Cheapest prices you have paid last 12 months

[BritManToo]

25 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Indians are never going to become "popular" here because the vast majority of Thais don't like Indian food, or are too prejudice to even try it.

 

Also I guess some of the ingredients need to be imported which will naturally increase the prices.

 

Don't get me wrong, I love Indian food. It would be nice if the prices went down. They don't "need" to, though.

Patak's Indian cook in sauces available on Lazada for 110bht/jar.

Stir fry 800gm of whatever meat, add sauce and simmer for 15 mins.

5 portions/meals for 40-50bht a go ......... not expensive.

[scubascuba3]

30 minutes ago, JayClay said:

Indians are never going to become "popular" here because the vast majority of Thais don't like Indian food, or are too prejudice to even try it.

 

Also I guess some of the ingredients need to be imported which will naturally increase the prices.

 

Don't get me wrong, I love Indian food. It would be nice if the prices went down. They don't "need" to, though.

ok then they will stay mostly empty

[JayClay]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Patak's Indian cook in sauces available on Lazada for 110bht/jar.

Stir fry 800gm of whatever meat, add sauce and simmer for 15 mins.

5 portions/meals for 40-50bht a go ......... not expensive.

You forgot to include business overheads and profit, so you're looking at 80-100bt realistically even for a small operation.

 

I'm sure if there was a market for sub-par Indian food made from a jar at those prices, there would already be 100s of such vendors.

[scubascuba3]

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Patak's Indian cook in sauces available on Lazada for 110bht/jar.

Stir fry 800gm of whatever meat, add sauce and simmer for 15 mins.

5 portions/meals for 40-50bht a go ......... not expensive.

Yes and can make it much healthier than Indian restaurant food

[scubascuba3]

Just now, JayClay said:

You forgot to include business overheads and profit, so you're looking at 80-100bt realistically even for a small operation.

 

I'm sure if there was a market for sub-par Indian food made from a jar at those prices, there would already be 100s of such vendors.

It's a gap in the market, Thais don't like filling gaps, prefer to copy

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, JayClay said:

You forgot to include business overheads and profit, so you're looking at 80-100bt realistically even for a small operation.

 

I'm sure if there was a market for sub-par Indian food made from a jar at those prices, there would already be 100s of such vendors.

Your wife charges you for her cooking?

[JayClay]

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

It's a gap in the market, Thais don't like filling gaps, prefer to copy

So start your own business and go take advantage of said gap.

[scubascuba3]

Just now, JayClay said:

So start your own business and go take advantage of said gap.

I'm not interested, I'll leave it for you

[JayClay]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Your wife charges you for her cooking?

I don't have a wife

I don't know if @scubascuba3 has one or not, but when he said that prices "need" to come down, I assumed he was talking about restaurant prices.

Edited September 29, 2023 by JayClay

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

It's a gap in the market, Thais don't like filling gaps, prefer to copy

Don't think Thais will eat Indian food.

At my local Indian (RajDarBar, Loi Krow) I only see foreigners eating the food.

[JayClay]

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

I'm not interested, I'll leave it for you

I don't believe the gap exists, so I certainly won't be going for it.

[scubascuba3]

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Don't think Thais will eat Indian food.

At my local Indian (RajDarBar, Loi Krow) I only see foreigners eating the food.

That might be a price thing

[BritManToo]

12 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

That might be a price thing

Nah, my woman worships an Indian god (Kali as an incarnation of Buddha), dresses in a sari, has the red dot on her forehead and absolutely refuses to even taste any Indian food because Indians are 'dirty'.

You gotta laugh, ain't ya!

Edited September 29, 2023 by BritManToo

[JayClay]

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

That might be a price thing

Go and find 300 random Thais on the street and offer them an Indian curry for 80bt. I doubt you'll get a single taker.

 

I doubt you'd even be able to give them an Indian curry for frew. Indain food is not popular here for a variety of reasons.