Bi Carb

[ALVES]

Hi

Does anybody know if you can buy Bi-Carbonate of Soda in Bangkok?

Been looking for years in the usual places but have never found it.

Thanks

[JohnBKKK]

Hi

Does anybody know if you can buy Bi-Carbonate of Soda in Bangkok?

Been looking for years in the usual places but have never found it.

Thanks

Try Baking Soda - available in just about every supermarket - Villa for sure - its the same!

[ALVES]

Hi

Does anybody know if you can buy Bi-Carbonate of Soda in Bangkok?

Been looking for years in the usual places but have never found it.

Thanks

Try Baking Soda - available in just about every supermarket - Villa for sure - its the same!

Thanks John but its not the same. Baking soda would not not do the job i want. I.E soaking blue boiling peas.

[JohnBKKK]

Hi

Does anybody know if you can buy Bi-Carbonate of Soda in Bangkok?

Been looking for years in the usual places but have never found it.

Thanks

Try Baking Soda - available in just about every supermarket - Villa for sure - its the same!

Thanks John but its not the same. Baking soda would not not do the job i want. I.E soaking blue boiling peas.

IT IS THE SAME lol see wikipedia

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slight alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs. The natural mineral form is known as nahcolite. It is also produced artificially.

Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda. Colloquially, its name is shortened to sodium bicarb.

[ALVES]

Hi

Does anybody know if you can buy Bi-Carbonate of Soda in Bangkok?

Been looking for years in the usual places but have never found it.

Thanks

Try Baking Soda - available in just about every supermarket - Villa for sure - its the same!

Thanks John but its not the same. Baking soda would not not do the job i want. I.E soaking blue boiling peas.

IT IS THE SAME lol see wikipedia

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slight alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs. The natural mineral form is known as nahcolite. It is also produced artificially.

Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda . Colloquially, its name is shortened to sodium bicarb.

Ok John your right again. I always thought it was slightly different purposes will give it a try. Thanks

[JohnBKKK]

Hi

Does anybody know if you can buy Bi-Carbonate of Soda in Bangkok?

Been looking for years in the usual places but have never found it.

Thanks

Try Baking Soda - available in just about every supermarket - Villa for sure - its the same!

Thanks John but its not the same. Baking soda would not not do the job i want. I.E soaking blue boiling peas.

IT IS THE SAME lol see wikipedia

Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slight alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda (sodium carbonate). It is a component of the mineral natron and is found dissolved in many mineral springs. The natural mineral form is known as nahcolite. It is also produced artificially.

Since it has long been known and is widely used, the salt has many related names such as baking soda, bread soda, cooking soda, bicarbonate of soda . Colloquially, its name is shortened to sodium bicarb.

Ok John your right again. I always thought it was slightly different purposes will give it a try. Thanks

No problema ... I know it well since we use it in some baked recpes and whenever my Thai staff manages to give me indegestion it works better than any pills

[cathyy]

No problema ... I know it well since we use it in some baked recpes and whenever my Thai staff manages to give me indegestion it works better than any pills

Just a bit of concern about the use of sodium bicarbonate for indigestion. Yes, it works and works well. However, it is not wise to use in that way. It affects the pH of your entire body, blood, etc. and not just the acid in your stomach. If used too often it can be extremely dangerous! It's better to take a Tums or some Gaviscon or something and not use the bicarbonate.

[Wombat6]

Bi-Carb or Baking Powder is ideal for tenderising Beef. Mix a quantity with water to make a paste and soak Steak in it. It breaks down any sinew in the meat. Chinese Restaurants in a lot of cases buy cheap cuts and use this method......turns stewing steak into Filet'

[JohnBKKK]

Hi Cathy .. thanks for your concern, but I usually manage to overcome the stress with a bottle of Beer ... get heartburn only very occasionally when for example a staff member turned the oven temperatur to 400C instead of 220C and 20 liters of Goulash have bee cremated ...

Hi Wombat ... yep, anything either acidic or alkaline will tenderize meat I always marinate Beef in the slightly acidic extra virgin olive oil for a day before cooking it since it will not only add flavor, but also make good quality meat even more tender - Baking Powder may be ok for chinese because all the meat is cut quite small but would destroy a good steak or roast since it is too strong and would destroy cell structure causing an unpleasant texture and a kind of "soapy" result

[sikishrory]

its not the same... one has cream of tartar and one doesnt (bi-carb i think. cbf looking). therefore you can use one as a substitute for the other but not the other way around.

also just spent half hr in big c lookin for this and couldnt find it