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The latest Suan Dusit Poll has given interesting insight into the eating habits of Thais during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The poll, which was  called “Thai food during the COVID-19 era”, was carried out between April 26-29 and had 1,192 respondents online.

 

The poll found that overwhelmingly people have been cooking more at home and have made more health conscious decisions when it comes to food choices.

 

70.94% of people said they had given more thought to what food they would than they did before the outbreak of the virus, whereas 26% said they had given food as much thought as they had done before. Just 3.06% said  they paid less attention to what food they were eating than before.

 

Asked about their eating behaviour, 75.81% said they were cooking food at home, while 71.70% now paid more attention regarding the cleanliness of food.

 

59.99 said they would choose healthy foods, while 49.86 said they chose foods that they thought  could help protect them against COVID-19.

 

Just under half of respondents (47.35%) said they believed certain foods could help protect them against the virus, while 37.90% said they did not know and 14.57% said they did not believe eating certain foods would protect them.

 

55.09% of respondents said that eating foods with herbs would help protect them against the virus, while 50.63% said the eating pad krapao (stir fried holy basil) would protect them against COVID-19.

 

Respondents also thought that eating other dishes such as food containing ginger (48.95%), tom yum soup (42.56%) and Kaeng som (32.30%).

 

When asked about what have been their favourite disease to eat during the COVID-19 pandemic, respondents said:

 

pad krapao (32.23%)

tom yum (24.91%)

pad pak (21.60%)

Nam pik (17.60%)

 

Respondents said they were now spending more on food than before the pandemic (39.42%), while 36.69 said they were spending the same amount, 23.89% said they were spending less on food.

 

People in Bangkok said they spent an average of 268.04 THB on food, where as people living elsewhere said they spent an average of 207.04THB

 

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50% of survey respondents think eating pad krapao can help protect against COVID-19

 

We're doomed.

Edited May 3, 20215 yr by Pattaya Spotter

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

eating pad krapao (stir fried holy basil) would protect them against COVID-19.

Wrong. Mama Noodles with MSG.

Edited May 3, 20215 yr by Tarteso

Just when you think you have seen it all this comes along.

What is wrong with these people?

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When asked about what have been their favourite disease to eat during the COVID-19 pandemic, respondents said:

Another well written article.

Don't blame the Thai's blame the poor education system their brought up in.

I guess if they think a tattoo can protect them from a bullet, this makes sense.

 

Watched a TV show about HIV in Singapore.  They think eating the head of a pineapple will cure you.  Crazy.

100% of politicians think poor people are stupid and do not deserve to eat.

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

Don't blame the Thai's blame the poor education system their brought up in.

Sadly, this is a global problem.  How many still think Ivermectin or Hydroxycholorquine will help with CV19?  Boggles my mind.

Well it does make you get sweat on

because it's aroy maak, it must be healthy.

pad krapao is not stir fried holy basil. It's a fried chicken with a bit of herb.

If they reaaly believed that basil will protect, they would eat more of it and in many different forms. Freshly being the most potent

 

They might be right, I make loads of soup always make it Hot and Spicy Im sure it kills off any bugs you might have,

Yesterday I made a Minestrone added a few herbs and spices, also some Garam Massala aroi maak

1 minute ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Excuse me while I get back to my covid cure......arroy dee

It didn't say CURE. It says PROTECT in the title.

 

 

 

A troll post and an inflammatory reply has been removed. 

Education.    Don't just go to a few classes, get a degree.  Accomplish something that will give you the tools to study for the rest of your life.

 

When you say, "sckuool dumb" and "i lik money" and "i no like to hard skoool"  

 

then your mind is weak and you believe anything....

 

 

1 hour ago, fishtank said:

What is wrong with these people?

'these people?'

 

Well, from what I can see, these people are miles ahead of my home country in keeping a handle on the virus... 

 

They don't have fist fights between the masked and unmasked as a political issue.

Wrong.

 

You can only truly protect yourself against Covid-19 if you chew on buffalo dung (let it melt in your mouth slowly), smear your limbs (especially the hands!) with fish innards (any species will do), and stuff your ears and nostrils with "pak chee lao".

 

My reasoning? Well, if you believe that eating pad kraprao is going to ward off that virus, you're also going to believe the above.

 

Another poster noted that "even Celtic warriors" wore protective amulets. Nice comparison, buddy! The Celts lived 2,500 years ago. Just as many years as Thailand's education system seems to be lagging behind. 

 

23 minutes ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

We all know Sangsom is the Cure...and the poison..... enjoy your weekend

I don't know what Sangsom is. 

 

It doesn't say cure. It says protect. 

 

The Thais are making an effort to eat healthier foods.

They are eating what they think is healthy.

You are ridiculing foods that you (probably) know nothing about.

And you are also ridiculing the entire concept that diet plays a role in protecting from illness. Which you know nothing about.

You are attacking their education levels. 

 

They're on the right track. That is precisely what people need to be doing. Being more health-conscious. 

 

 

Edited May 3, 20215 yr by covidiot

6 minutes ago, covidiot said:

I don't know what Sangsom is. 

 

It doesn't say cure. It says protect. 

 

The Thais are making an effort to eat healthier foods.

They are eating what they think is healthy.

You are ridiculing foods that you (probably) know nothing about.

And you are also ridiculing the entire concept that diet plays a role in protecting from illness. Which you know nothing about.

You are attacking their education levels. 

 

They're on the right track. That is precisely what people need to be doing. Being more health-conscious.

Thais eating healthy foods?  Have you even been to Thailand?  Laden with sugar, salt, deep fried, stir fried...far from healthy.

2 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

50% of survey respondents think eating pad krapao can help protect against COVID-19

 

We're doomed.

Perhaps the logic is if you eat smelly food then others will be less likely to come close to you, creating your own exclusion zone?

1 hour ago, Jeffr2 said:

I guess if they think a tattoo can protect them from a bullet, this makes sense.

 

Watched a TV show about HIV in Singapore.  They think eating the head of a pineapple will cure you.  Crazy.

Chinese influence; the Chinese think everything like Rhino Horn and anything that comes from endangered animals will cure them of anything.......dimwits !

Please read the poll in original Thai language before criticizing/ridiculing. Translation is not accurate for intent.

 

It is only sample of 1192 people.  The questions were what favorite meals did people think would build their immunity against covid19.  The answers are really not much different than what other countries would report. All that changes is the food that is common to the culture.  The central theme is that Thai people understand they must eat healthy type foods. Good nutrition does help the immune system.

 

If you asked Russian maybe he say vodka and potato or if you ask lowlander they say hotpot. Nothing too off here.

At least they not  say they  think vaccine have Bill Gates DNA or spyware, or that covid is fake, like large number of   farang.

 

 

Edited May 3, 20215 yr by Patong2021

2 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Perhaps the logic is if you eat smelly food then others will be less likely to come close to you, creating your own exclusion zone?

Excellent theory. But why bother with pad kraprao then? Just gargle with pla raa every morning. That will do the trick for sure.

4 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Perhaps the logic is if you eat smelly food then others will be less likely to come close to you, creating your own exclusion zone?

You think they are intelligent enough to figure that out ?

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Just under half of respondents (47.35%) said they believed certain foods could help protect them against the virus,

Thai education has a lot to answer for.

Sugar filled foods and loaded with MSG if they cook it the traditional way is truly healthy....lol

The reasons they feel that eating the homemade food will protect them is because they are staying at home, not hard to figure out, but hey puts a nice spin on the article.

53 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

Education.    Don't just go to a few classes, get a degree.  Accomplish something that will give you the tools to study for the rest of your life.

 

When you say, "sckuool dumb" and "i lik money" and "i no like to hard skoool"  

 

then your mind is weak and you believe anything....

 

 

Problem here is most 'Degree's' are not worth the paper they are written on !

5 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Thai education has a lot to answer for.

No, you have it backwards.

 

The western education has a lot to answer for with the hordes of college-educated folks who don't grasp that diet boosts the immune sytem and protects from illness.

 

Edited May 3, 20215 yr by covidiot

9 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

14 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Perhaps the logic is if you eat smelly food then others will be less likely to come close to you, creating your own exclusion zone?

You think they are intelligent enough to figure that out ?

Perhaps it's imparted knowledge from the minister of 'elf? He doesn't appear to like ferangs, so this could be the next step to keep 'em at bay.

Eat more pad kra prao, why not?  It's not a chore, like smelly overcooked cabbage.  Healing powers of Tom Yum soup -- a familiar concept.

 

Cannabis is a great preventative.  I've smoked a lot of it, and though I may be old and falling apart I marvel at the number of things I didn't come down with.  Yet.