webfact Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 IKEA meatballs back on the menu in ThailandBY WACHIRAPORN JANRUTBANGKOK: -- Swedish meatballs are back on the menu at the IKEA Bangna store restaurant. The IKEA meatballs will be available for sale in Thailand again on Friday, 2 August 2013.The re-introduction comes after the release of DNA results from an independent laboratory, and testing conducted by international quality Assurance Company which confirms that meatballs sold locally contain only beef and pork.IKEA Thailand will celebrate the return of the popular dish by offering two meatball special deals on August 2. A free plate of meatballs (10 meatballs per dish) will be given to the first 500 IKEA Restaurant customers on the day. IKEA will also run an all-day “10-meatballs for 50 baht” special deal (normal price 95 baht) on August 2.In addition to comprehensive testing, IKEA expressed its commitment to improved food security in a recent company statement – “IKEA is committed to serving and selling high quality food that is safe, healthy and produced with care for the environment and the people who produce it.”To back this pledge, IKEA has introduced new quality controls including: reducing the number of meat suppliers to simplify the supply chain, DNA analysis on raw meat and final meat products, imposing stricter requirements for sourcing and processing for all meat products, and more regular and extensive audits on suppliers and sub-suppliers.Source: http://scandasia.com/ikea-meatballs-back-on-the-menu-in-thailand/-- ScandAsia 2013-07-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why??? They were some of the most god-awful things I ever had the misfortune to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Payboy Posted July 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2013 I'm not exactly galloping towards Ikea. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Those meatballs are so easy to make at home ..... long time ago IKEA used to produce those meatballs in a small town in Sweden , not anymore .... if was too expensive to produce there now they changed to industrial production .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stradavarius37 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ahh - the crabby TV brigade is up and awake this morning - Don't worry fellas, I'll get off your lawn...lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why??? They were some of the most god-awful things I ever had the misfortune to try. My grandfather made them himself, they were strange (as I am not Swedish) but delicious. Never got the idea to eat at a shop for cheap furniture so I don't know if the IKEA one taste the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lomatopo Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The Thai words for "horse" and "dog" are too similar for my "taste". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why the picture in the OP shows meatballs with some sauce, while when I ordered last time I received sauce with some meatballs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why??? They were some of the most god-awful things I ever had the misfortune to try. Everything's just all about you, innit? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSixpack Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ahh - the crabby TV brigade is up and awake this morning - Don't worry fellas, I'll get off your lawn...lol The IKEA hot button has been pushed. There's no escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retell Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Why??? They were some of the most god-awful things I ever had the misfortune to try. Everything's just all about you, innit? no all about you JS? we try to make a conversation about swedish meatballs hahahaha lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrismac Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Poor quality furniture, poorer quality food. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samran Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I love 'em. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenSnapper Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Poor quality furniture, poorer quality food. Thai food is much better, Thai furniture much worse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Poor quality furniture, poorer quality food. Thai food is much better, Thai furniture much worse. Traditional Thai furniture is excellent but much more expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The pic looks like someone has just emptied a can of dog food onto the plate. I think I'll pass on Swedish food. Presentation goes a long way and that looks disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The pic looks like someone has just emptied a can of dog food onto the plate. I think I'll pass on Swedish food. Presentation goes a long way and that looks disgusting. Though they really, really tried; just look at the flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thhMan Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ahhh... I miss em dearly.... Lip smacking tastey ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibbler Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The Thai words for "horse" and "dog" are too similar for my "taste". And these meatballs are made of the one with the rising tone "maa"..... or was it the rising tone "muu" or the high tone "maa"??? I'd say all must taste about the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkip Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Ahhh... I miss em dearly.... Lip smacking tastey ! Oh.............Really...........I'll remember that.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccarty Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I used to give them to my dog as a treat! She loved em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Banzai99 Posted July 30, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2013 Poor quality furniture, poorer quality food. Yep, this is why the founders of IKEA are insanely wealthy, they should have listened to your business plan instead.... because you have done so well right, you would show those billionaires a thing or two about business.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushroomdave Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Poor quality furniture, poorer quality food. Yep, this is why the founders of IKEA are insanely wealthy, they should have listened to your business plan instead.... because you have done so well right, you would show those billionaires a thing or two about business.. Yep, this is why the founders of IKEA are insanely wealthy.........."By destroying / depleting the world's forests and rain forests!!!!" Wouldn't doubt some of the shavings are in those meatballs also from what I heard!! Congrats to "those billionaires" Congrats !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 The pic looks like someone has just emptied a can of dog food onto the plate. I think I'll pass on Swedish food. Presentation goes a long way and that looks disgusting. You read my mind chooka. As soon as I saw that picture in the op I thought "Oh, that reminds me, I must feed the dog.".................. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddWeston Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Just for back from Ikea and I have to say it's the emptiest ikea I've ever seen, I did enjoy their Danish almond cake though. As for their meatballs not on my list of missed food I'll stick to their gravlax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Time that IKEA grows their own balls for god's sake.- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Time that IKEA grows their own balls for god's sake.- Horse balls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 IKEA meatballs back on the menu in Thailand Can't wait for them to put wood back into their furniture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 (edited) Don't know about their meatballs but trying to get out of the place was a frigging nightmare. I kept following the exit signs for infinity and thought i was going to end up in either Narnia or Cambodia Edited July 30, 2013 by mca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Meatball is just too generic of a name for me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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