MattBangkok Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 What does everyone think of the food street stalls in bangkok? Locations/names of good food joints you know off in the nana/sukhumvit area?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FarangFarang Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 In what way? Are you asking if the food is good? Are you asking if it's hygienic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MattBangkok Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 FarangFarang said: In what way? Are you asking if the food is good? Are you asking if it's hygienic? How would you rate the hygiene/bacteria etc...Maccy d's is allways a last resort lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 FarangFarang Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 MattBangkok said: How would you rate the hygiene/bacteria etc...Maccy d's is allways a last resort lol Probably one of the most un-hygienic places you can eat but I've never had any stomach problems from street vendor food. Some people do get sick though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MattBangkok Posted February 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 FarangFarang said: Probably one of the most un-hygienic places you can eat but I've never had any stomach problems from street vendor food. Some people do get sick though. The chance you take i suppose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Admin_2 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Interesting question. I've had food poisoning 4 times within my 8 years of living full-time in Thailand. I'm talking about serious food poisoning where you can't hold down anything, and your anus turns into a Hawaiian volcano. Many foreigners get an upset stomach along with loose bowel movements when they visit Thailand. I'd say that "most" get that, but most of my friends also drink shitloads of beer as well so I have a pretty shitty view of it all. Mind you, one of the times that I got violently ill was after eating a meal at McDonalds in Bangkok. Another time was definitely from street food (BBQ chicken on the street). The other times...can't remember. They all sucked equally. Thais aren't as anal (pun intended) as westerners are about cleanliness. It's both good and bad. You probably know the phrase "mai pben rai" already, which directly translates to something like "it doesn't matter." They do that shit with food all the time. Dirty street cat sits where they chop the meat and vegetables, "Hahaha, mai pben rai!" Thais think about the now (cat is happy) more than the future (people get sick). Just start slowly. Have street food once every few days, get comfortable with a couple of stalls, and eat indoors most of the time. That being said, the Thai street food is one of the top reasons why I love Thailand. You can get a great dish of food for one US dollar. The more fun thing is to go out with 2 or more friends and order 3+ plates...everyone shares (in the food at least, not the bill), and you get to try a lot of different flavors. As for naming specific street food places around that nana area...they are all decent. When I'm in that specific area, however, I prefer to get western food. Ratchada has much better Thai food @ Thai prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Querida Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I just make sure of it that Im not watching them how sloppy they prepare/cook my food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 CiaranM Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Querida said: I just make sure of it that Im not watching them how sloppy they prepare/cook my food. OCD freak !!!!! and i hope u cleaned the kitchen before u went to work today !!! hahahaha !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stramash Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Querida said: I just make sure of it that Im not watching them how sloppy they prepare/cook my food. I take it you mean Ciaran?? ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Admin_2 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Stramash said: I take it you mean Ciaran?? ; ) At least she doesn't worry about any hair getting in her food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stramash Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I had food poisoning twice; once from spaghetti bolognaise and once from seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Admin_2 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Stramash said: I had food poisoning twice; once from spaghetti bolognaise and once from seafood. You didn't get sick from tossing that salad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stramash Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Japamerican said: You didn't get sick from tossing that salad? No, she was very clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Admin_2 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Stramash said: No, she was very clean. Thanks to the tornado tongue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Stramash Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Japamerican said: Thanks to the tornado tongue! Shhhh, I try to keep that nickname secret... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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What does everyone think of the food street stalls in bangkok?
Locations/names of good food joints you know off in the nana/sukhumvit area??
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