and at a small joint near the Hammersmith flyover.

For me:

1. Thai

2. Italian

3. Mexican

(Chinese, Spanish and top quality Brit Pub food aren't far behind)

Thing is there are sub-varieties within all of these (e.g., Issan vs Southern, Sicilian vs Napolitano, etc.).

What I really do like is something I've seen often with Thai food (and very often in Spain), and that is to order many different things in smaller portions and then share them, family style.

Now you've gone and done it ... my mouth is watering and everything is closed!

[Jeff1]

Oooooooo.....good question!  This is a topic I can really sink my teeth into.

1. Italian

2. I guess i'll just classify this as American but I wanted to specify BBQ food like Ribs, Beef Brisket or Southeastern US style BBQ.

3. Japanese.  Love sushi & tempura.

Spoken like a true Chicagoan Two thumbs up !

I love BBQ too so my three favorites are :

Beef

Pork

Chicken

[Boon Mee]

1. Kway Teeow Heng

2. Kway Teeow Nam

3. Hoy Mang Poo!

[Lung Ling]

In order, Thai, Mexican, and Polish. Love the Polish food, despite the fact that especially in-country, there are only two major food groups: hog fat, and vodka.

[jackr]

1.Isaan style Thai ( from the wife's sweet kitchen )

2.Northern Indian...

3. Mum's Roast Beef ( Bless her )

Yep, mum's roasts beat the lot hands down

[honeyen]

1. Chinese

2. Korean

3. Swedish

[Jockstar]

I went back to the Uk in March last year. There was  a Thai restaurant near where i stayed in Acton. I went in for a carry out and spoke Thai to them. My Thai is ok but not great. I asked for basic ffod. Kapow Nua, Yum nua or moo, pak prik eng moo. Would you believe they didnt do it. I was like what the ######. These foods something not unusual Thai food.. But still they couldnt do it. After that i found a better place , still in Acton but with a better choice. Thai restauarnts tend to cater for farang tastes in the uk. ie green/red curry , pad thai etc.

At least if they spoke Thai to you it would still be ok. Me and my fiance went to a Thai restaurant in Gants Hill in East London. They are a branch of a very famous Thai restaurant in Fulham (name? something chang) First I spoke to a waitress in Thai and she said sorry can't speak Thai!!! It seemed to me that no Thais work there! may be only in the kitchen. Then we asked for the Pad kapraw if they could change from chicken to prawns ( we would pay more for the prawns) They said no we can't do that.( too difficult huh?) bye bye the fake Thai restaurant. We had never been back.

Actually the girl on the front desk was Thai but was only about 19 yeras old. So when i spoke Thai she was a bit out of practice and asked me to speak English. She said she hadn't been in Thailand for years so had forgotton alot.

Never went there again.

Theres a good one on The Uxbridge Rd near the Redback. They have Thai staff there. So when i spoke Thai they were quite impressed. Turned many of my friends onto it. So we used to get deliveries. I would order on the phone in Thai. No problems. The food was great and the service too.

[Doctor John]

Beans on Toast.

Fish and Chips.

Bacon Sandwich.

The best of British ' Haute cuisine '

[nogutsnoapplepie]

Beans on Toast.

Fish and Chips.

Bacon Sandwich.

The best of British ' Haute cuisine ' 

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Luvly Jubly.

[sua yai]

Siamrugby - did you mean The Blue Elephant opposite Fulham Broadway tube station? If so, good food, but the price scared me.

1/ My cooking.

2/ The wife's cooking

3/ Anything with a bit of flavour.

[theviking]

1. Norwegian.

2.Thai.

3.mexican/spanish.

I guess the things you discuss about "fake" thai restaurants are same all over europe. I've been to a few before, and its wery good thai decoration in the restaurants, but the food is far from authentic.

[tutsiwarrior]

1. Flint's BBQ, Oakland CA.

2. LA style mexican food.

3. California style japanese food.

Thai food stinks...literally and figuratively....

[Jockstar]

Beans on Toast.

Fish and Chips.

Bacon Sandwich.

The best of British ' Haute cuisine ' 

I've just had a bacon baguette with HP sauce for breakfast. mmmmmmmmm

[Stocky]

Just 3 is tough!

Because I like a little French, Italian, British and Swiss let's just call it

1. European

2. Indian

3. Chinese

[dugdig]

1. Kiyat thawt

2. Khai mot daeng

3. Lahp dip moo.