Mmm! All that oil ,msg ,salt and sugar in every dish. Delicious 

20 minutes ago, Knocker33 said:

Mmm! All that oil ,msg ,salt and sugar in every dish. Delicious 

Cook from home 

5 hours ago, Expat68 said:

Cook from home 

I do I own a restaurant 

Taste is very subjective, how do they judge? 
Well. but if they (WTF?) print so than OK, Good for the Kingdom. 
All hail som-tum w/rotten crabs!

On 11/21/2025 at 6:31 AM, shackleton said:

There you are Thailand number 1 at dinning and eating Thai food

So why not concentrate on promoting Thailand's Cuisine to 

Family and quality tourists instead of the usual beer bars  in Pattaya and Phuket 

Show there is more to see and visit in Thailand 

 

Thailand doesn't 'promote' its seedy side - thats self promoting though social media and mongers....

 

TAT actively promotes a far 'family orientated image' already - I'm sure this will be included.

Given that Italy and Japan was also up there - I'd say this survey is realistic.

 

Its not just about Thai food - but all food - and Thailand is outstanding for the range of cuisines, quality and price... 

 

Having travelled extensively - many 'Western Capitals' are also outstanding - but they are also very expensive. 

 

Where Thailand excess is its price point where incredible food from all over the world can be found at prices that make eating out a regular thing. 

 

 

I struggle to find a city that tops Bangkok for this - and Thailand is deservedly well place from this perspective. 

On 11/21/2025 at 9:40 AM, spidermike007 said:

I love Italian food and I absolutely love Japanese food but I can't eat either of those on a daily basis, maybe twice a week. The food in Italy is incredible but it does get repetitive after a while, somehow Thai food doesn't feel that way for me. 

 

Give Larb Pizza a go...  or Krapaw Pizza...

 

Astonishingly there are some Thai dishes that pair so well with a quality pizza base !

22 hours ago, JamesPhuket10 said:

 

Like many others you base your comments on only visiting tourist areas like most non-Thai tourists do.

 

I live in Kathu, Kathu and there are many restaurants which only have Thai food for sale, the customers are 99% Thai, there are dozens of Thai restaurants in walking distance from my house.

 

When I go over the mountain to Patong a few times a year when friends visit, I feel like I am in Europe or India or China with the masses of tourists walking around, most of Phuket is not like that at all, I feel like I am in adult Disneyland etc in Patong, it does not represent real life in Phuket.

 

Patong etc covers only a small part of Phuket, most people do not seem to realise Phuket is ⅓ of the size of greater London as they stick to one area generally.

 

 

I believe you did not read my comment correctly. My opinion is not based on Phuket or Pattaya – I say, as you yourself also do, that it is exactly like that there: more European than Thai. That it is different in Kathu, I of course know. After all, I have been coming to Phuket for over 30 years."

5 hours ago, Feingeist said:

I believe you did not read my comment correctly. My opinion is not based on Phuket or Pattaya – I say, as you yourself also do, that it is exactly like that there: more European than Thai. That it is different in Kathu, I of course know. After all, I have been coming to Phuket for over 30 years."

 

I believe you did not read your own comment properly, I was replying to your following quote.

 

 " ........ because in the typical holiday destinations such as Phuket or Pattaya, almost all restaurants offer roughly the same menu – about 90 per cent identical. Even worse, the Thai dishes are often listed right at the back of the menu. A real pity.

 

And I told you  in detail why that is not true.

 

I can only respond to what people write, I can not guess what they are thinking. 😃

 

You also said, "After all, I have been coming to Phuket for over 30 years."

 

So why say what you said when it is not true?

 

6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Thailand doesn't 'promote' its seedy side - thats self promoting though social media and mongers....

 

TAT actively promotes a far 'family orientated image' already - I'm sure this will be included.

 

The vast majority of people who come to Thailand are family member or groups and already know what Thailand has go offer, they don't go to the girly bars etc so the regulars at such places will not meet the regular tourists and so have a skewed view on what most tourists do with their time in Thailand.

 

For example in Phuket, restaurants vastly outnumber bars as a lot more tourists go to restaurants than bars.

 

I noticed in Soi Bangla, Phuket most tourists stroll down the street looking at the sights as they have never seen anything like it before, most are just 'window shoppers' and end up in one of the many restaurants.

 

The exception is on new year's eve, it is packed with people form all over the world mingling, it is great fun, especially the free fireworks display on the beach afterwards. 

 

 

On 11/21/2025 at 6:47 PM, SpaceKadet said:

IMO, most of the Thai food is absolutely disgusting. I have some favorites, but not many. Most of the Thai dishes drown in chili, onion, garlic and sugar. To the point where it really doesn't matter what you're eating. Proteins are only used for texture as you wouldn't know it you're eating beef, pork, chicken or seafood after they drown it all in the chili and fish sauce.

And you Issanites, do not call you protein that swims in the rivers and lakes for seafood. You live several hundred kilometers from the nearest coast. Stick to your local cuisine of rats and dog meat and fermented mud crabs.

 I agree with you about the chilli, garlic and sugar in Thai food BUT there is plenty of real seafood in Isaan. The fish produce is imported from the coastal resorts either packed in ice or frozen. Go to any Isaan market and you will find squid and octopus on sale, as an example. Many of the large Isaan supermarkets stock imported Salmon, expensive but available. I lived in Khon Kaen Province for 6 years so I know. By the way, rats and mudcrabs are eaten throughout Thailand.

 

 

Picture taken in Kachanaburi Province: (a long way from Isaan)

 

 

Thai Highway Vendor Sells Rice-Field Rats, Frogs, Chickens and Snakes