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Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Latinos are working in restaurants of all kinds all over the country. Personally, I think people of different identities can be trained to make authentic tasting food IF supervised by someone that knows what the food is supposed to taste like, yes, usually a native. Case in point I just had a carne asada super burrito today in Pattaya and while it wasn't the best in the world, it would pass as pretty, pretty, pretty good in the U.S. (Mexicans don't do that kind of burrito.) I would bet the house the person cooking that burrito was neither American or Mexican but there was an American behind the training. Maybe not even Thai, could be Khmer, who knows? Of course the restaurant has to care about that to bother. If the customers don't care, why should the owners? But again exceptions of high quality and authentic flavor do exist in the U.S. for most any type food you can mention, as there is a market for it. -
Painting great Wayne Thiebaud dies at 101
Jingthing replied to Jingthing's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
His works are still.with us. 101 is a fair run. -
Most famous for his paintings of cakes and pies, I very much prefer his San Francisco landscapes.
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Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Going into this deeper, here is a definition for you: I decided to randomly look at Alabama which is fairly or unfairly seen as more of a backwards state. Their big cities aren't very big at all. ALL on this list over 100,00 population have multiple Thai restaurants according to google. I didn't check cities with 6,000 people as I don't regard them as cities. The 10 Largest Cities In Alabama - WorldAtlas Are some or even any of the Thai restaurants in Alabama very good and authentic? That I don't know but I wouldn't rule it out. -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I've tried it. In Montreal. I haven't sought it out in Thailand which is what I said so I can't even comment on it's ease of availability here. I don't claim to be an expert on every food type (many but not every) and I doubt very many "top chefs" even in Manhattan are either. -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Chinese food is incredibly varied by region but it's fair to say that texture is very important in it. They eat everything. So some of their foods are more than a bit much for typical western palates. Westernized Chinese food often features goopy sweet sauces. I learned about "real" Chinese food in California going to places with Chinese customers and pointing to plates of food that weren't even listed on the menus they gave non-Chinese. Sometimes I would order a dish and was told they wouldn't serve it as I wouldn't like it. I usually pushed them anyway. Sometimes they were right (usually involving offal) and other times it was about wonderful strong flavors that I liked very, very much. You kind of have to waste some money to find the great stuff. Recently at a local authentic Chinese restaurant in Pattaya, I ordered a duck dish that didn't explain what it really was in Chinese, English, or Thai. It was all duck beaks. Unfortunately, I don't like duck beaks. -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Just out of curiosity, what's the population of your small city? -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Wow, how arrogant. You asked something else before and I answered. For example you didn't ask if I've had the best falafel in the world in Thailand, just if I've had falafel here. You didn't ask if I've had the best Japanese food in the world in Thailand, just authentic Japanese food that isn't sushi. You didn't like the answer and assertion that your list was hard to find when in my experience that isn't true. Went against your false assumptions. Now you bait and switch and get into top chefs and make more assumptions about my persoal exposure to good food in Thailand, the U.S., and many countries in the world. Hilariously bragging about blue corn stuff without asking if I have eaten well in Santa Fe New Mexico. Talking about BBQ without asking if I have lived in the deep south. Talking about a very basic Korean dish without asking if I have lived near a major American Koreatown. Well, chefs as a profession are notoriously arrogant. Manhattan arrogance takes the cake. So everyone is stupid about food but you. Nobody that isn't a top chef has any taste or exposure to wonderful international food. Sure thing, amigo. What a silly game. -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Seems like a waste! Anthony Bourdain - No Reservations S03E08 - Shanghai - video Dailymotion -
What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2021)
Jingthing replied to CharlieH's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I'm not at all sorry to report that Louis C.K has released a new special called Sorry. If you think he committed the crime of the century and don't think he deserves to work again, talk to his hand (get it?). Sorry (TV Special 2021) - IMDb -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I lived in big cities in the US. There if you cared it wasn't hard at all to find the very good real flavor places. Also there are Thai concentrations other than LA even on the east coast. But the west coast is best for fresh Asian produce. There is also an overlap in ingredients with the much larger Vietnamese population. -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
California is a VERY big state. Have you eaten in the large Thaitown in LA? -
Why Almost Every Town in America has a Thai Restaurant
Jingthing replied to Highend Expat's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Pad Thai was definitely promoted by the hyper nationalist government at that time.