elgenon Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Members talk about farang comfort food but what is considered Thai comfort food? Rice soup? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I presume the one that when I go to the toilet, my ass doesn't burn and also don't have to take Gaviscon as my stomach burns also. That would be comfort Thai food for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pla shado Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 There are six fairly distinct regions in Thailand; Northern, Northeastern, Western, Central, Eastern and Southern. Each region has it's food specialties and preferences. At out house, which is in the Northeast, comfort food is larb, kway teow (bpet, moo, gai and nuea), kanom jeen, som tam, rad na, khao niao, gang om, gang nor mai and khao niao ma-muang or khao tom mad for dessert. The Northeastern Thais eat fresh-water fish but not much from the sea as may be eaten in some of the other regions. Lots of fresh (uncooked) vegetables are preferred like cucumbers, long beans, cabbage and carrots. Unripe fruit such as green mango, papaya or guava are also favored. The foods I've listed are the ones that I see most often when people just want to eat something that could locally be called "comfort food". I'm pretty sure that a list from any other part of Thailand would be much different. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share Posted April 6, 2015 Thanks Pla. Interested to hear from other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Som Tum - can be consumed 24/7 and almost anywhere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Ice coffee with tonnes of sweetened condensed a..ss enlarger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roota Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 My #1 vote would be nam phrik plaa thuu. It's pretty much the essence of Thai food, and what Thais seem to miss the most when not in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb33 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Jok moo with an egg + all the fixings! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparagas Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Durian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Depends on what region you are living in, and the spiciness that you want... Never had problems with it, or are you looking for a comfort food restaurant, that is maybe from your country? In Thailand, and in fact any restaurant that you may visit, even in one's country.... They ask you what number of spiciness that you want, depends on your comfort zone.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maderaroja Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Anything with a bad smell, containing very old dried fish, with lots of peppery chili. Also may contain harmful amounts of sugar, salt and MSG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Anything edible. Or inedible. Dead, or moving 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 It is not a day if they don't eat rice with… even hello is "did you eat rice yet?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pla shado Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 My #1 vote would be nam phrik plaa thuu. It's pretty much the essence of Thai food, and what Thais seem to miss the most when not in Thailand. Yes, I forgot to include nam phrik plaa thuu in the Northeastern list. One of the few salt-water fish that is eaten on a regular basis here. We seem to always have a few plaa thuu wrapped in paper and sitting in the fridge. I don't mind eating it occasionally but not real fond of smell while the wife is cooking it. Thankfully, she nearly always cooks it in the outside kitchen. Jok moo with an egg + all the fixings is also popular here. It's typically eaten in the mornings but can be served anytime during the day. My wife tells me that jok is a favored hang-over remedy as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebyrd Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Just about anything at any time of the day or night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HYENA Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Northeast, it's Papaya salad. Maybe not so much for the Thais, but the Isaan fall back on that dish for menses, breakups, a good cry and chat with friends, death, birth, etc. When my wife is feeling down, this always cheers her up. It's her only comfort food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) 7 Eleven snackaroni's They fat. Or...just take them out and pay. They are quite comfortable about that food. Edited April 7, 2015 by slipperylobster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFerearnk Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Here in the deep South they eat pretty much fiish (pla) are scampis (goong) coocked (tom) with different sauces are backed (pat) with ginger or frech herbs. Pat Thai, papaya pok pok, massarman gai, sweet pork (moo wan) and cocked pigleg with brown sauce are also high on the list. But the most appresieted and expensive is the grilled pork (al parts) who is smear with a mix of honey peeper and salt. Mostly in Trang and on his best at Chinees New Year. People come from far to eat it at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocicat Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 For me (farang) its thai red currie pet nit noy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Ingalls Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Fried bananas, sliced mangoes with sauce, sticky rice in Bamboo, Waffles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Anything edible. Or inedible. Dead, or moving but specially if it is available free in the locality to be caught....used.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 KFC .. jing jing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Plingles clisps flom Lotus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tocquinio Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Yes. Rice soup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgenon Posted April 7, 2015 Author Share Posted April 7, 2015 KFC .. jing jing! I can't understand why. To me Thai fried chicken is actually crisper and better tasting. But I'm not Thai. At least not 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Singha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 South here. Wifey will call up a friend and say, "Lets go out for som tum". While overseas, she hankered for fish stomach curry. When she's moody, she'll eat fresh fruit, especially watermelon. Yum dishes (mango or bean thread noodle, etc) seem "special" though not expensive as does kanom chin. The neighbours will gather on someone's porch and share fruit, any fruit, and munch away while gossiping. I guess those all comprise "comfort foods". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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