Western Food you miss in Thailand

[Forkinhades]

Probably been done before, but lets see if goes around again.

So what western do you miss that is not available or too expensive??

I have 10 kilos spare in my suitcase, so Im taking

Brazil Nuts

Pine Nuts

Goose Fat

Piccalilly

Marmite

Corned Beef

[GeorgeBrown]

Just had a sausage in batter and chips at from a local chipper at home mmm after a couple of pint's of course.

Edited November 16, 2015 by GeorgeBrown

[Matej]

What I miss the most is dairy. It's expensive and quality is pretty low, supply almost none.

I also miss hazel nuts, wall nuts, plums, pears, apples, some bakery stuff, flour(whole spelt, rye ...), olive oil ...

A bit pricy or hard to find in a small city.

Some western food, goods in shops, might seem a bit expensive here, especially for europeans, because in EU foodstuff is massively subsidized.

For example(central and eastern Europe)

1L of whole milk: 18-20 THB

curd, 250g: 22 THB

1kg gouda cheese, 48%: 145 THB

On the other hand meat and sea food is cheaper.

Key to happiness in Thailand is well equipped kitchen.

[smokie36]

Most cravings can be taken care of quite easily in Bangkok but really good bread is nigh on impossible to find.

[smokie36]

The goose fat is a really good choice OP....duck and goose fat are really difficult to find in Thailand for some reason.

[Forkinhades]

Yes I will be packing some nice blue cheese

[Forkinhades]

^ I already have a bread machine , and make my own

[AlexRRR]

Vita-Wheat 9 grains, any of them in fact, i did miss my dry bikkies when i lived there.

[tutsiwarrior]

when I come home from work in the middle east I always load up with cans of hummous, a kilo of lemons and cans of refried beans...

I always fly business class so I get a 40kg luggage allowance...never pack any clothes, at home I'm usually nekkid most ob de time anyway...

[Forkinhades]

Yeah thinking some biscuits, and cookies, shortbread, hmm

[faraday]

Not a food, but in my 20's considered it be - Hook Norton Bitter!

[retoohs]

I agree with marmite but NZ marmite, its different to English. not much else, I can get NZ meat at Bradmans bar near Soi Cowboy, struggle to find good yoghurt or good stone fruit

[johnmell]

Can't find any Branston Pickle here.Great with a cheese sandwich.

[Forkinhades]

Yep got that , thought Makro did it

[meatboy]

jellied veal,clarks pies,welsh lamb.

GREYHOUND RACING.

[SantiSuk]

A nice big fruits de mer such as the one you get on the French side of the channel.

Good cold water white fish - cod haddock turbot dover sole et al

Any one of a thousand different French or English cheeses, particularly the soft and goaty ones

Danish sild with a Dill aqauavit chaser

A good hogget stew

Yorkshire pudding and onion gravy (as an entree)

Orkney black pudding made with oats

scraps from a decent chippy

CAMRA beer festivals

Missus is calling for me to eat the noodle soup she just brought back for lunch - sob

[NiwPix]

While it's not suited for transport to bring to thailand, but if I were in farang land, I would eat lots of Doener Kebab ( Germany ), In & Out Burger ( USA / California ). Yeah yeah, I know....Junk food. But I still like it.

I am quite happy with everything else available here....at times its <deleted> expensive, BUT, it is available.

[james.d]

A Gregg's stottie, lamb's kidney, tripe and smoked haddock to cook in milk.

--> Jonmell - Branstons available in Villa I believe.

[GeorgeBrown]

Since moving back home since last Christmas, I can say I am enjoying the western food and the Euro, dont miss Thai food, but do i miss the sun and the easy going lifestyle, and the non judgmentally, friendly Thai people.

Edited November 18, 2015 by GeorgeBrown

[Jip99]

Yep got that , thought Makro did it

Makro in Pattaya do Branston as do Friendship and Foodland - possibly TOPS as well.

[hbullinger]

This post is a bit of a joke. Equating Western Food with British Food. Who other than a Brit would miss Britisch food such as Branston Pickle?

[Forkinhades]

Well I'm am from the UK, so it's going to be UK biased

[mxyzptlk]

Saveloy dips, stotty cake sarnies, Broon Dog

I can get marmite, corned beef, picalilly, branston and loads of other "dry goods" from my mate nookiebear

Edited November 20, 2015 by mxyzptlk

[Boyce]

This ...

[billd766]

Can't find any Branston Pickle here.Great with a cheese sandwich.

It depends on where you live.

I just bought 2 jars today at Villa in Udon Thani. It is available in any Villa store at 179 thb.

I also went into the Tops supermarket and the same size jar was 209 thb.

[lemonjelly]

Apple and blackberry pie

[Aforek]

As a French guy, I miss only one thing : cheese ; I know I can buy some in Makro , but I don't accept to pay 500 bahts or more for a litte piece of cheese

by chance, there is a BIC market near my home, and when their products are almost out of date, they sell them with 50 % discount and Casino cheese is

good even if there is not much choice ( 360 sorts of cheese in France ) ; with a warm baguette, it's ok

[smokie36]

This ...

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That's an ironic post I hope.

[NeverSure]

Well I'm am from the UK, so it's going to be UK biased

There is a very old joke you've probably heard:

Heaven Is Where:

The French are the chefs

The Italians are the lovers

The British are the police

The Germans are the mechanics

And the Swiss make everything run on time

Hell is Where:

The British are the chefs

The Swiss are the lovers

The French are the mechanics

The Italians make everything run on time

And the Germans are the police

[SoiBiker]

Fish and chips. Pretty much anything else I can find or make myself, but I can't set up a chip shop in my kitchen.