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Just now, connda said:

No.  Why toss all those vitamins and minerals as well as taste. 

Have you ever picked them off the vines, giving them a wash, and ate them on the spot?  Gawd.  Wonderful.  Like so many other unprocessed veggies. 

But, maybe mummy only gave you peeled cukes so that's what you like.
Each to their own.  My Grandmum wouldn't eat apple skins.  I'll eat them however they're served, but honestly the skins offer a lot of taste compared to the otherwise bland insides.  No wonder most farangs need to drown their vegetables and fruits in heavy saturated fats dressings.
All I need to do it walk around in the expat community and it's pretty easy to see who still eats a Western diet.  Just a bowl of various fruits and a glass of water can just be exquisite.

Don't believe we ate raw cucumbers growing up, ours were finely sliced with skin on and pickled in jars. Some of outgrow what our parents fed us. My meal tonight was a filet mignon steak and a greek style salad with a (sliced cucumber) olive oil mixed with a vinaigrette. Desert tonight will be 1/4 watermelon. I suppose you eat the rhine as well.

Just now, Bangyai said:

No. I like to walk on the wild side just for the adrenalin rush.

 

I had considered base jumping but it looked too risky plus there have been far fewer fatalities eating cucumbers with the skin on. 

Thank you for your prompt response. Noted.

I do, always have, always will. I took it for granted that most do. I can't say I remember ever being served a dish in Thailand where the cucumber slices were not peeled.

47 minutes ago, VBF said:

You'd better believe it - look at this lot https://camra.org.uk/

I have to admit that I prefer "real ale" to the "fizzy pop" that some places sell, and I would never drink canned beer - bottled, perhaps - Oh...maybe I'm a beer snob too????

However, this is

 

I have only twice found decent Thai food here in UK - a little "hole in the wall" place in King's Cross in 2011, and a restaurant called Chao Phraya in Liverpool.

Rest of the time, I believe I can cook better Thai food than is available commercially - several friends who've been to Thailand agree!

 

My "signature" dish is Panang Gai, but I do a reasonable Phat Kaprow Gai  - both pictured

The Panang Gai has coriander sprinkled on the top while it's cooling; this is later stirred into the dish, and I don't mince the chicken for the Phat Kaprow Gai, I chop it small.  The rice is proper Jasmine rice though.

 

 

 

 

Please peel the cucumber next time.

3 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I've heard of wine snobs, I didn't know it was possible to be a beer snob.

One step below Leo.

8 hours ago, sirineou said:

Khon Kaen  Morning Market. , less than 15 minutes away from our house. Everything fresh most of the days we are not too lazy to go, and Sadly the highlight of my day. LOL

No need to be refrigerated anything . Tops market at Central market  a couple of minutes away from the Morning market for those  specialty items and fresh baked bread. 

We are not in Thailand right now, we got stuck in the US with the Pandemic, we hope to make our way back this spring after we are vaccinated. I heard that the market was closed for a little while, because of the pandemic. Anyone knows anything about it?

Can't wait to get back, home  to Thailand. In the meantime I am hanging out  with my many thai farmer wives in Florida, trying to teach them perfect English. 

 

8 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I speak Thai with my GF, she speaks English with me. Neither of us well, doesn't matter.

The first dish is black pepper chicken at a local restaurant in Chiang Rai, 139 baht.

Omelet, kaow pat goong, and pad pat ruam all cooked for me by my GF.

You got a bad dish at a restaurant, move on.

Drinking Archa beer takes away any credibility, ahahaa 

14 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

You sound like a very grumpy old man who has one dish he eats and gets angry when it is not just like the one place he likes to eat it.  And thinks it has tomato sauce in it!!

Best stick to Kiss where the "ingredient keep in freeze all time" and "sent to any branch in the morning of the day".  I am sure Gordon Ramsey would be impressed were he lucky enough to sample the frozen goodness.

 

During these covid days, it must be hard to have all fresh items daily if the restaurant has a few slow days. I would rather have a frozen item quickly defrosted than a fresh item which has been kept too long in fridge.

38 minutes ago, placeholder said:

Stop making things up. You know nothing about my personal history. I could claim that in fact I have worked for hourly wages but what would be the point? We are all anonymous here. Comments like yours reveal nothing useful about your targets. They do say plenty about your standards of reasoning, though.

As for staying in a minimum wage job. There is plenty of evidence to show that people do get stuck in them. Particularly those with low education levels.

No Way Out: How Prime-Age Workers Get Trapped in Minimum-Wage Jobs

https://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/labor_markets_2005_05.pdf?

 

One guy works in a Co. for 5 yrs working his way up the ladder of responsibility to make $15/hr. Starting wage jumps from $10/hr to $15/hr overnight. And you don't see any problem with that. 

7 hours ago, placeholder said:

So a reason not to raise the minimum wage is because workers making that amount already will feel bad? 

I can tell you've never been an hourly wage earner, not that it's a bad thing. What I described above should be a concern if the Min wage is raised. It's sad that folks get locked into thinking a min wage job is all there is in life. Must be a soul crusher.

Just now, John Drake said:

 

You have purposefully twisted what I said. The "weasels" are those who have no income but find ways to accumulate benefits and assets that go untaxed.  Jeff Bezos has an annual salary of $81,000. 

Take away the loop holes...absolutely. 

6 hours ago, PatOngo said:

I was pulled over by a policeman so I asked why did he pull me over, he said speeding, I said "how do you know?", he went red in the face and had no answer, I asked "how much?", he said "up to you", I offered him two hundred baht, he gave me back one hundred and told me to go. Yes they can be generous! ????

Being pulled over in Thailand is a new one on me. I must live a a blessed life.

Biden wants to make Fed Min wage $15.00/hr.

In the 70's & 80's min wage wasn't meant to be a wage for family provider. It was for high school kids and bored housewives. Back then most big Co. jobs started at least double Min wage. 

What happens to the worker who has worked years at a Co to hit $15.00/hr and all of a sudden any new hire is making the same. What happens to that worker? Will he get a raise to $20/hr? Probably not. 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/biden-s-15-minimum-wage-plan-here-s-who-it-might-help-and-hurt/ar-BB1b3tjK

I go to the beach everyday with 3 small cans of beer. My limit for the day. It's my thing to do. For me drinking a beer walking in the surf is a true symbol of being free. In my younger days I only knew how to drink in excess. I recently retired and falling into the daily excessive drinking routine is one I've been careful to avoid. 

12 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

BS.  I drive through Issan often.  The air quality is horrible.  Mainly due to all the small burns going on.  My eyes burn and can't see more than 1km away due to the haze.

 

Come on....

Isaan is a large place, you make it sound as if it's a neighborhood. What one sees may not be what another sees.

On 1/8/2021 at 10:38 PM, JungleBiker said:

I previously bought some of the woven kind from this company: http://www.tctthainet.com/en/พลาสติกปูพื้นชนิดพิเศษ/  

 

You should consider the weight of the cloth (grams/m2). I'd would suggest not less than 100 g/m2. 

I bought a roll of same stuff at Thai Watsado

1 hour ago, Tagged said:

I think you have to wait until you are 70 year old to start marinate with that kind of smoke. 

In Issan they use plastic water bottle, inner tube and a bit of old flip flop to light the wood for BBQ.

37 minutes ago, advancebooking said:

can't believe you would be thinking about burning plastic. Jesus wept, this is not Indonesia. 

Right, save the plastic for lighting the BBQ

19 hours ago, Tagged said:

Our village do not collect trash, so I need to build an trash burner. Anyone have pics or ideas? 

 

I know tabu, but thats how it is here. Everyone burn their trash, or they dump it somewhere else around their neighbourhood. I just do not want to put fire to the national park or the fields around me, even the locals fine manage that on their own. 

I understand, I spent years in such a place. Go on the pub section and theres Life In Issan thread. Owl sees all has posted several pics of his trash burner. 

I used the fieldprint method for my OA in 2019, no problem.

Bottled water for drinking and the shop next door sells water in 5 gal bottles for 17 bht for cooking and cleaning meat and veggies.