Is Your Thai Wife/gf A Great Cook?

[SiameseCurios]

Is your Thai wife/GF a great cook?

The title says it all.

Me: she excels at ............

1. Ghapao ghai (minced chicken with basil)

2. Paneng moor (spicy red curry with pork)

How about you?

[jonnyscot]

The wife's an excellent cook as far as I'm concerned, cooks Thai dishes to perfection, even partial to surprise me now and again with excellent attempts at my old favourites from my mum's recipe book, chicken n sweet corn soup, beef stew, and fish soup..

Funnily enough the wife's dad doesn't like her cooking so much, he says not spicy enough.

Thankfully everyone in our household have similar thresholds regarding spicy foods

Jonny

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[SiameseCurios]

The wife's an excellent cook as far as I'm concerned, cooks Thai dishes to perfection, even partial to surprise me now and again with excellent attempts at my old favourites from my mum's recipe book, chicken n sweet corn soup, beef stew, and fish soup..

Funnily enough the wife's dad doesn't like her cooking so much, he says not spicy enough.

Thankfully everyone in our household have similar thresholds regarding spicy foods

Well worth a "like"!

Thanks for sharing.

[chris1dna]

The best.

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[SiameseCurios]

The best.

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Another "like"!

[loong]

No.

Nearly everything that she makes is overcooked and/or with far too much oil.

When she BBQs fish or pork over charcoal though, it's incredibly tasty.

[SiameseCurios]

No.

Nearly everything that she makes is overcooked and/or with far too much oil.

When she BBQs fish or pork over charcoal though, it's incredibly tasty.

Very often they make omelettes (Khai Jeaw) with too much oil. It's just how they do things.

Perhaps you could ask her to try coconut oil instead of what she's using now. Or maybe olive oil.

[loong]

No.

Nearly everything that she makes is overcooked and/or with far too much oil.

When she BBQs fish or pork over charcoal though, it's incredibly tasty.

Very often they make omelettes (Khai Jeaw) with too much oil. It's just how they do things.

Perhaps you could ask her to try coconut oil instead of what she's using now. Or maybe olive oil.

We use rice bran oil, but whatever we have, she would use too much.

She'a actually much better at cooking omelettes now. Since I bought a non-stick pan and showed her that she only needs to use a little oil, they're actually very good.

[smokie36]

Its her acchiles heel.....but at least she recognises this.

On the plus side she knows where all the best restaurants are!

I am thankfully a decent cook.....

[uptheos]

Its her acchiles heel.....but at least she recognises this...

Never had that.....what's it like?

.

[SiameseCurios]

No.

Nearly everything that she makes is overcooked and/or with far too much oil.

When she BBQs fish or pork over charcoal though, it's incredibly tasty.

Very often they make omelettes (Khai Jeaw) with too much oil. It's just how they do things.

Perhaps you could ask her to try coconut oil instead of what she's using now. Or maybe olive oil.

We use rice bran oil, but whatever we have, she would use too much.

She'a actually much better at cooking omelettes now. Since I bought a non-stick pan and showed her that she only needs to use a little oil, they're actually very good.

Really good point. My GF watches those TV shows which advertise non-stick pans (plus lots of saucepans), and we may buy a set.

A complete set is 4900 Baht, and they really do seem to be non-stick.

As you say:

Since I bought a non-stick pan and showed her that she only needs to use a little oil, they're actually very good

[smokie36]

Its her acchiles heel.....but at least she recognises this...

Never had that.....what's it like?

.

Chicken feet an hot sauce....

[SiameseCurios]

I am thankfully a decent cook.....

So, how's your masaman? Is it BKK-style with "man farang", or southern-style with "khai thom"?

Are you sure you know how to choose shallots rather than onions?

Do you know the difference between those big GARLICS (which I think are Chinese) and those small GARLICS (which are much more garlicky)?

[smokie36]

I am thankfully a decent cook.....

So, how's your masaman? Is it BKK-style with "man farang", or southern-style with "khai thom"?

Are you sure you know how to choose shallots rather than onions?

Do you know the difference between those big GARLICS (which I think are Chinese) and those small GARLICS (which are much more garlicky)?

My curries are more West Indian than Thai as that is how I first learnt to cook them. I can at least cook the potatoes properly.

Never used shallots.

Yeah the small garlic is more flavoursome.

Carry on....!

[uptheos]

I am thankfully a decent cook.....

So, how's your masaman? Is it BKK-style with "man farang", or southern-style with "khai thom"?

Are you sure you know how to choose shallots rather than onions?

Do you know the difference between those big GARLICS (which I think are Chinese) and those small GARLICS (which are much more garlicky)?

My curries are more West Indian than Thai as that is how I first learnt to cook them. I can at least cook the potatoes properly.

Never used shallots.

Yeah the small garlic is more flavoursome.

Carry on....!

But you have the main ingredient man...say no more!

[macksview]

No.

Nearly everything that she makes is overcooked and/or with far too much oil.

When she BBQs fish or pork over charcoal though, it's incredibly tasty.

Very often they make omelettes (Khai Jeaw) with too much oil. It's just how they do things.

Perhaps you could ask her to try coconut oil instead of what she's using now. Or maybe olive oil.

wife does the same,oily omelettes,we use olive oil for cooking.

love her pad thai,larb (a big hit at work),yes normally a great cook,her mother and sister are not good cooks,but her dad is.

the wife can now cook a good steak,took a while but the message got through,as did how to pick a good steak.

[cdnvic]

the wife can now cook a good steak,took a while but the message got through,as did how to pick a good steak.

When it comes to steak, too many Thais confuse "cooking" with "curing".

[tingtongtourist]

After sometime here you will realize it best to make everything yourself at home/appartment.

with practice you can do just as good as they and more healthy method

At first i did think Thai have the holy grail of cooks but after see how much MSG go into everything i think again.

An "MSG cook" is a cheat cook in my book and a lot of time serve everything stone cold.

They have great supply of inexpensive ingredients but a very lazy method and to much oil and deep fry the hoLy h3LL out of everything

If you take away this MSG every restaurant and vendour here would go broke and be crying after 1 hour

[macksview]

After sometime here you will realize it best to make everything yourself at home/appartment.

with practice you can do just as good as they and more healthy method

At first i did think Thai have the holy grail of cooks but after see how much MSG go into everything i think again.

An "MSG cook" is a cheat cook in my book and a lot of time serve everything stone cold.

They have great supply of inexpensive ingredients but a very lazy method and to much oil and deep fry the hoLy h3LL out of everything

If you take away this MSG every restaurant and vendour here would go broke and be crying after 1 hour

MSG,the bain of my life,she never cooks anything for me with MSG,but for herself she still does,the food is not delicious without it she says,bugger the health issues,it makes it taste better,i love her and explain to her about the MSG health effects,but it is like talking to a wall on this issue.

[smokie36]

After sometime here you will realize it best to make everything yourself at home/appartment.

with practice you can do just as good as they and more healthy method

At first i did think Thai have the holy grail of cooks but after see how much MSG go into everything i think again.

An "MSG cook" is a cheat cook in my book and a lot of time serve everything stone cold.

They have great supply of inexpensive ingredients but a very lazy method and to much oil and deep fry the hoLy h3LL out of everything

If you take away this MSG every restaurant and vendour here would go broke and be crying after 1 hour

MSG,the bain of my life,she never cooks anything for me with MSG,but for herself she still does,the food is not delicious without it she says,bugger the health issues,it makes it taste better,i love her and explain to her about the MSG health effects,but it is like talking to a wall on this issue.

The only way to win this one is to cook food that is tastier without it yourself and then teach her how to do it.

Even then the acquired taste might take a long time to eradicate.

I still like deep fried pizza....can't help it!

[tingtongtourist]

Also to answer the question about the Thai wife or GF cooking: If you look into the kitchen you will not go far before to see the bag of "special" salt, will always be somewhere near!

This poochorot or whatever they call..none can live without!

IMO Is the blame for so many people in Thailand have eating disorder and also very high rate of cancer and bowel problem.

Another crazy thing, at the BBQ vendor you see them with scizzor snipping off the charred, if burnt and blackened bits because this they are scared to death of....

will give cancer and surely die tomorrow if eaten any black bits but then SHOVEL on MSG and sugar like there be no tomorrow

[macksview]

with steak now when in thailand,at least when i spend the big money and get the sakhon nakhon charolai steak, i feel confident it will not be a disaster and end up in tomorrows larb.

[tingtongtourist]

After sometime here you will realize it best to make everything yourself at home/appartment.

with practice you can do just as good as they and more healthy method

At first i did think Thai have the holy grail of cooks but after see how much MSG go into everything i think again.

An "MSG cook" is a cheat cook in my book and a lot of time serve everything stone cold.

They have great supply of inexpensive ingredients but a very lazy method and to much oil and deep fry the hoLy h3LL out of everything

If you take away this MSG every restaurant and vendour here would go broke and be crying after 1 hour

MSG,the bain of my life,she never cooks anything for me with MSG,but for herself she still does,the food is not delicious without it she says,bugger the health issues,it makes it taste better,i love her and explain to her about the MSG health effects,but it is like talking to a wall on this issue.

yes i have to agree and can see your point. I think for every wife and GF this must be a very big % of people who think the same.

It really is so incredible how so many people can think/believe the same thing in one country.Never have i see this anywhere like here!

Every female here i ever been with is the same as you say and also i talk to her the same as you did..with same result of course

[tingtongtourist]

After sometime here you will realize it best to make everything yourself at home/appartment.

with practice you can do just as good as they and more healthy method

At first i did think Thai have the holy grail of cooks but after see how much MSG go into everything i think again.

An "MSG cook" is a cheat cook in my book and a lot of time serve everything stone cold.

They have great supply of inexpensive ingredients but a very lazy method and to much oil and deep fry the hoLy h3LL out of everything

If you take away this MSG every restaurant and vendour here would go broke and be crying after 1 hour

MSG,the bain of my life,she never cooks anything for me with MSG,but for herself she still does,the food is not delicious without it she says,bugger the health issues,it makes it taste better,i love her and explain to her about the MSG health effects,but it is like talking to a wall on this issue.

The only way to win this one is to cook food that is tastier without it yourself and then teach her how to do it.

Even then the acquired taste might take a long time to eradicate.

I still like deep fried pizza....can't help it!

haha deep fried Pizza! wow that make MSG sound like health food

i also did make even better food for my ex GFs but of course they will deny it be any good..because of face and of course..is made by the farang

if you make farang food without MSG she will say..OH but this is farang food, is different, no need MSG because is bad already

If you make Thai food without MSG she will say..you not know how to do because you are farang and is not the THAI way because have no poochorot is mai arroy

one day i did a experiment.. l make some thai green curry while GF watching TV. there be an old bag of MSG left i did see.Only had a little bit left so i throw it in the bin and take the empty bag out to her and tell her she need to buy more as i used the last.

She ask why you use? you dont like ect. and i just tell her i want to make it arroy

Of course when she did try it she eat lots, saying how it was much better than usual

[barefoot1988]

can't say she could cook, just some simply dish like stir fried minced pork, omelets, fried rice etc pretty average tasting but she bakes really nice baguette and croissant. i am not even a bread guy but i ate 8 of her croissant with my own mixed egg mayonnaise

[jonnyscot]

I must be one of the lucky ones, no pomchoorot in our kitchen, in fact had to ask the wife what you guys meant, she says her dad uses it in everything too,

As smokie earlier mentioned coming from the land that invented (allegedly) the deep fried mars bar and deep fried pizza, I compare Thailand as the healthy food "hub"

Jonny

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[chiangmaikelly]

After sometime here you will realize it best to make everything yourself at home/appartment.

with practice you can do just as good as they and more healthy method

At first i did think Thai have the holy grail of cooks but after see how much MSG go into everything i think again.

An "MSG cook" is a cheat cook in my book and a lot of time serve everything stone cold.

They have great supply of inexpensive ingredients but a very lazy method and to much oil and deep fry the hoLy h3LL out of everything

If you take away this MSG every restaurant and vendour here would go broke and be crying after 1 hour

MSG,the bain of my life,she never cooks anything for me with MSG,but for herself she still does,the food is not delicious without it she says,bugger the health issues,it makes it taste better,i love her and explain to her about the MSG health effects,but it is like talking to a wall on this issue.

yes i have to agree and can see your point. I think for every wife and GF this must be a very big % of people who think the same.

It really is so incredible how so many people can think/believe the same thing in one country.Never have i see this anywhere like here!

Every female here i ever been with is the same as you say and also i talk to her the same as you did..with same result of course

Been here for 10 years, 4 different women none of them used MSG. I have been cooking professionally for 40 years never used it myself. At home the ladies cook a couple nights a week and I cook a couple nights a week and we go out the others.

Brand name in the States is "Accent."

[meatballs]

Mine can't even cook an omlette right. As you can imagine I eat out every day for every single meal.

[SeaVisionBurma]

Nonsense post and replies removed.

[patongphil]

_{Am now on my second Thai wife (I know) and both are excellent cooks at their happiest in the kitchen. All sorts of Thai, Laos and a smattering of pseudo western. Definitely no complaints from me.}