How Has The Nationality Profile Of The Food You Eat

[Jingthing]

I think its fair to assume that most of us eat differently in Thailand than where we moved here from.

How exactly? Maybe you would like to share so I have provided a suggested structure to make this easy. Copy and paste the blank template at the bottom of this post and use the suggested frequency categories to describe your frequency. Fill in your own national food types. Home coooking counts.

I came from: Urban USA

There I ate:

Mexican -- More than once a week

Chinese -- Daily or several times a week

Ethiopian -- Once or twice a month

Thai -- Once a week

Vietnamese -- More than once a week

Korean -- Once a week

American -- More than once a week

Italian -- More than once a week

Indian -- More than once a week

Caribbean -- Once or twice a month

In Thailand, I am at: Pattaya

Here I eat:

Thai -- Daily or several times a week

Chinese -- Once or twice a month

Korean -- Once or twice a month

American -- More than once a week

Italian -- More than once a week

Indian -- Once or twice a month

Pizza -- Once or twice a month

German -- Once a week

English -- Once a week

Arabic -- Once a week

French -- Once or twice a month

Russian -- Once or twice a month

Comments: I miss Mexican food and Chinese food the most. Here of course I get well priced Thai food and enjoy a variety of European food I didn't bother with in the US.

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Empty Template to copy, paste and fill in:

I came from:

There I ate:

Nationality -- Frequency

Nationality -- Frequency

Nationality -- Frequency

In Thailand, I am at:

Here I eat:

Nationality -- Frequency

Nationality -- Frequency

Nationality -- Frequency

Comments:

Frequency options: pick the choice closet to accurate

Daily or several times a week

More than once a week

Once a week

Once or twice a month

Anything less frequent than once a month, not worth listing

Edited September 11, 2009 by Jingthing

[Jingthing]

OK, oops, clearly this structured thread idea went off like a major league stink bomb.

So how about some free form comments then, how has moving to Thailand changed the nationality types of the foods you eat?

Edited September 12, 2009 by Jingthing

[mauGR1]

Hi Jingthing,it seems you really like good food.

I'm strictly vegetarian since many years,i hate to eat outside,i find the standard of cleanliness totally inadequate in most of the restaurants in Asia.

If i cannot find what i like i can live on fruit,coffee and bread for days.

When i go to BKK i have a soft spot for Indian food,at least the Indians know that fish is not a vegetable..

Normally i eat at home,i have my own restaurant(Italian)

[DP25]

USA -

Daily - Mexican

More than once a week - American, Italian

Once a week - Thai, Chinese

More than once a month - Korean, Japanese, American fast food

Monthly - Indian, Vietnamese, Ethiopian, Greek, Arab

Once or twice per year - German, English, Russian

Thailand

Daily - Thai

More than once a week - Italian, pizza, American fast food

Monthly - American, Korean, Japanese, Mexican, Indian, English, German, Arab

Basically I eat a lot more Thai, pizza, pasta, and fast food than I did in the US. Never ate at McDonalds or KFC at home, but here I'm getting delivery once or twice a week Eat MUCH less Mexican because of high price, poor quality, traveling distance, and staff messing up my order. Eat more English and German as there are large expat populations of them and it's easier to find than American food. Never had Ethiopian or Greek in Thailand but would eat it more than once a week if I could.

[Travel2003]

OK, oops, clearly this structured thread idea went off like a major league stink bomb.

So how about some free form comments then, how has moving to Thailand changed the nationality types of the foods you eat?

A very interesting thread.

The major difference I find is that I unfortunately get a lot more delivered to the door, as I did back home.

It is just too easy/cheaper here than in my home country.

Coming from a smaller North European country, it is naturally very difficult to find food from home, in Bangkok.

I guess most of us will once in a while miss the food from back home.

I know I probably will be "hammered" for this, and it is not meant in disrespect, but of all the expats I know, it is clear to me that the British are the one that miss the food from back home most.