Foreigners who order spicy dishes but modify them to be not spicy.

[BenStark]

14 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

It really should more accurately be called 'stir fried chicken/pork with basil'

 

That is also how it is called. I order a pad krapow khai kai dow, since I don't fancy pad krapow moo

 

What is Pad Kra Pao made of?

 

 

Ingredients. The key components include basil, which is stir-fried with ground meat (commonly beef, chicken or pork), garlic, sugar and Thai chili. The dish is seasoned with a combination of soy sauce, oyster sauce and fish sauce.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phat_kaphrao

Edited December 9, 2023 by BenStark

[richard_smith237]

20 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

I mean, if you ask for a chicken pad grapao, they are just gonna give you stir fried chicken anyway, right? 

 

There are only usually a few basil leaves to flavor the meat

 

It really should more accurately be called 'stir fried chicken/pork with basil'

 

Should it ??....     Cottage pie isn't a pie made of small cottages...  toad in the hole isn't actually a toad...  there is no rabbit in Welsh Rabbit (also know as Welsh Rarebit), mince pies don't have any mince beef (or meat of another kind) in them... 

 

The one that makes me chuckle is when vegetarians do their nut after ordering pineapple fried rice and they get those small Chinese sausage chunks !!! 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 9, 2023 by richard_smith237

[Lemsta69]

5 hours ago, Fr87 said:

Eating local style food is half the price?

 

If you're eating hamburgers here for only 120 baht then you're doing it wrong. 

[soi3eddie]

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Just Egg n chips then is it, Brit ???

A British/Aussie mate of mine in Hua Hin used to pretty much live off rice and fried eggs. Sadly passed away last year. 

 

[FruitPudding]

7 hours ago, BenStark said:

 

That is also how it is called.

 

Yeah, but that's just a language thing.

 

You don't literally get a plateful of basil.

 

 

7 hours ago, BenStark said:

I order a pad krapow khai kai dow, since I don't fancy pad krapow moo

 

What is Pad Kra Pao made of?

 

Mostly meat and rice, a little basil and some other things. 

[FruitPudding]

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Should it ??

 

 

Yeah, it is just a grammar thing.

 

You know how Thais say, "car red" instead of red car?

 

That's why they say "pad krapao moo" rather than stir fried pork with basil.

[spidermike007]

17 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Ive never eaten dog <deleted>.... but I suspect Thai food would taste similar.

It is some of the most delicious food on the planet. My heart goes out to you, for the extreme limits of your experience. 

[2baht]

You could try another country! 

[Ralf001]

29 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

It is some of the most delicious food on the planet. My heart goes out to you, for the extreme limits of your experience. 

 

Ive eaten in 64 countries.

 

Thai food is well down the list.

[freeworld]

19 hours ago, QuantumQuandry said:

 

Totally, I am tired of farangs pretending they aren't farangs and eating spicy <deleted> that I am not made for and causing every Thai person to think I want everything 'native', instead of being appropriate for a farang :)

 

Ok, tongue in cheek but there is a point here about not getting upset when not everyone wants to do 'Thailand' the way you do Thailand.

 

I think pineapple on pizza, mayonnaise on fries and ketchup on steak is disgusting but hey, if that's how people want to eat it, I am not going to let it bug me.

Pineapple on pizza or a burger is OK.

 

Agree mayonnaise on fries and ketchup on steak is a big no.

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Ive eaten in 64 countries.

 

Thai food is well down the list.

My favorite on the planet. It is the only cuisine I can eat every day without getting tired of it. To each his own. 

[Ralf001]

Just now, spidermike007 said:

My favorite on the planet. It is the only cuisine I can eat every day without getting tired of it. To each his own. 

 

Good for you champ.

 

If we all had the same palate the world would be boring.

[Everyman]

I have gleaned that most people here can’t just look at a Thai food menu and know immediately which dishes have chilis in them and actually don’t eat Thai food very much if at all. 

 

As far as Thai food being boring aside from chilis..that’s just ridiculous. 

 

Anyway, enjoy your 7-11 sandwiches and Lays. 

[youreavinalaff]

On 12/9/2023 at 9:07 AM, richard_smith237 said:

again, perhaps your exposer to Thailand really is only on the poorest most down-trodden area's of Isaan where choice is extremely limited. 

Someone else talking out of their rear end.

[impulse]

On 12/9/2023 at 6:29 PM, Baht Simpson said:

On 12/9/2023 at 6:18 PM, Lemsta69 said:

 

Thais don't know what spices are, all they know are chillies and ironically it was the dirty foreigner who introduced them to it

Demonstrably untrue. We have a shop here that has sacks of about 20 diffeerent spices, all used in cooking. It's true that a few of them are more widely used though.

If you've never been there, I highly recommend a visit to this shop in Chinatown BKK.  In the small alley next to the new(ish) Wat Mangkon MRT station. About 50 meters into the alley.   Amazing selection of hundreds of spices.  I always end up with a dozen or so every time I happen by there.

 

http://www.nguansoon.com/index.php?page=about&lang=_en

 

[Everyman]

Just had another disgusting pile of garbage served to me that was supposedly Thai food. Utterly bland and inedible. I barely touched it, just paid and left. And that’s after a big long explanation that I didn’t want it that way. <deleted> “farangitized” it anyway and i wasted 150 baht. 

[Everyman]

On 12/10/2023 at 12:00 PM, Ralf001 said:

 

Good for you champ.

 

If we all had the same palate the world would be boring.

 

I’ve been thinking about your comment and realized that there’s a big difference between liking different kinds of food and DISliking an entire cuisine. It doesn’t make the world more interesting, it’s just close minded.

Edited December 25, 2023 by Everyman