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Try this to convert UK/US spoons and cups into something which makes sense : http://www.convertunits.com/from/teaspoons/to/grams Only problem : how do you measure 1/4 UK spoon (=0.887908203125 grams)??? Answer : spend 50 Thb in Tesco to buy a set of measuring spoons

Athough not listed on their website, I used to buy these things a couple of years ago at royal exquisite food

They used to be the importer of Hela, and their product list was more or less the same as this one (Canada Branch)

But this was a while ago, might be that they not longer represend them

Hi, All you bakers. I have been using a bread machine for about 4 years in Thailand. I am the only person in the house that eats bread. I would appreciate some advice that would give my bread a longer life. it goes a little moldy after 3 or 4 days. Also when I cut a normal slice from the loaf ( unless it is a thick one) it tends to fall to bits. I have tried wheat flour and bread flour and mixed them together 50/50 with no different results. Thank you for any suggestions.

- Slice the bread and keep it in the freezer. To defrost, plase the slices for a very short time in the microwave so they become a bit warm like a very fresh bread.

- Try an electric slicer. I believe I have seen them at lazada and verasu

One of our suppliers flies them in (alive) every week from Canada. They can be found on the menu of upscale hotels.

The best recipe I found so far :

http://www.e-rcps.com/pasta/breads/pza_ovnght.shtml

My personal addition : the pizza becomes more crispy if you leave the dough one night in the refrigerator, so in total 3 days to make a pizza ;-)

I agree with GinBoy2, an oven is the way to go, and it shouldn't be a Siemens. I use for years a Minoya (I believe less as thb 5000) and it not only makes me bread, but also nice pizza's, grilled chicken and everything else you can make in an oven.

Shame on me, but once I also absolutely needed a breadmaker, so I friend smuggled from Europe a top Kenwood model which is not for sale in Thailand (would be too expensive I suppose). And as with so many others, after one month it ended up as a very expensive mixer. The bread it makes is only average at best, has a stupid shape not to mention the 'hole' on the bottom...

As for the mixer, these cheap local brands are really not good, better try a well know brand (something in the 5000 thb range), that should do it if you cook only for one person. And of course, you can go artisanal and kneed the bread by hand, probably the best and cheapest way ;-) Takes approx 20 mins ;-)

Funny, I recently found out that rollmops and a couple of other kinds of herrings are sold just 3 kms away from my house.

But as usual, it is wholesale, so you have to buy enough rollmops to open an rollmops restaurant. It's a Scandinavian brand I think, so probably it is a bit different as in Belgium and The Netherlands.

PS ; I'm a bit sadistic, so let's make my Belgian compatriots go nuts : they also sell 'vol au vent videekes', yummy ;-)

PM me for the name, they have a branch in Phuket and Samui

I thought it is not allowed to bring any food into Thailand without the proper licenses. Of course, everyone does, but I would ask a friend to send it and describe it in the customs paper as a "gift"

Belgium's classic : Americain Prepare with french fries and tartare sauce

Drool :-)

Actually brought a bunch of whole nutmeg nuts over last trips, along with a metal grater. Key component of this dish!

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If you want the real stuff that the butchers use : http://www.gekruid.com/americain.html As far as I know they are the only one who sell it to the public.

It's from Verstegen and comes in 2.5 kg packages, normally only sold to professionals. This smart website repacks it in packages of 100 gr or so. They also have other great mixes.

Mix it with mayonaise and you have your base. Personally, I add quite a lot of onion, capers, salt, tabasco and a bit of ketchup. You need to experiment a bit till you have your prefered taste. Never heard of nutmeg in prepare but it's great in 'gehakt'

Belgium's classic : Americain Prepare with french fries and tartare sauce

All pasta problems are solved, lazada sells everything you need to make them. It's very easy to do, the dough is just flour with an egg, you let it go through the machine, and voila, no mama who can do it better ;-)

- pasta machine

- ravioli mold

Took them approx 10 days to deliver as there was no stock in the warehouse.

Old yeast might be the reason, but it might also be the salt you use in your bread.

Salt kills yeast immediately, so it should never become in contact with it. Best add it after mixing the dough already for 5 minutes or so.

You can also try to work with a starter dough. I often use this recipe http://www.e-rcps.com/pasta/breads/ciabatta.shtml , which always gives great results.

Also use coconut for a while, great.

Tip for easy hot smoking. Put some husk in a wok, heat it till smoke starts to devellop, lower the fire as much as possible, (but not too low or smoke devellopment will stop), put grill with meat on top of the wok. Cover the whole thing

I have it, and honestly, it is rubbish....

It is digital tv with a setup box (the cheapest made in China one they could find) like we know in Western countries. Yes, lots of useless channels, but the price is the same as the analog cable, so you have more trash for your thb.

The big problem is that half of the time it doesn't work. The wife becomes crazy when her favourite show stops in the middle or has some kind of buffering problem (lools like watching a movie over the internet on a very slow connection). If it works, the image is much sharper as before.

Still a lot of work to do for the Samui Cable guys, but it is nice that at least they try to bring us digital tv ;-)

Do they just give you only the set top box or do you also need a smart card to be able to receive the channels? I wonder if I can just connect my own box or if I do have to get it from them together with the card.

You don't need a smart card, the missus just called them to upgrade the existing analogue signal (which still works for other tv's b.t.w.)

Technician came to install the box, she just paid a small fee for it. Went extremely smooth.

No idea about frequencies, symbolrates etc... think you better ask them directly and hope you find a staff who knows what you are talking about ;-)

I have it, and honestly, it is rubbish....

It is digital tv with a setup box (the cheapest made in China one they could find) like we know in Western countries. Yes, lots of useless channels, but the price is the same as the analog cable, so you have more trash for your thb.

The big problem is that half of the time it doesn't work. The wife becomes crazy when her favourite show stops in the middle or has some kind of buffering problem (lools like watching a movie over the internet on a very slow connection). If it works, the image is much sharper as before.

Still a lot of work to do for the Samui Cable guys, but it is nice that at least they try to bring us digital tv ;-)

Charcoal ? Better ask where they don't sell it... almost all small local "supermarkets" have it.

Buy mine simply at BigC, don't use lighter fluid but real wood, much more fun and doesn't stink.

The missus does it Thai style, put some charcoal on a grill, and heat it on the gas. Effective, yes, but it kills your burners ;-)

Tip : I have a Kenwood breadmaker for years, but I only use it for kneeding and mixing the ingredients. Found out that you have a much, much better result if you bake the loaf in a normal breadpan (and at least your bread has the shape of a bread, not some cube with a hole in it) If you like a crispy crust, add steam during the baking proces.

Maybe things have changed recently (I didn't order anything recently from Royal as I have a stock for the next years) but they are/were the importer for Thailand of Hela, a German conglomerate of food additives. This company doesn't cater for the end user, but to the manufacturers, so you can not buy 100 gr of your favourite spice over there. I have a 30-40 page catalogue from them, and they can deliver really everyting you need for making meat products. You need 1000 meters sheep casings, 25 kg Frankfurter mix, something that let look your sausige more red ? They deliver it. Clearly not fake, It is just not on there public website as it is for the professionals. But if you contact them as a private person, they are willing to help you.

Their nitrate brine salt is the real thing - I use it for years, and me and my family are still in good health. As someone else already said, forget for one moment this American pink salt thing. That is just invented by a stupid psychopath. Do the calculation by yourself, if a recipe says for instance 20 gr pink salt + 80 gr normal salt, your calculation will show you that it's the equivalent of 100 gr of Hela nitrate salt. Why make it complicated and take the risk that you make a miscalulation ? After all, with these products, you better make no mistakes ;-)

Bought a couple of years ago a panini press in the Mall/Bangkapi (I think it was a Verasu branch, not sure). Use it several times a week, yummi ;-)

To my surprise, recently found out that nearby kitchen paradise is Phnom Phem, I saw in the stores there many models, and even impossible to find things here like Kenwood meat mincers, bread makers etc. Prices were European standard. Just a pity I could buy just a little due to airline restrictions on weight ;-(

I always take a late ferry and spend a night in Surat Thani - much more comfortable

Lol, so soon we will have to pay 300 thb "harbour mainenance fee" ?

Fortunately, I have a calender too ;-)

It is a pity they don't have on their website where you can buy their products.

But they have an email adress on it so just mail them your location

Royal Exquisite Food used to sell all kinds of casings (and everything else a butcher needs)

Yes, fresh raviolies but frozen. Much better than their canned cousins, just boil them for a couple of minutes - no need to defrost them first. And as they are 'made in thailand' they are even cheap

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