Popular Post mathewjg Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 It appears that the resourceful traders at Pattaya Park night market (We call it Red Square) have discovered the secret of keeping food fresh without the need of a chilled display or even some ice! It seems to be working for virtually all types of food including Sushi, cooked prawns, spare ribs etc etc. Amazing when you consider that in the uk in the middle of winter vendors still need to use chilled displays etc. We watched last night as very healthy looking Russian families tucked into food that had been on display for at least 5 hours at a tempersture of about 26 degrees. At the end of the night all the remaing food - there was quite a lot - was packed away and I am guessing will br brought out again this evening. This could be very bsd news for the refridgerstion industry and think of all the electricity that could be saved. Amazing Thailand! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve down under Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 And those Russians probably spent the rest of the night spewing their guts up all over the place before trying to get medical help ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 OP was that an attempt at irony by any chance......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pomthai Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its a Thai thing. My wife occasionally would rather leave a bowl of stew or curry etc on the stove over night, then reheat in the morning and again later again in the day when needed. Burning gas in heating up the kitchen instead of putting it in a Tupperware tub in the perfectly good fridge that's about 5 meters away from the stove. I will never understand it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mooner Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 The amount of leftover food lying around my house drives me nuts. No problem can eat for breakfast 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 i would bat for the i am guessing side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its an outlawed practice but I have seen in a few markets where they spray the uncooked pork and chicken with a substance that keeps flies away....a friend pointed it out to me he said it was formaldehyde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchisaan Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Well, you can have GOOD food in pattaya. Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathewjg Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 In that same area I have had some excellent meals in the small restaurants. There is one run by a Turkish bloke that does very nice kebabs and our favourite is amongt the fruit stalls and run by a bloke with a hat that does deliveries on his bicycle. Excellent, very tasty and decent price. The restaurants take their food from the fridge and cook it fresh. The takeaway stalls dont even warm up the food thats been hanging about. About 25 years back we were in Turkey and there was an outbreak of food poisoning. Within 24 hours ALL of the restaurants were closed down by the local mayor and not allowed to open untill they had installed refrigerated displays. The displays all arrived the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Moved to Pattaya Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 All I know is, in 27 years of being in Thailand, I have never got food poisoning from Thai Food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 A troll post has been removed along with the replies to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onemorechang Posted February 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) All I know is, in 27 years of being in Thailand, I have never got food poisoning from Thai Food. 27 years and never had the shits for one day !!!!!!! Amazing, well done Edited February 17, 2015 by onemorechang 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brling Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 All I know is, in 27 years of being in Thailand, I have never got food poisoning from Thai Food. Let me guess, you never saw a road accident also in 27 years ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamini Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its an outlawed practice but I have seen in a few markets where they spray the uncooked pork and chicken with a substance that keeps flies away....a friend pointed it out to me he said it was formaldehyde. they do it everywhere all the time. Any unsold seafood like prawns are kept for days and even weeks in liquid formaldehyde the same substance that is used to preserve corpses! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its an outlawed practice but I have seen in a few markets where they spray the uncooked pork and chicken with a substance that keeps flies away....a friend pointed it out to me he said it was formaldehyde. they do it everywhere all the time. Any unsold seafood like prawns are kept for days and even weeks in liquid formaldehyde the same substance that is used to preserve corpses! Rubbish.....formaldehyde cost money 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Its an outlawed practice but I have seen in a few markets where they spray the uncooked pork and chicken with a substance that keeps flies away....a friend pointed it out to me he said it was formaldehyde. they do it everywhere all the time. Any unsold seafood like prawns are kept for days and even weeks in liquid formaldehyde the same substance that is used to preserve corpses! Rubbish.....formaldehyde cost money Not as much as buying new stock does. And formaldehyde can be used again and again and again. Even more so that cooking oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou62 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Don't doubt the OP, would not want to eat food that has been kept at those temperatures for that amount of time though. I don't do it my self, so I don't expect a resto to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirbrinkie Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 all that is fine until one day - 30 years ago I contracted cholera from eating street food - even today still suffering and god forbid I eat anything that is not good - the results are instant - have seen many medical experts but the answer is always the same - will be with you for the rest of your life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mencken Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) No one getting cholera from street food any more bro. Food here is very, very clean. I'm honestly suprised at how well poor people msking next to notbing take such great care. You had a bad experience decades ago snd still holding a grudge. You csn eat fresh salads now snd drink tap water <deleted>. Go back hone. Thais build immunity, I'm certain I have as well. But yeah, the temperature abuse is ridiculous. Many seafoods have histimines in addition to amy other temp issues. But I won't totally balk unless it us seafood or something else raw. Don't be a girl. Edited February 18, 2015 by Mencken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 All I know is, in 27 years of being in Thailand, I have never got food poisoning from Thai Food. 27 years and never had the shits for one day !!!!!!! Amazing, well done Well, having the shits, is not exactly food poisoning. In 27 years, I have had food poisoning 8 times, and each and every time, its been Farang Food. I would guess I eat Thai 75% of the time, and never once have I been sick from it. That's the truth, sorry it does not fit in with your view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou62 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) Sorry, EIE. Edited February 18, 2015 by lou62 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 (edited) No one getting cholera from street food any more bro. Food here is very, very clean. I'm honestly suprised at how well poor people msking next to notbing take such great care. You had a bad experience decades ago snd still holding a grudge. You csn eat fresh salads now snd drink tap water <deleted>. Go back hone. Thais build immunity, I'm certain I have as well. But yeah, the temperature abuse is ridiculous. Many seafoods have histimines in addition to amy other temp issues. But I won't totally balk unless it us seafood or something else raw. Don't be a girl. How do you know the food is "very, very clean"? Have you been to where it's been prepared? Has it been refrigerated? Are there cockroaches, rats etc where it's prepared? How many times has it been warmed over? Do the people who prepare the food wash their hands? Unless you can answer all those questions and still claim the food is "very, very clean", you don't know squat. Edited February 18, 2015 by giddyup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathewjg Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 No one getting cholera from street food any more bro. Food here is very, very clean. I'm honestly suprised at how well poor people msking next to notbing take such great care. You had a bad experience decades ago snd still holding a grudge. You csn eat fresh salads now snd drink tap water <deleted>. Go back hone. Thais build immunity, I'm certain I have as well. But yeah, the temperature abuse is ridiculous. Many seafoods have histimines in addition to amy other temp issues. But I won't totally balk unless it us seafood or something else raw. Don't be a girl. How do you know the food is "very, very clean"? Have you been to where it's been prepared? Has it been refrigerated? Are there cockroaches, rats etc where it's prepared? How many times has it been warmed over? Do the people who prepare the food wash their hands? Unless you can answer all those questions and still claim the food is "very, very clean", you don't know squat. Its great that Thais build up immunity to bacteria but not so great for tourists who unless they come from similar countries are vèry unlikely to have. Maybe a crash course of donner kebabs for a month or two before going on holiday could be prescribed. Regarding drinking the tap water - We are staying in a very decent appartment but the manager insists that tap water is not suitable for drinking and every travel site advises the same. I do like to live dangerously so do use tap water for brushing my teeth. I have seen salads being washed in tap water and so far I have not had any adverse reactions, maybe ice is made from tap water in which case it must be ok from the amount I have had over last month or two. But....what about sushi! Surely must be the most dangerous food to eat after being left out in the heat for many hours plus flies..people must be mad to touch that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirbrinkie Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 No one getting cholera from street food any more bro. Food here is very, very clean. I'm honestly suprised at how well poor people msking next to notbing take such great care. You had a bad experience decades ago snd still holding a grudge. You csn eat fresh salads now snd drink tap water <deleted>. Go back hone. Thais build immunity, I'm certain I have as well. But yeah, the temperature abuse is ridiculous. Many seafoods have histimines in addition to amy other temp issues. But I won't totally balk unless it us seafood or something else raw. Don't be a girl. Iam not quite sure you understood my message - do not understand about "a grudge" or to be a "girl" - I can tell that you have zero knowledge of food hygiene and food handling - I do not condone "street food" at all - anyhow whether decades ago or today, it is still very common to be caught with a "bug" and hopefully only mild - you would be surprised to know how often local people suffer from some gastro infection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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