Bt50 billion expected to circulate during Vegetarian Festival

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Bt50 billion expected to circulate during Vegetarian Festival
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BANGKOK, Sept 18 -- More than Bt51 billion is expected to change hands during Thailand's upcoming annual Vegetarian Festival, said Thanavath Phonvichai, director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce University's Economic and Business Forecasting Center.

The festival will be celebrated twice this year, marking the first time in 182 years that people will observe it, Mr Thanavath said.

The first round of the festival starts from September 24 to October 2 and the second round from October 24 to November 1.

According to Dr Thanavath, more people have switched to consuming vegetables.

However, they prefer to cook themselves because food prices at restaurants have increased sharply and they have to be cautious in spending money.

Compared to last year’s vegetarian festival in which people celebrated the festival only once and the money spent was over Bt40 billion, the money expected to circulate during the upcoming festival would be considered the lowest in seven years due to food prices which have become risen sharply.

The UTPP survey also showed that most people wanted the government to help control food prices, ban the sale of alcohol and provide sufficient security for foreign tourists during the Vegetarian Festival. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-09-18

[clockman]

And how much of Monsantos poison? is consumed.

[seajae]

this is one festival I enjoy, vegies every night is great

[jacky54]

having it split into two a few days apart seems daft, been vegetarian for 43 years so it makes no difference to me.

[PapaGus]

I will be returning to Thai the first of the month, and this time I am bringing salt, pepper, garlic sea salt, and a few others I could not find here last time. My southern fried chicken recipe was a disaster since most of the ingredients and spices weren't available. I never did think to find a forum such as this one to ask advice.

[stoli]

I will be returning to Thai the first of the month, and this time I am bringing salt, pepper, garlic sea salt, and a few others I could not find here last time. My southern fried chicken recipe was a disaster since most of the ingredients and spices weren't available. I never did think to find a forum such as this one to ask advice.

This just shows that mis-leading statements by marketers does work. So many products now state that they are made with "sea salt'., and that conjures up thoughts of better salt, and healthier salt. In reality, salt has never been found where there has not been a sea at one time. ALL salt is sea salt. You certainly do not need to bring salt to Thailand. Sea salt is easily available anywhere in the world. It is called "salt". Don't even get me started when you say you could not find pepper.....

[seajae]

while there are many spices available here some are not or are simply very hard to find. Peppercorns are limited, you can find pre mixed ones but I am yet to find individual colours, I always mixed my own in Australia so I could regulate the taste and smell, most only use a small amount of green and pink. Mixed herbs are non existent as are several other herbs I like to use so I buy online, bringing in your own id fine if you know what you want. As for salt, Himalayan pink is great and readily available here.

[manhood]

Well what is the method to calculate a spending of money due to this festival!??!?!

It is never made ​​clear in numbers and facts, what is the basis of the data collected! Therefore, all these findings are neither true nor soundness.
It also does not matter whether bt 50 billions gone through stomachs, who only ate vegetarian: which can be determined in any way.
So all bullshit

[Kasset Tak]

I will be returning to Thai the first of the month, and this time I am bringing salt, pepper, garlic sea salt, and a few others I could not find here last time. My southern fried chicken recipe was a disaster since most of the ingredients and spices weren't available. I never did think to find a forum such as this one to ask advice.

I use the fresh green pepper here instead of the dried black pepper I used back home. Just crush it and mix it with the other fresh herbs and spices.

Ok sometimes I miss the dried spices from home as it's easy to work with but I feel that the food taste so much better using the fresh herbs and spices I can find here in Thailand.

If you want the dried spices then I think you can find most of the dried herbs/spices at stores like Tops Market. Pepper, paprika and some other common spices you can even find in Tesco Lotus or Big C and you can even find pepper even in 7-11.

[SOTIRIOS]

...they should also make monosodium glutamate optional....

[doggie888888]

If you see the amount of oil that is used to make these vegetarian dishes, you'd be staying clear of the festival. Sugar and msg is also added in many cases.

The vendors usually use palm oil. Yuk.

Sorry if I don't share the enthusiasm of some people for this festival.

[Tuskfish]

Ok while we're on the topic of food....

A few items I've not been able to find in my travels in Thailand.

1) Chick Peas

2) Tahini

2) Pink Salt

Have you found these anywhere?

[halloween]

I will be returning to Thai the first of the month, and this time I am bringing salt, pepper, garlic sea salt, and a few others I could not find here last time. My southern fried chicken recipe was a disaster since most of the ingredients and spices weren't available. I never did think to find a forum such as this one to ask advice.

This just shows that mis-leading statements by marketers does work. So many products now state that they are made with "sea salt'., and that conjures up thoughts of better salt, and healthier salt. In reality, salt has never been found where there has not been a sea at one time. ALL salt is sea salt. You certainly do not need to bring salt to Thailand. Sea salt is easily available anywhere in the world. It is called "salt". Don't even get me started when you say you could not find pepper.....

.........or garlic.

Perhaps if you used the Thai words.

Peppercorns = pit thai

Ground pepper = pit thai bon

garlic = gla tiyum

BTW if you want to save money on your pink himalayan salt, finely grind a little rust (iron oxide) and add about 2% to the mix. Yum.

BTW2 g/f just came home with a good size bag of peppercorns with B50 price sticker.

[robertthebruce]

If you see the amount of oil that is used to make these vegetarian dishes, you'd be staying clear of the festival. Sugar and msg is also added in many cases.

The vendors usually use palm oil. Yuk.

Sorry if I don't share the enthusiasm of some people for this festival.

Totally agree with you, Actually most Thai food is heavily oiled and sugared up to the hilt... And Salt is thrown in for good measure... Thai food is not as healthy as everyone thinks.....

[edgarfriendly]

Ok while we're on the topic of food....

A few items I've not been able to find in my travels in Thailand.

1) Chick Peas - Tinned & Fresh available @ Tesco Lotus, Villa, Big C & Gourmet Market(may be called garbanzo beans)

2) Tahini - Big C, Villa for sure in powder & paste (but super easy to make)

2) Pink Salt - Villa, Big C & sometimes Tesco Lotus

Have you found these anywhere?

Yup^^

[jacky54]

If you see the amount of oil that is used to make these vegetarian dishes, you'd be staying clear of the festival. Sugar and msg is also added in many cases.

The vendors usually use palm oil. Yuk.

Sorry if I don't share the enthusiasm of some people for this festival.

But they also use palm oil for cooking meat and fish. You can always so no sugar, salt and MSG. Never seen a high amount of oil used to cook vegetarian food here, deep fried stuff is to be avoided for sure. Lots of frozen vegetarian stuff in the shops now, but you can't beat the 29 baht one from 7/11 and you can get that year round. Yuta foods off rama 2 i the biggest producer here of vegetarian food, s&p and others only seem to do it large scale at festival time.