Why no milkshakes?

[canuckamuck]

Today I was in a mood for a milkshake. I don't know why, I don't think I have even had one in a decade, but I got the craving. Then it occurred to me that I have never seen a shop offering milkshakes here. I don't think that even Dairy Queen has them, which is bizarre because that is the cornerstone of their franchise in North America. Where's a guy got to go to get a milkshake? I mean other than make one myself.

[janclaes47]

Just now, canuckamuck said:

Then it occurred to me that I have never seen a shop offering milkshakes here.

 

Maybe you should get out more then.

[poanoi]

i actually thought this was a thread about songkran and the breast super soaker 10 finger, but i have some memory of going to swensens when i wanted a milkshake,

above a pizza company just right of soi post office

on beach rd

Edited April 13, 2018 by poanoi

[chickenslegs]

Swensen's has something resembling a milk shake, but it may not satisfy your yearning for the ones you remember.

 

On the positive side, no other franchise has cuter waitresses - Fact!

(IMHO)

[lovelomsak]

I go to burger king. 3 flavors chocolate,strawberry,vanilla 3 sizes too.

[canuckamuck]

Thanks for the tips. Those are two places I almost never go, but I will do next time I am conveniently close to one of them.

[malt25]

Buy a blender & make your own.  I dice up banana & mango & freeze. My standard brekky is the frozen fruit, low fat milk, honey, maybe a scoop of protein powder & sometimes a scoop of instant oats. Blend for a minute or two. Keeps me going well into the day.

[PatOngo]

Kinda like trying to buy phla la or somtam in Canada, right.

[canuckamuck]

24 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Kinda like trying to buy phla la or somtam in Canada, right.

I am confident the Bla rah would be considered a biohazard in Canada

[torrzent]

10 hours ago, lovelomsak said:

I go to burger king. 3 flavors chocolate,strawberry,vanilla 3 sizes too.

Or he could just google "milkshake and thailand" and presto, his world has changed in the blink of an eye.

1. http://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/news/best-milkshakes-bangkok

2. Once Upon A Milkshake Thailand - Bangkok, Thailand | Facebook

https://www.facebook.com › Places › Bangkok, Thailand › Ice Cream Shop

 

Unfortunately, this also means that the OP post is fake news!

 

[Ron19]

Duplicate post removed.

[yellowboat]

In Bangkok, there was or still is a milkshake shop in Bangrak on Silom.   Cannot remember whether it was particularly satisfying.   Milk is not a big part of the diet here. 

[ebean001]

Butter Better have what you want...trust me. This restaurant has better food than most USA restaurants. Also, Fat Elvis has the best wings in the world. Better than BW3 in USA.

butter better is at 183 Chang Klan Rd, Chang Klan, Muang, Chiang Mai 50000

It is by Pantip Plaza. go catty corner from pantip then south on chang Klan Road for about 100 meters. it is on your left.

Fat Elvis is 38 Ratvithi Road, Tampon Sriphoom, Amphor Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai 50200. that is inside the moot about 50 meters from chiang mai saloon on the same side of the street going towards the mountains (west).

[torrzent]

21 minutes ago, ebean001 said:

Also, Fat Elvis has the best wings in the world. Better than BW3 in USA.

Wrong...the Anchor Bar in Buffalo has the best wings in the world.

[Emster23]

Yeah. And not to hijack too much, how about maple bars? Not at Dunkin or Mister Donut.... Funny how we start to crave some item over here that we wouldn't give a second thought about at a place that was once "home"...

[themerg]

 Buy a blender and ice cream.

I don't use milk in my milkshakes.

There is a DQ in Westover, Massachusetts, the shakes are very, very, thick.

Sip 1 time through the straw, and it takes 10 minutes for the ice cream to drain out the straw.

DQ shake, and a habanero cheeseburger, OR a Frostie and a double chees, mayo, onions, tomato with a potato at Wendy's.

Wendy's needs to come to Thailand AND DQ needs to have their full US menu in LOS.

Edited April 14, 2018 by themerg

[scorecard]

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Kinda like trying to buy phla la or somtam in Canada, right.

 

True, and keep in mind that it's only recently that a few thais started to drink cow's milk, mostly in small UHT boxes and mostly little kids.

 

Milk shakes / milk consumption is not part of daily life in LOS for 99% of adults, never has been

 

On a slant, a very large % of Thais have no knowledge (not their fault) about keeping fresh milk in the fridge and smell it every time before you use it, and never drink it if it's bit off or past the use by date.

 

My son's mother-in-law gets angry when my son puts the milk bottle back in the fridge after she gets a small cup of milk for son's kids (she doesn't drink milk she thinks it's not natural to drink milk / milk products, in fact she disputes that it comes from cows - impossible, there are no cows in Thailand) .

 

She believes that it's not necessary to be kept in the fridge at all, and it will result in the fridge using a lot more electricity.

 

Reality is that she's stubborn old cow herself and get's ornery quickly if anybody tries to tell her / suggest how to do things. She visits for a few days every couple of months. My very polite but very determined Thai son had 'run ins' with her many times a day until she realized that she was losing the battle.  

 

 

Edited April 14, 2018 by scorecard

[Brickbat]

What about a ham, cheese and tomato toastie? Every coffee shop would rake it in, but then, that entrepreneur spirit ain’t there. Even a Pom selling ice cream near Panthip gave up milkshakes after a week of getting my business.  Maybe the cows threatened him. Mad Cow.

[scorecard]

1 minute ago, Brickbat said:

What about a ham, cheese and tomato toastie? Every coffee shop would rake it in, but then, that entrepreneur spirit ain’t there. Even a Pom selling ice cream near Panthip gave up milkshakes after a week of getting my business.  Maybe the cows threatened him. Mad Cow.

 

You can get a ham cheese toastie at every 7/11 in Thailand, add your own tomato.

 

 

[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

Today I was in a mood for a milkshake

Gonna be a wet one. I;d wait until after Songkran

[DekDaeng]

2 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

I am confident the Bla rah would be considered a biohazard in Canada

It is here.

[ThaiWai]

Swensons has cold coffee but not hot coffee. Figure that one out. 

[ThaiWai]

1 hour ago, Emster23 said:

Yeah. And not to hijack too much, how about maple bars? Not at Dunkin or Mister Donut.... Funny how we start to crave some item over here that we wouldn't give a second thought about at a place that was once "home"...

Wife got donuts from dunkin once and offered me a bite of hers. It had some white frosting and a cotton candy looking substance over that. Turned out to be some kind of mayonnaise and shredded pork. That was the last Dunkin Donut I have had in 3 years. I might need a therapist to get me over that. 

Edited April 14, 2018 by ThaiWai

[robblok]

Get some Dynamize casein and add some milk (ice if you like) and you got something that tastes a lot like a milk shake. I love my casein shakes they are a treat for me. 

[Srikcir]

"11 of the best places to get milkshakes in Bangkok"

http://bk.asia-city.com/restaurants/news/best-milkshakes-bangkok

Google for more.

 

[Silurian]

Milk Plus in MBK and a few other locations around Bangkok have a variety of milkshakes. 

[LALes]

Burger King, McDonalds, etc. DO NOT serve milkshakes.  Who the hell knows what that stuff is.

 

Carl's Jr. was doing real ice cream milk shakes but they stopped.

Too bad.

Edited April 14, 2018 by LALes
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[Oztruckie]

Box canyon coffee shops make pretty good milkshakes,vanilla,chocolate and caramel flavours,most big shopping centres have these shops.

[murraynz]

lots of restaurants in pattaya make milkshakes--they are ok.

[atyclb]

have seen many places that make milkshakes but nowhere making an eggcream