erickok Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 The National Culture Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to find out what most foreigners prefer when it comes to ordering Thai dishes conducted a survey. At least 500 restaurants located around the world that serve Thai food were asked to answer a questionnaire. The results are as follows: 1. Tom yam kung (spicy shrimp soup) 99% 2. Kang Keaw wan kai (green chicken curry) 85% 3. Phat Thai (fried noodles Thai style) 70% 4. Phat kraphao (meat fried with sweet basil) 52% 5. Kaeng phet pet yang (roast duck curry) 50% 6. Tom kha kai (chicken in coconut soup) 47% 7. Yam nua (spicy beef salad) 45% 8. Mu or Kai satay (roast pork or chicken coated with turmeric) 43% 9. Kai phat met mamuang himmaphan (chicken fried with cashew nut) 42% 10. Phanaeng (meat in coconut cream) 39% Adapted from What's on Chiangmai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh101 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 What about Larb Gai or larb moo ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soic Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I don't know how to spell it, but it's almost the only thing I eat when at home... Phat Pau (Pota Pow) Nua-Guy-Moo. Spicy meat, peppers, and veggies over rice. Breakfast- Lunch- Dinner I'm not too experimental with food, if I find something I like, I tend to stick with it. I do the same when I'm in the state and when I'm here on base in Iraq. I recieved a few too many surprises when I ordered food in the Balkans, cyrillic writing blew me away.... and the same for arabic in the middle east. If it hadn't been for a single waiter speaking french in Macedonia, I'd have starved to death. Now, if I luck upon something good, I just stick with it, an old habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbk Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 They are talking about dishes popular in restaurants overseas. I've had Yum and Laab overseas and it just wasn't as good as it is here, the ingredients aren't as fresh or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Green curry. Boring. Tom Yum Kung. Boring. Rarely eat them . I like them but they bore me. Love Yum dishes ,somtam etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 massaman...just like Irish Stew without the craik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agsnowdon Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 massaman...just like Irish Stew without the craik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Pad Thai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krupnik Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Pad Thai Absoluletly - vege version with Tofu for me. I could eat it every night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lampard10 Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) I'd go along with the top 4...................................Me? I like Kang Pha...Jungle curry or Yellow chicken curry with pumpkin Edited August 25, 2006 by lampard10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Yellow chicken curry with pumpkin Lovely. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 (edited) funny like all dishes are meat. what about pat pa ro meet (or whatever to write it) - fried mixed vegetables. For me with tofu, mushrooms and a lot of garlic - topped up with naam daam (swet black soya souce)? what about a banana pancake - so popular with tourists? Edited August 25, 2006 by londonthai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listenup Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 for me... beef massaman, also known as rengdang in maylasia laap beef, not dip (rare) like my missus likes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuchok Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 They are talking about dishes popular in restaurants overseas. I've had Yum and Laab overseas and it just wasn't as good as it is here, the ingredients aren't as fresh or something. There are quite a few 'market stalls" in Auckland that do a mean Laab.sadly, there are only a handfull of restaurants that have it though. I know of only one place in Auckland that does a Hanglay Pork Curry...you southerners woulddn't know about this one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatom Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 You know, when fried rice is done right, it makes a darn good meal. Not just rice and soy sauce, but, lots of tomato, fried egg, garlic, onion, coriander, and topped with lime juice. Oh yeah, and meat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickok Posted August 27, 2006 Author Share Posted August 27, 2006 As the saying goes "one man's meat is another man's poison". Enjoy and relish the food that you love the most. We never know what is going to happen tommorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyushin Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Krung or Boo Phat Pok Galee Larb Kung Phat Kapao Talay Rummit Yum Tur Poo Tord Man Bla Gai Goy Bla Sap or Larb Bla Gang Pet Young Tom Yom Kai Bla sai Kai Mot Dang Moo Joom Moo Gatak Sur Long Hai Yum Kai Mot Dang Dum Sum sai Boo Suk Yum Kai Boo Pla Muk Yad Sai Moo Sap All with icy cold beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jockstar Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Hanglay Pork Curry. The wifes mother makes it when i'm in CM. Fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Gaeng Som is hard to beat when done correctly, i.e. very spicy and with good quality fresh fish. Can't see it being that popular with tourists though, a bit pungent for unprepared palettes. And never seen it on a Thai restaurant menu outside of Thailand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donz Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 Massaman and pad thai is my favourite, Im always satisfied with pad thai, you just cant cook it wrong IMO, its nice anywhere you go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingjoe Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I'm not normally a sook, but thai food brings out the worst in me. I'll try anything, and am prepared to suffer in order to "have a go". I'm not sure I enjoy the amusement other thai's get when they see the sweat pissing out of me as I eat. Having said all that, I am a creature of habit and never seem to eat thai food without ordering my two regular dishes; tom kah kai - chicken/coconut sour soup, and, kao pad kai - chicken fried rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffphuket Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 I thought cow pad gai was the favorite for foreigners. Available everywhere for 25 Baht! My TW does an unbeatable massaman....yummy yummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donz Posted August 28, 2006 Share Posted August 28, 2006 So does mine, massaman curry is one of the reasons ive put on 10 kgs over the last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickok Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 I thought cow pad gai was the favorite for foreigners. Available everywhere for 25 Baht! My TW does an unbeatable massaman....yummy yummy Just to spice up the menu, I have a write up about the good qualities of chili. Chili As Slimming Secret? If you are a first-timer to Thailand, one thing that will strike you most is the whistle-bait waistline of Thai women. In general, young Thai women are attractively slim and you’ll wonder if they ever eat at all. Nevertheless, they do. Thais, particularly women, have hearty appetites. In addition, rice, known to be fat-generating diet, is their staple. They have rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. With fruits, sweets and other foods in between. So if they are not going to the midriff, where do all those food go? The secret is probably in the red-hot chili, which they eat by the tons. A previous article in the Reader’s Digest says the capsaicin in the chili is known to be an efficient fat-burner. Of course, the chili is known to be good for the heart, and the respiratory and the digestive systems. The “chili-vorous” Thais have chili in almost every dish. Where most people use salt for their boiled egg, for example, the Thais prefer chili. Quite strange but who can fault them if it’s doing a lot of good to their bodies or their figures. Here’s another thing about chili. Although nobody has probably done a research on it, but chili must have something to do with that much-vaunted Thai smile and high spiritedness of the Thai people. Capsaicin is also said to be a mood-lifting chemical that can cheer you up for hours (hence the phrase “chili-buzz”). With most Thais having a regular dose of chili from morning till evening, is it any wonder they smile a lot and enjoy life to the hilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingnongnoi Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 They are talking about dishes popular in restaurants overseas. I've had Yum and Laab overseas and it just wasn't as good as it is here, the ingredients aren't as fresh or something. There are quite a few 'market stalls" in Auckland that do a mean Laab.sadly, there are only a handfull of restaurants that have it though. I know of only one place in Auckland that does a Hanglay Pork Curry...you southerners woulddn't know about this one though. Hangalai pork curry is delicious, there is a Restaurant near me run by people from Lamphun and go there for that and there Khaosoi gai often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TizMe Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 (edited) I love my gŭay-dtĭeow Edited August 30, 2006 by TizMe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Here’s another thing about chili. Although nobody has probably done a research on it, but chili must have something to do with that much-vaunted Thai smile and high spiritedness of the Thai people. Capsaicin is also said to be a mood-lifting chemical that can cheer you up for hours (hence the phrase “chili-buzz”). I'm not entirely certain, but most indicators seem to point to it.... they are extremely good for the teeth. I was going to pay a visit to the dentist before I left the UK for a quick scrape, but I ran out of time.... after I had been here for a couple of months I discovered that I didn't need to, the nasty stuff just fell off by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBKK Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 ... Chili As Slimming Secret?... If you are a first-timer to Thailand, one thing that will strike you most is the whistle-bait waistline of Thai women. In general, young Thai women are attractively slim and you’ll wonder if they ever eat at all ... ... With most Thais having a regular dose of chili from morning till evening, is it any wonder they smile a lot and enjoy life to the hilt? ... So are you saying that a couple of hundred years ago Thais were fat and miserable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickok Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 ... Chili As Slimming Secret? ... If you are a first-timer to Thailand, one thing that will strike you most is the whistle-bait waistline of Thai women. In general, young Thai women are attractively slim and you’ll wonder if they ever eat at all ... ... With most Thais having a regular dose of chili from morning till evening, is it any wonder they smile a lot and enjoy life to the hilt? ... So are you saying that a couple of hundred years ago Thais were fat and miserable? There is no reference to hundreds years ago and no implications that Thais were fat or miserable. Chilis has been the Thai people's main ingredient in their food. Hope you will agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plus Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Chillies were brought from America, it's not a native Thai plant. 200 years ago is about right for widespread chilly use here. White/black pepper is just not the same stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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