carlspencer

I hope she doesnt call you falang when you're alone with her. but in all seriousness, it seems that they are insistent on treating you like a second party here. this could be simply defensive if they are not accustomed to foreigners, but your gf calling you a falang seems odd, does she also insist on treating you as second party? Looks like you guys need to have the talk.

Really the floor manager as well?

Little Johnny was sitting in class doing math problems when his teacher picked him to answer a question:

"Johnny, if there were five birds sitting on a fence and you shot one with your gun, how many would be left ?" "None.", replied Johnny. "'cause the rest would fly off."

"The correct answer is four," said the teacher. "But I like your thinking."

Little Johnny said, "I have a question for you now. If there were three women eating ice cream cones in a shop, one licking her cone, the second biting her cone, and the third one sucking her cone, which one is married ?

Well," said the teacher nervously, "I guess the one sucking her cone?"

"No," said Little Johnny, "The one with the wedding ring on her finger. But I like the way you think!"

Sticky rice with deep fried chicken (kai thod), availability is never an issue.

Just pay your neighborhood Big C a visit, they usually have a good variety of brands available.

Curry ketchup..?? gotta try this, thanks will be paying Tops a visit soon.

How is Mc Donald's & Co not being discussed here, if we are talking stats then what these guys offer beats everything else hollow.

Well at least they are moving in the right direction, they are acknowledging the problem exists which is a good thing.

damn thats a nice looking pie! but 229 bahts for a pizza from the back of a pickup truck?

Mai aow pom churot (I don't want MSG) ....tag it with a ka or a kap. I've said it hundreds or times, and it usually works ok. When I say it, I don't get all fuzzy farang friendly smiley about it. I say it matter of factly. I also tell them in Thai, that farang don't like MSG.

Just how much food generally has MSG? Is it restaurants we need to watch out for or food vendors too?

I've probably written more words in Thailand than anyone else, re; the ill-effects of MSG. I've had at least 10 letters published in the 2 Eng.Lang newspapers about it. The only people making excuses for the stuff is folks like the guy below, which I'll address.....

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Numerous and creditable studies recently have shown that SMG doesn't harm your health

what so ever, and there is nothing to worry about from consuming MSG in moderation,

further more, those studies have shown that 2 groups of diners could not tell the different between

dishes prepared with MSG to the dishes prepared with out,

Whatever study that was, had to be majorly flawed. I can tell MSG every time. The people (like Ezzra, perhaps) who don't suffer ill-effects are doing a disservice to those like myself who suffer acutely from the stuff. It would be like people who aren't allergic to pollen saying to hay fever sufferers: What's your silly problem? Pollen doesn't bother me, so why be a cry-baby and fake your sniffles whenever spring flowers are in bloom?!?

When I've asked farang whether MSG effects them, I get a positive disdain for the stuff near 100% of the time. Try it, and see. Some symptom vary, some are similar in all sufferers. There is too much to mention here. Suffice to say, Thai cooks are causing much distress to people who eat their food, particularly farang. Is it ok to mildly poison some folks some of the time? My answer: NO.

In contrast, Thai chefs and Thai cooks would answer (with a smile); whas yo ploblem? We use MSG, mai pen rai (smile some more). Add good taste, no? Why farang worry so mut?

LOL well put! I asked some kitchen folks about this and they pointed it to the fact that MSG is after all a sodium (salt) compound. One thing I have noticed is that I feel much the same after I have consumed a dish with a large amount of soy sauce, and we all know how much sodium is mixed into that. It is well known that consuming large amounts of salt can cause you blood pressure to increase, could then the palpitation be written off as a reaction to a higher salt intake?

I suggest you wait till you have to make a trip to Bangkok, then stack up on the spices for a few months. Best places to look for Indian spices in Bangkok are Pahurat and Prathunam although Pahurat has a higher density of shops offering spices.

Has anyone else noticed the price of the fried chicken @ Pizza Co.? It seems kind of steep to pay that much for chicken especially considering it isn't any kind of imported good or fancy restaurant.

Yeah, the increase in prices is more general, before if I just ordered a single Pizza it would cost me 389 bahts, now its 419 bahts.

Mai sai, pong shoe rod (crap).

Mai ... tone ending up

sai ... tone ending up

pong ... tone neutral (even)

shoe ... tone neutral (even)

rod ... tone ending up

As for me ... I just get 'wacky dreams' if they pile it in, or I eat it late at night.

Hope that helps.

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Thanks! yes that does help, I only hope now that the restaurants I go to will comply

I dont know if this counts, but you could go in for the Chayo Phraya Dinner Cruise if you are looking for something occasional. It is essentially a buffet served on a large boat. Prices vary from 800 Bahts per head in low season to 1300 Bahts per head in high season.

i also have an allergy to sea foods. Different types of foods produce different reactions, sometimes I get itchy rashes on the skin, on other occasions sporadic sneezing, while on some occasions, both sneezing and rashes. The obvious answer is just avoid seafood altogether if the allergy is severe. If she is coming for a short stay then maybe you could just stick to the fast food franchises. Are there any restaurants you frequent? If you are on good terms with the owners then it will become easier to explain them the issue.

I know Thai cooking makes generous usage of MSG, and that's something that I just don't prefer in my food. I have noticed my heart rate elevate and a flushing feeling every time I have had foods which have MSG in them. Whatever the scientific data has to say, imo its best to avoid if unsure what exactly it does. So, can anyone tell me how can I ask no MSG when I walk into a restaurant?

EDIT: I will also love to hear about other people's opinion on MSG, is it something you prefer in your food? Is it really "dangerous" even in normal everyday consumption?

Why not just get a hold of someone and learn the names of some vegetarian dishes. Here are some - Phad phak - Stir fried vegetables, usually served with rice (Khao soi) but can be taken as is, Khao phad je - Vegetable fried rice, Khao phad mad ma muang - vegetable fried rice with cashew nuts. I know a few Indian people living here and they tend to stick to these dishes when out.

EDIT: These are very common dishes to, i haven't found any restaurant which doesn't serve them. Also, I haven't found any weird responses if i said kin je mee mai khab? Usually, you will be given a handicap for being a foreigner and they tend to understand what you are really asking for.

My parents just flew from BKK to Kolkata, India by Thai Air, had 10 Kilos overweight baggage and the girl at the counter didn't even so much as blink.

Aah yes the Bagels, I pondered momentarily over whether I should get those as well but decided against that as I was pretty full by then. I dont think the bagels are where they shine though.

Its a little upscale, I know, only 2 other people besides myself eating there when I was there.

Tried out Angel City Diners on Sukhumvit Soi 11, gotta say they have some great selection of American burgers, not to mention they also have an awesome 1950's styled ambiance. I tried the 200 gram Deluxe Burger with cheese, pickles, mayo and lettuce is a real American burger. In my opinion, it could be a little more seasoned however thats strictly a matter of taste, but definitely in the running for best burger, compared to some of the burger offerings out there. At a reasonable fare of 300 THB, you know you’ve had a good feed.

They also offer some other American delights such as malt and candy milkshakes, a variety of sodas, root beer, pancakes, bagels, meatloaf, meatballs, turkey, chili beef and of course rib-eye steak, are some of those on offer.

All in all I will highly recommend the diner to those who are looking for a good burger joint in Bangkok.

look at us! we are upholding the law! lol clearly they have people eavesdropping on thaivisa.

As a wannabe anarchist, I'm setting mine to 16C.

Allow me to join you!

"No booze for passengers, drivers this Songkran" Feel free to knock yourselves out during the other parts of the year