webfact Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Thai Army Canteen Bans Basil Fried RiceBy Khaosod OnlineBANGKOK: -- The Royal Thai Army has finally met its mortal enemy - basil fried rice.Numerous patrons were surprised to find a sign reading "Attention All Customers - No Basil Fried Rice" at the canteen of Office of the Army Secretary in Bangkok.The owners of the stalls told our correspondent that the Thai staple dish had been banned after the pungent smell of the stir-fried chili, garlic and holy basil leaves had drifted into the offices of Army staff, causing much disturbance to the senior officers and preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner.According to one of the stall owners, the canteen had unsuccessfully tried to get rid of the smell by installing cooker hoods to every stall. Yet, the smell still leaked into the offices."The Army had spent so much money on dealing with the smell, including the renovation of the building and the installation of the cooker hoods," the vendor said, "But they weren′t very effective".The Army staff eventually announced a ban on cooking the dish, but allowed the vendors to sell the dish if it had been prepared elsewhere.Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE1ERXhOelU0TkE9PQ==-- KHAOSOD English 2013-09-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thait Spot Posted September 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2013 If you've ever been in a kitchen when the chef throws the krapow leaves into the pan then you'll know what this is about! It's like mustard gas! Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NongKhaiKid Posted September 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2013 " Preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner ", does this mean the smell of cooking prevents due attention to arranging plumb postings, involvement in politics and general corruption ? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 If you've ever been in a kitchen when the chef throws the krapow leaves into the pan then you'll know what this is about! It's like mustard gas! Sent from my Nexus 4 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app That smell should be banned under the International Convention on Chemical Weapons. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rennie45 Posted September 25, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Along with durian Edited September 26, 2013 by rennie45 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurboy Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Muppets. Man up for goodness sake. By the way, why was the work substandard? I wonder if General Somchai farmed out the contract to his own company, give or take 30% for additional, unforeseen expenses. sent from my hippo phone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kurnell Posted September 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2013 My driver leaves enough pungent gas in my car during his lunchtime nap no matter what he eats. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Songhua Posted September 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2013 The nation's military brought to its knees by fried rice. TiT. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soundman Posted September 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2013 Obviously a WMD. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMF1960 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 And they think the poor Syrians have it bad! Why didn't they just knock out the cooks with drones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 "... causing much disturbance to the senior officers and preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner." Khaosod's funny today. "But they weren′t very effective". Very funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cuban Posted September 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2013 Couldn't organize a cook up in a canteen ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Considered Opinion Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 " Preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner ", does this mean the smell of cooking prevents due attention to arranging plumb postings, involvement in politics and general corruption ? More likely it shows that contrary to popular opinion, some Thai journos are possessed of a sense of humour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted September 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2013 So now we have it........................... for any aspiring countries that want to invade Thailand, here are your top tips : 1.. Invade when it's raining. (all cadet training is cancelled in my school if it's raining) 2. Set up Somtam tables at the side of the battle field, then just pick em off with snipers when they come to buy. 3. Start frying up basil leaves and let the resulting wind drift towards their lines. 4. Don't worry about their fighter jets as they have no guns on them. 5. If you see an airship, don't panic, it doesn't work. 6. Just ask if you can invade (sorry visit) and then get em to sign a pact with you. (please note, you have to be winning, otherwise they will sign for the other team) Easy, peesy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 We shall defend our offices, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 " Preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner ", does this mean the smell of cooking prevents due attention to arranging plumb postings, involvement in politics and general corruption ? More likely it shows that contrary to popular opinion, some Thai journos are possessed of a sense of humour. As do lots of tv contributors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 So...they can't even fight smell??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 So...they can't even fight smell??? Not good to let the enemy know your weakness........who needs chemical weapons, when they can lob pad grapow at them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osiboy Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 "I dunno sarge, i just frew em in and they went" KAPOW" !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Hilarious! ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup-O-coffee Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 The reporter missed a major opportunity to use the word "Crackdown" in the headline. What a shame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaidiver Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Holy Basil or hot basil doesn't smell that bad when cooking, it must be the chilies and garlic that are causing the strong odor(which is close in strength to a chemical weapon). Thank God LOS has so many of the finest generals to solve these problems! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123thaibourbon Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) my favorite dish in Thailand with chicken and fried egg (ki dow). more fragrant than the finest Jasmine! fyi sign translation= children buyers (customers) please know DOn'T!!! order making fried basil. ps fried chili peppers very similar to tear gas jeeng jeeng.. Edited September 26, 2013 by 123thaibourbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim walker Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 much disturbance to the senior officers and preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner. Its about time it was banned it will be to late to discuss banning it when the North Korean troops are storming up the beaches in Pattaya, and our top boys are not performing at 100% look what happened when the Japs invaded in the last war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 much disturbance to the senior officers and preventing them from performing their duties in the finest manner. Its about time it was banned it will be to late to discuss banning it when the North Korean troops are storming up the beaches in Pattaya, and our top boys are not performing at 100% look what happened when the Japs invaded in the last war. To go down in the annals as the Three Minute Kimchi-Basil Conflict. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 (edited) Couldn't organize a cook up in a canteen ! alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> alt=cheesy.gif width=32 height=20> Don't forget they were doing their besrt work when they planed it. The reporter missed a major opportunity to use the word "Crackdown" in the headline. What a shame. A good Thai reporter would have been in the phrase of Thailand the hub of. edit spelling Edited September 26, 2013 by hellodolly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 (ki dow) Fried shit ? totster 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nepsydaz Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Wow.. that is one BIG problem..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Card Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 So now we have it........................... for any aspiring countries that want to invade Thailand, here are your top tips : 1.. Invade when it's raining. (all cadet training is cancelled in my school if it's raining) 2. Set up Somtam tables at the side of the battle field, then just pick em off with snipers when they come to buy. 3. Start frying up basil leaves and let the resulting wind drift towards their lines. 4. Don't worry about their fighter jets as they have no guns on them. 5. If you see an airship, don't panic, it doesn't work. 6. Just ask if you can invade (sorry visit) and then get em to sign a pact with you. (please note, you have to be winning, otherwise they will sign for the other team) Easy, peesy. Oh and be prepared to be hugged to death by those girly soldier boys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 In the military everybody gets to partake of the gas chamber. It's a place with locked airtight doors and usually made outta cement with no ventillation. One dons the gas mask, goes inside, sings a song perhaps and while singing...removes said gas mask. The teargas is colourless & odourless and slaps you in the face quite hard...guys even puke up either breakfast or lunch or empty stomach contents. The exercise is to make you aware of what teargas is like and how good the gas masks are... I guess. Anyway I've had the basil fried rice in question...it's really good and the "gas" from cooking it really isn't that bad. I reckon the smell is what's causing the problem because it's not that bad either...pretty darn good in fact. Now if one wants to smell something that would be considered a WMD they should head to Seoul, S. Korea and order up some kimchi fried rice. The "gas" from that stuff being cooked up has been known to make people pass out. BTW the kimchi fried rice tastes like...Kimchi...no matter what else is put in it...white hot kimchi to be more precise. However...just stay upwind and you'll be fine...maybe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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