Thai food

**fiddler** · 7th March 2006 08:27

Many cuisines could lay claim to this title; French food is widely admired, Italian food is very distinctive, i could go on, but as we are in Thailand, I would like to put forward Thai cuisine as one of the greats.

I don't like everything I have eaten here by any stretch of the imagination, but some dishes are just mind-blowing.

Wing bean salad

Fluffy catfish salad

Tom yam goong

Oysters with red and green chili sauce, garlic and onions

Green curry

Braised beef

Sweet and sour

Panang curry

I have never plucked up the courage to eat Thai breakfast, except those deep fried x shaped donuts, and I do not enjoy the cheap cuts of meat and gristle that are often used, but I would not expect to like all of any country's cuisine.

Over to you...

**jonny danger** · 7th March 2006 08:46

Yeah, a lot of those are good. I doubt it's the best in the world, although Thais will tell you it is. They think they invented curry and chiles you know. And they think only in Thailand will you find spicy foods.

**Unwell** · 7th March 2006 08:50

nice of the portuguese to bring them chillis wasn't it? those farang do have something to offer after all.

culinary taste is of course a matter of personal opinion, however i've found myself eating less and less thai food since i've been here. my digestive system can do without the excitement!

much prefer chinese and japanese cuisine, particularly japanese - clean, bland, subtle.

:smile:

**mig** · 7th March 2006 08:51

Noodles are good for breakfast

**happynz** · 7th March 2006 09:05

Jok with ginger and a a big mug of coffee

Yeah! Well, the big mug of coffee is a bit of a fantasy as coffee was usually half a tiny cup of overly sweetened something. But yeah, go for the jok in the morning.

**Chang** · 7th March 2006 09:07

Honeyed ants seem popular here.

**MisterStretch** · 7th March 2006 09:19

NZ is right...jok in the morning is truly OK. Though I would prefer a good omelette with Jimmy Dean's spicy breakfast sausage on the side, good home fries (or maybe even grits with a melting pad of butter.)

Biscuits and gravy would be ok for breakfast, as well.

But Thai food "Great Cuisine"? Don't think so.

**LDMA** · 7th March 2006 09:26

.......go on stick an egg on it....

**Jonah!** · 7th March 2006 09:27

I love thai food and been away from it when travelling back to the UK is really bad. The last time i went back i think i must have put on half a stone eating the normal english stuff and couldn't wait to get back on to thai food. I have some recipes for you to check out if you like Thai cuisine and information on where to learn how to cook thai food. http://thaitreasuretrove.com/thai_food.php

**dongintheklong** · 7th March 2006 09:53

I really, really like Thai food. It's one of my faves although I do eat Western style about once a week.

Though I would prefer a good omelette with Jimmy Dean's spicy breakfast sausage on the side, good home fries (or maybe even grits with a melting pad of butter.)

Stop! Stop! Breakfast sausage patties!!