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Thai Food

Glowpun

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Has anyone here been to Thailand? I would like to know what kinds of fruits and vegetables are found at native restaurants and side walk food stalls. I'll be there in a couple month.

Is the food anything like what one finds at your stateside Thai places?
 
I havent really eaten Thai stateside but there were many Thai and Vietnamese groceries with the same spices you can find in their countries when I was growing up in L.A. kaffir lime, fish sauce, Thai peppers, sweet pepper sauce are the ones I can remember.

One thing to remember in Thailand is the spiciness of the food, if youre not into spicy stuff you need to look very carefully before you order. The classic Thai dishes you ought to try is Tom Yam (spicy sour shrimp soup) and Pad Thai (fried rice and noodles with egg).
 
Glowpun said:
Has anyone here been to Thailand? I would like to know what kinds of fruits and vegetables are found at native restaurants and side walk food stalls. I'll be there in a couple month.

Is the food anything like what one finds at your stateside Thai places?
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As PoS says, it’s spicy, very spicy. The street snack stalls do stuff like chicken type kebabs on sticks which are pretty safe. When choosing, pick the one being barbequed, not the ones that have been previously done as you don’t know how long they’ve been there for.
Mango’s, bananas, watermelon and coconut are big fruit favourites and sweet potatoes and corn are everywhere.

I don't know about America, but in the UK; Turkish, Thai or Chinese food is in no way similar to that in the original countries. The food we got in the UK was adapted to suit western tastes.

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Eating out in pavement cafes; Khao tom moo (pr. cow tum moo) literally translated as ‘rice, soup, pork’, or its variant, fish (pr. Cow tum plaah), is a good starter as they’re water based and boiled. If you’re in a tourist area, most will speak a little English, if not just point at what you want, sit down and they’ll deliver it to your table.

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Be aware that in tropical countries, spices disguise bad food. Try to use places with many customers, not an out of the way one man show. Wash your hands constantly and be prepared for the occasional bout of diahorrea; in Thailand the phrase s**t happens is meant literally! The climate, heat, flies . . . take hygiene seriously, enjoy, but don’t be too adventurous at first. :)
 
John V said:
As PoS says, it’s spicy, very spicy. The street snack stalls do stuff like chicken type kebabs on sticks which are pretty safe. When choosing, pick the one being barbequed, not the ones that have been previously done as you don’t know how long they’ve been there for.
Mango’s, bananas, watermelon and coconut are big fruit favourites and sweet potatoes and corn are everywhere.

I don't know about America, but in the UK; Turkish, Thai or Chinese food is in no way similar to that in the original countries. The food we got in the UK was adapted to suit western tastes.

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Eating out in pavement cafes; Khao tom moo (pr. cow tum moo) literally translated as ‘rice, soup, pork’, or its variant, fish (pr. Cow tum plaah), is a good starter as they’re water based and boiled. If you’re in a tourist area, most will speak a little English, if not just point at what you want, sit down and they’ll deliver it to your table.

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Be aware that in tropical countries, spices disguise bad food. Try to use places with many customers, not an out of the way one man show. Wash your hands constantly and be prepared for the occasional bout of diahorrea; in Thailand the phrase s**t happens is meant literally! The climate, heat, flies . . . take hygiene seriously, enjoy, but don’t be too adventurous at first. :)
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Ive never gotten sick from eating Thai street food, the spices pretty much will kill any bacteria thats on it so its pretty safe. The only problem is when you go the bathroom and its hot lava time! :mrgreen:
 
PoS said:
Ive never gotten sick from eating Thai street food, the spices pretty much will kill any bacteria thats on it so its pretty safe. The only problem is when you go the bathroom and its hot lava time! :mrgreen:
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I always say if you’ve never clenched your teeth and made strange noises in a Bangkok toilet, you’ve never properly experienced Thailand.:)
Tell the truth, the worst food I ever had in Thailand was Burger King in Suvarnabhumi airport. That’s one place to avoid at all costs! God knows what evil substances that contained, but I remember thinking I’d discovered where Saddam had hidden his biological WMD’s! :lol:
 
PoS said:
Ive never gotten sick from eating Thai street food, the spices pretty much will kill any bacteria thats on it so its pretty safe. The only problem is when you go the bathroom and its hot lava time! :mrgreen:
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When eating spicy food, especially really spicy food, what causes the nose to run and when going to the toilet that hot feeling? Inquisitive mind needs to know. :roll:
 
Glowpun said:
When eating spicy food, especially really spicy food, what causes the nose to run and when going to the toilet that hot feeling? Inquisitive mind needs to know. :roll:
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TMI, eh? I guess Ive been watching too much Anthony Bourdain that Im starting to channel his personality. Mea culpa. :peace
 
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