billyboy Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 (edited) Does anyone know of any Farang food only supermarkets,mini marts in Thailand? Sometimes get the craving for vegemite and Aussie beer. The supermarkets dont have a good range of farang foods,so im wondering if anyone knows of farang only food shops selling beer,spreads,cheeses etc.,British foods,Aussie foods etc. Edited March 12, 2005 by billyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingy_ Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 the Villa Market on Suk is the close farang food you can get, other than that nothing else try Foodland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonica Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Does anyone know of any Farang food only supermarkets,mini marts in Thailand?Sometimes get the craving for vegemite and Aussie beer. The supermarkets dont have a good range of farang foods,so im wondering if anyone knows of farang only food shops selling beer,spreads,cheeses etc.,British foods,Aussie foods etc. Near Hollywood & Vine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shola Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 The best ones are Emporium Supermarket in Emporium Sukhumvit (Phrom phong BTS) Villa (Also Phrom phong) and 'Tops' supermarket at 'Market Place' in Thong Lo, all do good choice of farang cheeses, spreads etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siamesekitty Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 "Tops" supermarket at Central Chidlom isn't bad, either (though I'm not sure it'll have all you're looking for). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 ...Sometimes get the craving for vegemite and Aussie beer....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 billyboy your in luck, Tops at Central Chidlom is having an Aussie Food fair right now. i saw some Vegemite and lots of other Aussie stuff. Go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite the Dog Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Food Glorious Food is the biggest Aussie food importer in Thailand. It supplies most of the decentr restaurants in Bangkok and has a shop on Suk Soi 71 (nr soi 35). It also has a rather lovely girl working there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Food Glorious Food is the biggest Aussie food importer in Thailand. It supplies most of the decentr restaurants in Bangkok and has a shop on Suk Soi 71 (nr soi 35). It also has a rather lovely girl working there....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> They used to have a shop in Phuket - Chao Fa Road East, Chalong. Anyone know where they went? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matts Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Food Glorious Food is the biggest Aussie food importer in Thailand. It supplies most of the decentr restaurants in Bangkok and has a shop on Suk Soi 71 (nr soi 35). It also has a rather lovely girl working there....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> They used to have a shop in Phuket - Chao Fa Road East, Chalong. Anyone know where they went? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Japan...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Get into the unlimited variety of Thai dishes and your cravings will disappear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmac Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 If you are ever up in Chiang Mai pop into the Rim Ping supermarket. Vegemite, Australian cuts of meat, oxo cubes, Branston Pickle etc. only thing is it is expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 If you are ever up in Chiang Mai pop into the Rim Ping supermarket. Vegemite, Australian cuts of meat, oxo cubes, Branston Pickle etc. only thing is it is expensive. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Them's with the cravings will pay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlthailand Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 If you are ever up in Chiang Mai pop into the Rim Ping supermarket. Vegemite, Australian cuts of meat, oxo cubes, Branston Pickle etc. only thing is it is expensive. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Them's with the cravings will pay <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Gotta say I'm happy with Villa. They got Vegemite, Picalilli (same makers of Branston Pickle) and its abt same as what I paid in Aust. They even got Villi's pies and pasties from lil ol Adelaide. Mmm. Still like my peanut paste and vegemite toast for breakfast. Can't find good hard liqourice here. I get that posted over every couple of months but will bring back a ###### of a lot when I go home for a holiday. Bit worried. EVERYTHING in Aust is so expensive. LOL. Told my wife if we eat out in a THai Restaurant in Aust gonna cost a small fortune. Nomad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 an all falang supermarket would be a good business idea...anyone coming in looking for nam plaa to be shot on sight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 an all falang supermarket would be a good business idea...anyone coming in looking for nam plaa to be shot on sight... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Open it then Tutsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite the Dog Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Food Glorious Food is the biggest Aussie food importer in Thailand. It supplies most of the decentr restaurants in Bangkok and has a shop on Suk Soi 71 (nr soi 35). It also has a rather lovely girl working there....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> They used to have a shop in Phuket - Chao Fa Road East, Chalong. Anyone know where they went? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I heard that the manager there siphoned off all FGF's business (restaurant supply trade) and is now quite successful. Funnily enough, the same is happening in Bangkok, but the boss is too much of a <deleted> to notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 an all falang supermarket would be a good business idea...anyone coming in looking for nam plaa to be shot on sight... Nam Plaa & Somtom to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I heard that the manager there siphoned off all FGF's business (restaurant supply trade) and is now quite successful.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Understandable But what I don't get is that with all the entrepreneurial spirit that Thais have and the easy access to information on the Internet, why aren't there "Farang Food" shops in all the tourist areas? Seems like a ready-made market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darknight Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I heard that the manager there siphoned off all FGF's business (restaurant supply trade) and is now quite successful.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Understandable But what I don't get is that with all the entrepreneurial spirit that Thais have and the easy access to information on the Internet, why aren't there "Farang Food" shops in all the tourist areas? Seems like a ready-made market. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> cozz they simply have no affinity with the food ? could you open a thai supermarket in england and know who likes to eat what brand and what to import ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lourens Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 The European Food Store in Buriram is a real treat. Thanks to whoever owns it. If I feel like anything Farang, I can just pop over and get it. Even if it is a bit expesive, like the Doc said, if you have the craving, you'll pay. But how about starting an on-line Farang food shop for Thailand on the internet? Anyone with enough dough to give it a go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croftrobin Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 The European Food Store in Buriram is a real treat. That’s not how I rate the anchovies I purchased there 2 weeks ago! They were awful and rotten! They must have bought a large tin of them, opened the tin - left it open for about a week, then repacked the fish in new oil and small jars! All the items are over priced and most of the items like sauces (HP, Salad Cream etc) are now commonly available in Surin's Big C or Korat's Mall. I suspect a lot of the meat is just repacked Macro cuts. They sell the same make of Cake and Bread flour that can be purchased in Prakonchai for half the price! There's paying extra and then there is taking the piss! I will not be going back and certainly do not recommend it to others staying or visiting Buriram province. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 That’s not how I rate the anchovies I purchased there 2 weeks ago! They were awful and rotten!They must have bought a large tin of them, opened the tin - left it open for about a week, then repacked the fish in new oil and small jars! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ain't that how they're meant to taste ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter991 Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 If you are in Pattaya, Friendship Supermarket is the place to go for all farang foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I heard that the manager there siphoned off all FGF's business (restaurant supply trade) and is now quite successful.....<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Understandable But what I don't get is that with all the entrepreneurial spirit that Thais have and the easy access to information on the Internet, why aren't there "Farang Food" shops in all the tourist areas? Seems like a ready-made market. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> cozz they simply have no affinity with the food ? could you open a thai supermarket in england and know who likes to eat what brand and what to import ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would not consider England a Thai tourist destination! But there are so many English and other nationalities living in concentrated tourist areas in Thailand, I do think there is a market for a specialist shop. All you have to do is log on to these expat web sites and read what food everybody misses. You could even become a troll and post new topics like "Where's The Best Farang Food" or "What Food Do You Miss Most" . Jeez, it's so easy why hasn't someone done it? As for "Food Glorious Food", I would like to inform the owner of that shop that probably the reason it went bust is because you couldn't read the f***ing sign ! When I found out about the shop, I went there and even standing underneath the f***ing sign, you could barely read it. Ridiculous! And inside, they did not have any Branston Pickle or Marmite or Bisto, as my ill-informed mate from my local pub told me , but they did have shelves full of Vegemite (which was not bad actually). I think when I went there, they were in the process of closing down and therefore not re-stocking - that's the only reason I can think of for the lack of stock. The staff were pretty apathetic too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TizMe Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Get into the unlimited variety of Thai dishes and your cravings will disappear! I disagree. I love Thai food, eat about 90 Thai meals per month, but every now and then I just have to have a vegemite sandwich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpack_thailand Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Get into the unlimited variety of Thai dishes and your cravings will disappear! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I disagree. I love Thai food, eat about 90 Thai meals per month, but every now and then I just have to have a vegemite sandwich. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Absolutely Spot On! I love the local fuel, but once in a while you just can't beat a good old cheese and Branston sarny! My mum's been for a visit, I'm well stocked...Lovely Jubbly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDN Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Get into the unlimited variety of Thai dishes and your cravings will disappear! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I disagree. I love Thai food, eat about 90 Thai meals per month, but every now and then I just have to have a vegemite sandwich. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Absolutely Spot On! I love the local fuel, but once in a while you just can't beat a good old cheese and Branston sarny! My mum's been for a visit, I'm well stocked...Lovely Jubbly! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> How far is Kanchanaburi from Phuket? Hmmm, almost worth the trip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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