Dining and Entertainment in ThailandWhat's new out on the town? Been anywhere good? Got a restaurant you want to recommend? Anywhere we should avoid going? Whether in Bangkok, or upcountry this forum is dedicated to everyday eating, drinking, and nocturnal entertainment.
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Hell no its gotta be at least 8, the hamburger, is one and now lets see, um, um, Oh hell we are a nation of immigrants we just combined all the best things of the other countries and damn well stole them.
Read on an interesting sepo website and they claimed old genghis and his band of happy travellers invented the hamburger, long convoluted story that actually seemed very plausable. wont bore you all with it unless requested.
BTW I am equally devided between Thai food and Indian, one has to remember that there is a whole world more to both than just curry.
We went to the one in the small blind soi off Convent (where the French deli/butcher also lurks), although it wasn't very good. The curries were cardboardy and the portions small. It was 1500b for the 2 of us, and not a lot of beer was imbibed.
I must admit to being spoiled in the past, having travelled in India...and I also lived not far from Southall and North Harrow for a time, places where wonders could be had for 2 quid.
Someone said that there is a "Little India" somewhere. Is it near Chinatown? Anyone know of a really good fairly cheap indian? I live in Aree, but am happy to travel within reason, BTS allowing.
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Someone said that there is a "Little India" somewhere. Is it near Chinatown? Anyone know of a really good fairly cheap indian? I live in Aree, but am happy to travel within reason, BTS allowing.
P Ed
Little India is known as Pahurat and is indeed near Chinatown. You can find many cheap places to eat basic Indian food in the area, just have a wander around the sois. Good Burmese food can also be found there, try the Tea Leaf Salad - its really good.
For a fairly cheap restaurant i always go to Akbar on Soi 3 (suk). Good food and friendly service. If you like Dosas then the Dosa King on Soi 19 (suk) is very good.
I will be making another trip to India in the new year and will eat Dosa for breakfast everyday!! can't wait
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I agree with that. But reserve and then eat, eat, and eat some more. Great!!
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You have not been to the Rang Mahal, where they are pulling, prawns, lamb, chicken, kebobs, and nam out of that tandoori every two minutes. Add to that the fact that you will be the only white face in an Indian crowd, its the real deal. This is not 5 bucks in Vegas.
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If I'm not mistaken, (I was taught to cook Indian food 35 years ago by an Indian mate) clarified butter (ghee) is made by slowly heating butter in a heavy pan until it melts and the water is driven off. Then the fatty part is skimmed off, leaving the solids on the bottom of the pan. When the fat has hardened it's ghee
I personally never used ghee cos I'm not that keen on the taste and it made the kitchen smell like a Gurkha's jockstrap. I always used ordinary butter or a mix of butter and sunflower oil.
I used to cook at least one curry a week. As someone said, you have to cook the spices first in the ghee or oil,, then add your onions & whatever, meat etc. The simplest way to carry on after that is to chuck a good dollop of yogurt in the pan and simmer gently, but there's as many ways of cooking Indian food as there are Indians in India!
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I live in the UK. There's a Thai restaurant about 35 miles away but havn't tried it yet. I eat Indian regularly. Sometimes I just feel like I would die for a Thai curry and do cook my own....very nice. I believe that curries are Indian but some to the dishes offered in British style Indian restaurants aren't really. For example, the Tikka Massala was a Tikk as the story goes. It is a dry dish. Somebody once complained about it being too dry and the chef at the restaurant (so the story goes) poured over it tomatoe soup and maybe added a few spices. But that is basically what Tikka Massala is. It's not an 'Indian' dish but is apparently the most popular dish in the UK.
I have the Currry Secret Cook book and have mad a few curries from it. They were quite good but not as good as I can get in Indian restaurants. What the Indians do is make up a large batch of basic sauce and from that add varying amounts of chillie and other spices and different meats. It's all fairly simple really......but as people who have tried to replicate the restaurant taste will tell you, there is skill involved.
Last year, a pub in my town was offering Thai meals on Sunday evenings cooked by a Thai lady. I took a few friends along.....and we were all very impressed. It was a set menu.....Soup, then plain rice red curry and pork with holy basil and something else. Divine. I would love to be able to eat it more frequently.
For me living where I do, I only get real cravings for Thai because I suppose Indian is so much more readily available.
I do not understand why, whenever I ask Thais if they like 'Indian food' the majority say no! They both have similiarites. My theory is that Thais have to much pride in their cuisine to say 'Yes'. Thoughts on this anyone?
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I personally never used ghee cos I'm not that keen on the taste and it made the kitchen smell like a Gurkha's jockstrap. I always used ordinary butter or a mix of butter and sunflower oil.
I thought you would be robbing the curry of flavor if you subbed Gee for something else, Mr. Fixit? It does funk up the kitchen though!
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I agree with that. But reserve and then eat, eat, and eat some more. Great!!
Thoughts on this anyone?
