American Expats, What Did You Eat For Thanksgiving?

[Jingthing]

Just curious how the Americans here celebrated Thanksgiving, food-wise.

Personally I gave up on the turkey dinner thing here, but I did of course used to love it back home.

My Turkey day dinner -- (Isaan street food)

Grilled chicken (it's poultry, OK???)

Sticky rice (Remarkably similar to cornbread stuffing if you did too many hallucinogens as a teenager)

Spicy catfish salad with side vegetables (Catfish, very American, yes? Raw vegetables? Uh oh, Mama forgot to pay the power bill again!)

Street corn, grilled (hey, that's American!)

Fresh mango (touch of exotica)

Edited November 27, 2009 by Jingthing

[bkkjames]

It's over mate. Move on. Christmas is next. Then Easter..

[Jingthing]

It's over mate. Move on. Christmas is next. Then Easter..

For you maybe, I ain't a Christian. I thought it might be interesting to hear a post mortem of what people ate. I wouldn't mind a little food porn in the way of pictures as well!

[Rodders3000]

It's over mate. Move on. Christmas is next. Then Easter..

For you maybe, I ain't a Christian. I thought it might be interesting to hear a post mortem of what people ate. I wouldn't mind a little food porn in the way of pictures as well!

Hi Jingthing

Much the same as every year...I'm not really into Turkey...PUSSY'S absolutely fine and it has little or no calories!

regards

Rodders

[bkkjames]

It's over mate. Move on. Christmas is next. Then Easter..

For you maybe, I ain't a Christian. I thought it might be interesting to hear a post mortem of what people ate. I wouldn't mind a little food porn in the way of pictures as well!

I ordered KFC, American enough for ya mate?

[Jingthing]

It's over mate. Move on. Christmas is next. Then Easter..

For you maybe, I ain't a Christian. I thought it might be interesting to hear a post mortem of what people ate. I wouldn't mind a little food porn in the way of pictures as well!

I ordered KFC, American enough for ya mate?

Perfect!

Aw, shucks, I probably should've done a poll, innit?

Edited November 27, 2009 by Jingthing

[rucus7]

This is my 6th Thanksgiving in Thailand. It was my first Turkey dinner. It was great, with all the trimmings. An American friend had some friends over to their home. I am sure his wife spent most of the day cooking. What a treat.

[dekestone]

This is my 6th Thanksgiving in Thailand. It was my first Turkey dinner. It was great, with all the trimmings. An American friend had some friends over to their home. I am sure his wife spent most of the day cooking. What a treat.

Lucky you! I tried Madrid's, but too crowded. Went around to Roadhouse, but their Thanksgiving meal was 'finished'. (Not even 6pm!) Thought about heading down Sukhumvit, but instead went to Beirut Restaurant and had a chicken shwarma and some hummus. Excellent!

[Jingthing]

This is my 6th Thanksgiving in Thailand. It was my first Turkey dinner. It was great, with all the trimmings. An American friend had some friends over to their home. I am sure his wife spent most of the day cooking. What a treat.

Lucky you! I tried Madrid's, but too crowded. Went around to Roadhouse, but their Thanksgiving meal was 'finished'. (Not even 6pm!) Thought about heading down Sukhumvit, but instead went to Beirut Restaurant and had a chicken shwarma and some hummus. Excellent!

Chicken shwarma and some hummus

That does sound yummy.

Yes as expats it is best to be flexible.

Honestly I was really craving Iranian food yesterday, but thought that was just a little too flexible for T-day ...

[tutsiwarrior]

roast chicken from tescos, chopped some up and put in mama noodles; home made yogurt with a sliced banana and then later for a sweet snack a peanut butter and jelly sammich (Skippy's extra crunchy...)

I haven't had a thanksgiving meal since 1986...useta be in america if you had nowhere to go and friends you were usually invited as sharing what you have is part of the spirit of the occasion. I've worked with american contractors on some projects and they always had their own thanksgiving...I never did get invited maybe 'cause I was owner's engineer and employed by non-americans; probably considered to be un-american for a number of reasons an' not entitled to the usual consideration

[villagefarang]

I had a nice salad.

[sceadugenga]

Not a Thanksgiving indulger for national reasons but I haven't had a Christmas dinner for years. Usually a BBQ with some Thais in the evening.

[Meridian007]

Aw, shucks, I probably should've done a poll, innit?

this was my first thought when I saw your post! I assumed it would be a poll!

I went to the Londoner with some friends (one of whom is American, I always do Thanksgiving in November now because no one in Thailand realizes that Canadian Thanksgiving is earlier...), and ate way too much. I hadn't tried their Thanksgiving buffet before, but it was really good!

(JT, if you check the Bangkok City forum, there are some pics)

[mauiguy90]

Pizza at Via Vai! Great salad bar....

Some other friends went to the Texas for the turkey meal. Heard it was packed!!!

Edited November 27, 2009 by mauiguy90

[loquent]

Pizza at Via Vai! Great salad bar....

Some other friends went to the Texas for the turkey meal. Heard it was packed!!!

No Yank able to stomach a bit of humble pie this year then? Thought not. Mind you, you could always follow Obama's example and spare the turkey. Probably explains why he's a member of the Stars and Stripes Fat Boy Club.

So Super Size me, gastronauts with emphasis on noughts.

Then there's Homer ........ the real American hero.

[mauiguy90]

Pizza at Via Vai! Great salad bar....

Some other friends went to the Texas for the turkey meal. Heard it was packed!!!

No Yank able to stomach a bit of humble pie this year then? Thought not. Mind you, you could always follow Obama's example and spare the turkey. Probably explains why he's a member of the Stars and Stripes Fat Boy Club.

So Super Size me, gastronauts with emphasis on noughts.

Then there's Homer ........ the real American hero.

Oh, there you go with the American bashing again! Its no wonder that we celebrate Independence Day from the Brits! Wank_r!!!

Edited November 28, 2009 by mauiguy90

[Jingthing]

Pizza at Via Vai! Great salad bar....

Some other friends went to the Texas for the turkey meal. Heard it was packed!!!

No Yank able to stomach a bit of humble pie this year then? Thought not. Mind you, you could always follow Obama's example and spare the turkey. Probably explains why he's a member of the Stars and Stripes Fat Boy Club.

So Super Size me, gastronauts with emphasis on noughts.

Then there's Homer ........ the real American hero.

Oh, there you go with the American bashing again! Its no wonder that we celebrate Independence Day from the Brits! Wank_r!!!

Perhaps

Jagoff

spoken with a thick Brooklyn accent would be more fitting!

Edited November 28, 2009 by Jingthing

[PeaceBlondie]

Don't remember what I ate - maybe kaow pat gai. My first non-Turkey Thanksgiving meal was at a Zapatista refugee camp in 1998 (lentils!).

[jfchandler]

Oh come on JT!!! YOu can do better than that...

I saw in another thread, Pattaya folks were talking about a variety of places there to have a good Thanksgiving turkey meal. I'm sure, there was not a lack of T-Day offerings available, even in Pattaya...

For the second straight year, I went to Bullys pub near Sukhumvit Soi 4 (around the corner from Nana Plaza) and had a great buffet feast for 590 baht of roast turkey, mashed potatoes, turkey stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberry dressing, pumpkin and apple spice pies, and a cherry cobbler.... YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More than enough to last me until Christmas

[ccarbaugh]

Just my usual - Pot C.E.U. I am happy to be HERE

and to be able to avoid the Thanksgiving/Christmas "traditions."

[moe666]

Ribeye steak, green beans, goat cheese, and a fig confitt. The whole turkey thing just doesn't do it for me, I do like cornbread dressing.

[stevemck]

If your really interested, this was my menu, and it all came out fantastic:

menu

Turkey w/ sausage dressing

Cranberry sauce

Mashed Potatoes and gravy

Fresh string bean casserole w/bacon

Candied carrots

Hot rolls w/butter

Baked apples

Pumpkin pie / Ice cream (?)

Assorted wines

Beer Chang (I’m a connoisseur)

[justplainjoe]

Pizza at Via Vai! Great salad bar....

Some other friends went to the Texas for the turkey meal. Heard it was packed!!!

No Yank able to stomach a bit of humble pie this year then? Thought not. Mind you, you could always follow Obama's example and spare the turkey. Probably explains why he's a member of the Stars and Stripes Fat Boy Club.

So Super Size me, gastronauts with emphasis on noughts.

Then there's Homer ........ the real American hero.

Obviously someone who is still bitter over the old fashioned as whoopin you guys got from us........ Get over it wanke_r... Just another complainer huh... There's yer humble pie...

Oh, there you go with the American bashing again! Its no wonder that we celebrate Independence Day from the Brits! Wank_r!!!