thaicookingchef Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Hi, I had never seen before people drinking whiskey for dinner, but maybe you know ? How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? It does not match with any kind of food ! Or maybe its just me and it could be okay for most to drink the same awful alcohol that Thai drink when having dinner / party ? What do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Japan and the Philippines for a start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nautilus05 Posted April 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2014 What the hell are you on about? Crown Royal goes great with a steak. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post balo Posted April 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2014 (edited) In Thailand the locals drink whiskey when they wake up , during work , after lunch , dinner , when they're driving , etc. Edited April 29, 2014 by balo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 It is just you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Moved to pub. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 They love whisky in India... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhythmworx Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 What country do you speak of Scotland? Aye lad a wee dram for brekky nee problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post StreetCowboy Posted April 29, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2014 I was surprised to find countries where they ate food for dinner 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Australians drink beer for breakfast. Same but different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? What is that for a sentence? Any sane person would have write: How can they drink whiskey instead of beer? Yesss, thats understandable! Then "MAYBE" you could have had a few good answers, but instead of water pffff I prefer not to comment "instead of wine", in Thailand how many vineyards have you seen? re pffff Answer: If they do like it why not...so here for your next questions: http://melandrose.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/strange-drinks-from-around-the-world/ () 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? What is that for a sentence? Any sane person would have write: How can they drink whiskey instead of beer? Yesss, thats understandable! Then "MAYBE" you could have had a few good answers, but instead of water pffff I prefer not to comment "instead of wine", in Thailand how many vineyards have you seen? re pffff Answer: If they do like it why not...so here for your next questions: http://melandrose.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/strange-drinks-from-around-the-world/ () I am not a volunteer working for the grammar police but ....would have write ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? What is that for a sentence? Any sane person would have write: How can they drink whiskey instead of beer? Yesss, thats understandable! Then "MAYBE" you could have had a few good answers, but instead of water pffff I prefer not to comment "instead of wine", in Thailand how many vineyards have you seen? re pffff Answer: If they do like it why not...so here for your next questions: http://melandrose.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/strange-drinks-from-around-the-world/ () I am not a volunteer working for the grammar police but ....would have write ? I am not an English Speaker man, sometimes I do not remember at all some verbal form, or some words orthography, sometimes I just laugh at myself when I realise, speaking a foreign language is one thing, writing it another, not so easy Now you've told me its not correct I do not remember for sure. But guess would have wrote ? Edited April 30, 2014 by Tchooptip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 As far as I an concerned, drinking whiskey anytime is awful. I can't stand the stuff.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjohn Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Whisky, Scotch whisky (note Scottish spelling) with plenty of ice and soda is by far the best accompaniment to the myriad flavours present in Thai food. Much better than the headache inducing, chemically laden "beer." Wine in Thailand is mostly poor quailty and always grossly over-priced due to the punitive taxes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonsalviz Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 As far as I an concerned, drinking whiskey anytime is awful. I can't stand the stuff.. More than likely it is not whiskey at all but Lao Kao. No self respecting person could call that whiskey. Fermented rice and half distilled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? What is that for a sentence? Any sane person would have write: How can they drink whiskey instead of beer? Yesss, thats understandable! Then "MAYBE" you could have had a few good answers, but instead of water pffff I prefer not to comment "instead of wine", in Thailand how many vineyards have you seen? re pffff Answer: If they do like it why not...so here for your next questions: http://melandrose.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/strange-drinks-from-around-the-world/ () I am not a volunteer working for the grammar police but ....would have write ? I am not an English Speaker man, sometimes I do not remember at all some verbal form, or some words orthography, sometimes I just laugh at myself when I realise, speaking a foreign language is one thing, writing it another, not so easy Now you've told me its not correct I do not remember for sure. But guess would have wrote ? "written". I agree with the beer sentiment though It's not whiskey they drink - usually - its Thai rum, watered down to within an inch of its poor wretched life and then ice added to remove what taste remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? What is that for a sentence? Any sane person would have write: How can they drink whiskey instead of beer? Yesss, thats understandable! Then "MAYBE" you could have had a few good answers, but instead of water pffff I prefer not to comment "instead of wine", in Thailand how many vineyards have you seen? re pffff Answer: If they do like it why not...so here for your next questions: http://melandrose.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/strange-drinks-from-around-the-world/ () I am not a volunteer working for the grammar police but ....would have write ? I am not an English Speaker man, sometimes I do not remember at all some verbal form, or some words orthography, sometimes I just laugh at myself when I realise, speaking a foreign language is one thing, writing it another, not so easy Now you've told me its not correct I do not remember for sure. But guess would have wrote ? "written". I agree with the beer sentiment though It's not whiskey they drink - usually - its Thai rum, watered down to within an inch of its poor wretched life and then ice added to remove what taste remains. And still they go crazy....dinner or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogNo1 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Write - present form Wrote - past form Written - participle form Remember from grade school: Today I write, yesterday I wrote, many times I have written. I suppose it doesn't matter if it communicates but the proper form does communicate more precisely. BTW, back in the 60s, Meekhong whiskey dinners were THE thing. With lots of very spicy food, the Meekhong with lots of soda tasted pretty good. Why no beer? It was too expensive. A bottle of Meekhong cost just slightly more than a bottle of beer and went much further! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Commonplace in the UK and US (for example) up to 25 years ago. Still commonplace in Eastern Europe. You are a creature of the present day culture in your home country, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songlaw Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Scrambled eggs and bourbon can be a nice start to any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyFeet Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 If you find it awful, here's an idea...don't partake. And then when you wake up the next morning, not hungover and as boring as ever, DON'T go cry about it on a forum!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninbkk71 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 The whiskey improves the taste of Thai food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baerboxer Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 (edited) How can they drink whiskey instead of wine or water ? What is that for a sentence? Any sane person would have write: How can they drink whiskey instead of beer? Yesss, thats understandable! Then "MAYBE" you could have had a few good answers, but instead of water pffff I prefer not to comment "instead of wine", in Thailand how many vineyards have you seen? re pffff Answer: If they do like it why not...so here for your next questions: http://melandrose.wordpress.com/2012/12/23/strange-drinks-from-around-the-world/ () I am not a volunteer working for the grammar police but ....would have write ? I am not an English Speaker man, sometimes I do not remember at all some verbal form, or some words orthography, sometimes I just laugh at myself when I realise, speaking a foreign language is one thing, writing it another, not so easy Now you've told me its not correct I do not remember for sure. But guess would have wrote ? "written". I agree with the beer sentiment though It's not whiskey they drink - usually - its Thai rum, watered down to within an inch of its poor wretched life and then ice added to remove what taste remains. Disagree. Almost every time, IMO, its been whisky - Thai, 100 Pipers, JW or JWBL, Usually they add loads of ice, soda water and the last half inch is normal water. I see this "mix" a lot. It's pretty refreshing and is great with Isaan food eaten in the open air. Occasionally I've been offered Thai Brandy too. Same mixing and again very nice. Makes a nice change from the beer and ice. I've seen people drink whisky with dinner in many Asian countries - China (neat), Philippines, Korea, Thailand, India, and Japan. But it seems more wide spread in Thailand. Edited May 2, 2014 by Baerboxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Som wat Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Just another farang unable to live contently in the World outside of what he was raised with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Was often in Scotland and whiskey was served during dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Thai Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) The below documentary is about the history of Poitin (puch een) (small still) and Uisce Beatha (Ishka Ba Ha) (Whiskey). When the Licensing of Uisce Beatha began, many distillers continued their ancient craft illegally and it became known as Poitin and the legal brew became Whiskey. It shows the traditional distilling process in the West of Ireland. Some Irish language subtitled, but mostly in English. It also gives a fascinating account of the rivalries between both. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmMyvjBI3I Edit: Uisce = Water, Beatha = Life. Water of Life Edited May 4, 2014 by I Like Thai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 "written". I agree with the beer sentiment though It's not whiskey they drink - usually - its Thai rum, watered down to within an inch of its poor wretched life and then ice added to remove what taste remains. Disagree. Almost every time, IMO, its been whisky - Thai, 100 Pipers, JW or JWBL, Usually they add loads of ice, soda water and the last half inch is normal water. I see this "mix" a lot. It's pretty refreshing and is great with Isaan food eaten in the open air. Occasionally I've been offered Thai Brandy too. Same mixing and again very nice. Makes a nice change from the beer and ice. I've seen people drink whisky with dinner in many Asian countries - China (neat), Philippines, Korea, Thailand, India, and Japan. But it seems more wide spread in Thailand. Maybe in the evenings - but during the day its mostly Sang Som (which is rum) around my way - occasional patron with 100 Pipers - JW (especially Black Label - or even more so Blue Label if that's what you meant) is too expensive for lunch time jolly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf5370 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Was often in Scotland and whiskey was served during dinner. I think you'll find that was Whisky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Was often in Scotland and whiskey was served during dinner. I think you'll find that was Whisky Yes and it was a great whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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