One of the Thai restaurants in the town I am currently working in, in Australia, is called the "Thub Tim". I cannot find it anywhere in my dictionaries or online. Can anyone help with the meaning ? From distant memory it is a type of fruit.

Thanks..............

thub tim; ทับทิม? Pomegranate

http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1_(%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%89)

thub tim; ทับทิม? Pomegranate

http://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1_(%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%89)

How apposite!

Although ทับทิม can mean pomegranate it usually means ruby.

If it's a restaurant name, it's definitely ruby.

I believe the fruit is named such because it's insides resemble rubies.

https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/ทับทิม_(อัญมณี)

Thanks for the replies.................

Mikemac

Yes. It means Ruby. As in Plaa Tub Tim ปลาทับทิม which means Ruby fish or as it is known by alot of foriegners as Red Snapper.

Yes, such a fish:

Actually red snapper is the ocean fish ปลากะพงแดง

ปลาทับทิม is just a red-hybrid Nile tilapia, which is a fresh water fish.

According to Thai wikipedia, this strain of tilapia was developed by CP here in Thailand to have a more appealing color than the usual dark color. IMO they taste the same though.

Edit: The above pic posted by KhunBENQ is a ปลาทับทิม red-hybrid Nile tilapia

If you order "red snapper", you will get a completely different fish.

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Once I ordered fish n chips and when they served, I asked what fish it is and they told it's pla tab tim. I never ordered fish n chips from them ever again.

Their menu is huge and has everything from Thai food to farang food. Their Thai food is great and reasonable though and they should stick with what they do best.

Like all those Italian or Swiss or whatever restaurants which also have Thai food. Just do what you do best.

Thai food and Italian food almost requires 2 different kitchens each with its own produce and ingredients.

Edit: The above pic posted by KhunBENQ is a ปลาทับทิม red-hybrid Nile tilapia

True!

I was sure that this is thap thim (as asked by the topic starter).

Was not so sure about red snapper, as English is not my native language.

Doesn't anyone else think ทับทิม = pomegranate is a play on the old Australian slang pomegranate = 'immigrant'?

Doesn't anyone else think ทับทิม = pomegranate is a play on the old Australian slang pomegranate = 'immigrant'?

Indeed it does. The pomegranate, botanical name Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5–8 metres tall.