Middle Eastern Food In Bkk

[tutsiwarrior]

any one have any info? Mostly looking for canned stuff...houmous, baba ganoush, tahina, fool mesdames, stuffed vine leaves, etc. Any places in the 'arab quarter' off Sukumvit?

[baht&sold]

any one have any info? Mostly looking for canned stuff...houmous, baba ganoush, tahina, fool mesdames, stuffed vine leaves, etc. Any places in the 'arab quarter' off Sukumvit?

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Funny, I go by there all the time tutsi and I've never noticed an actual middle eastern type store/market (must be one there tho). I'm a big fan of mideast food as well and will keep my eyes open and report back.

[NextStationBangkok]

any one have any info? Mostly looking for canned stuff...houmous, baba ganoush, tahina, fool mesdames, stuffed vine leaves, etc. Any places in the 'arab quarter' off Sukumvit?

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Yes, In Sukumvit road, a soi near to Nana has lots of Arab, Egyptian restaurants. You have to walk opposite from the Petrol pump in the Nana Soi 2 signal (The soi and restaurants are in the right side pavement, you may ask for Arab/Egyptian food). I don’t know the road name, which connects to Sukumvit road (Some one can help). I had dinner once in a restaurant by name Neferitti, the food was awesome. You can also smoke Hookah there. Don’t miss the black tea after your dinner.

[Crushdepth]

There's a Lebanese place (I think its called the Beirut restaurant ?!??) with sensational hommus, tahina etc in the Ploenchit Centre. The surroundings aren't wonderful (it is the worst designed building in Thailand and perpetually under renovation) but the food is good.

At least, I think its Lebanese. Pardon my ignorance, I just eat here

[slackula]

Not sure if it is still good, but when I used to get cravings for Arabic food The Cedar always provided good food, service and ambiance.

http://www.thecedar.20m.com/

[tutsiwarrior]

thanks for the info but I was referring to food shops. When I get back to Thailand I'd like to find a place where I can stock up on foodstuffs before returning to the culinary wasteland of Suphanburi.

[Tywais]

One possible way is just go to some of the restaurants in the suk area and ask where they get their supplies.

[tutsiwarrior]

One possible way is just go to some of the restaurants in the suk area and ask where they get their supplies.

most mezze type dishes can be made from scratch with local ingredients (except for tahini paste I would imagine) and I presume that most restaurants would prepare their own. I wanted the convenience of canned stuff that I could take home...

[bina]

i can mail u tahina concentrate (like peanut butter) then u add the water , lemon, olive oil etc...i always make my own . and humous is really easy to make at home, u just need dried or canned garbanzo beans (or cecci in italian) i can send u recipes........

ful is actually fava beans and i found that the thai here in israel recognized them here also, (they also grew their own) ( i hate them yuck yuck)

baba ganoush u can makereally easy from eggplants, even the thai ones (i did that once although i'm allergic to all eggplants)

stuffed grape leaves that arent home made are nasty in my opinion but......

i can send u powdered falafel mixes we have a lot of brands of that but its not as good as homemade....

a few of our thai guys are going for a home visit in two months if u can wait, i can do a small package and give them the baht to mail it off once in thailand if u want...

wouldnt think that mideastern food is very popular with thai (at least the country folk), our group came to a end of season party with the usual humous/pita olives madbukha etc and they didnt touch a thing (we also had tabouli etc and they didnt touch that either)

[tutsiwarrior]

thanks for the offer bina. I'm on assignment in Bahrain presently so no need at the moment. I'm gonna bring a load of stuff with me when I leave. I was just wondering if thetre was a place in BKK that catered to middle eastern falangs and others that like the food.

I know thais don't eat the stuff...I never seen my wife even try anything...hates olives. I have made hoummos and tabulleh myself in the past. I'm gonna bring a large can of tahina when I return that should keep me for awhile...

[bina]

they do like baclava and similar sweets especially the ones with pistachios... kanafe (the goat cheese sweet) needless to say, doesnt go over well...i was thinking of sending a box with somebody here as a present for his kids to try

off subject but... can toasted almonds, pistachios etc be found in thailand ?(i dont remember seeing them, and i had brought my own from israel as snacks, and the kids scarfed them down) in upcountry areas???? i'm looking for gifts to send with some people but was told that wife and kids do not have same taste as falang females on kibbutz so thought that mid. east food items might be interesting... worst comes to worst they throw them out to the dogs or buffalos

[tutsiwarrior]

they do like baclava and similar sweets especially the ones with pistachios... kanafe (the goat cheese sweet) needless to say, doesnt go over well...i was thinking of sending a box with somebody here as a present for his kids to try

off subject but... can toasted almonds, pistachios etc be found in thailand ?(i dont remember seeing them, and i had brought my own from israel as snacks, and the kids scarfed them down) in upcountry areas???? i'm looking for gifts to send with some people  but was told that wife and kids do not have same taste as falang females on kibbutz so thought that mid. east food items might be interesting... worst comes to worst they throw them out to the dogs or buffalos

you can get all sorts of nuts at tescos, even in Suphanburi...from raw cashews to the salted 'cocktail' variety in cans (almonds, etc). don't know if that's what you're looking for though...

[aughie]

Can you get baba ganoush in the can in Bahrain? I've never seen it canned.

[tutsiwarrior]

Can you get baba ganoush in the can in Bahrain?  I've never seen it canned.

oh yeah...also used to buy baba in the can in Abu Dhabi. I've seen 2 or 3 brands. Mostly pretty good...I usually add a squeeze of lemon to tarten it a bit...same with hoummos in the can.

Now gimme some arabic bread still warm from the oven and yum, yum

[aughie]

Can you get baba ganoush in the can in Bahrain?  I've never seen it canned.

oh yeah...also used to buy baba in the can in Abu Dhabi. I've seen 2 or 3 brands. Mostly pretty good...I usually add a squeeze of lemon to tarten it a bit...same with hoummos in the can.

Now gimme some arabic bread still warm from the oven and yum, yum

Thanks tutsi. I've tried making it using whole grilled eggplant and the effort wasn't worth the amount rendered from the eggplants. I can sit done and eat platefulls with bread. I'll go out and look for canned varieties.

thnx again.

-a